降压站

English translation: Step-up Transmission Substation

11:20 Apr 7, 2013
Chinese to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Energy / Power Generation
Chinese term or phrase: 降压站
"升压站" is booster station
however I'm not sure about the English of "降压站"
I found some websites translating it into "step-down station", but I'm not sure whether it is how the professionals call it.
Muzi Li
China
Local time: 09:25
English translation:Step-up Transmission Substation
Explanation:
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Search Resultsstep down transformer - 有道海量词典dict.youdao.com/w/step_down_transformer/ - ChinaCached - Translate this page
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general step-down transformer substation 总降压变电所 ... 双语例句. Any transformer may be operated as either a step-up or step-down transformer; ... Electricity transmission without substation, power by pressor substation, transmission lines, ...
step-down substation - 有道海量词典dict.youdao.com/w/step-down_substation/ - ChinaCached - Translate this page
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渐缩弯头reducing elbow 降压变电站step-down substation 焦耳joule ... 基于6个 ... Electricity transmission without substation, power by pressor substation, ... step down substation step up substation substation attended substation unit substation ...


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Note added at 4 hrs (2013-04-07 15:22:28 GMT)
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應是﹕step-down substation
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pkchan
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Local time: 21:25
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4Step-up Transmission Substation
pkchan
4 -1Dropping Station
Shang
3substation
Phil Hand


  

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Dropping Station


Explanation:
http://d.wanfangdata.com.cn/periodical_sxkj200304028.aspx

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Note added at 1 hr (2013-04-07 12:30:16 GMT)
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Dropping Station用在电力系统里。如果是液压系统,要用reducing station

Shang
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disagree  Phil Hand: substation, not station
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Step-up Transmission Substation


Explanation:
About 17,400 results (0.13 seconds)

Search Resultsstep down transformer - 有道海量词典dict.youdao.com/w/step_down_transformer/ - ChinaCached - Translate this page
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general step-down transformer substation 总降压变电所 ... 双语例句. Any transformer may be operated as either a step-up or step-down transformer; ... Electricity transmission without substation, power by pressor substation, transmission lines, ...
step-down substation - 有道海量词典dict.youdao.com/w/step-down_substation/ - ChinaCached - Translate this page
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渐缩弯头reducing elbow 降压变电站step-down substation 焦耳joule ... 基于6个 ... Electricity transmission without substation, power by pressor substation, ... step down substation step up substation substation attended substation unit substation ...


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Note added at 4 hrs (2013-04-07 15:22:28 GMT)
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應是﹕step-down substation

pkchan
United States
Local time: 21:25
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
substation


Explanation:
一般来说,就叫substation,不用多说。需要更加详细的语境下,可以说distribution substation


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical_substation
Phil Hand
China
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