Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
cellule d'interruption
English translation:
switching cell
Added to glossary by
Tony M
Dec 5, 2012 09:41
11 yrs ago
French term
cellule d'interruption
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Electronics / Elect Eng
"interface device" to handle power dropouts. This term occurs many times.
NB I have slightly messed with the text for sake of confidentiality.
"-un troisième et un cinquième enroulement ayant chacun une première extrémité reliée à une première entrée des convertisseurs de sortie, au travers, respectivement, d’un premier et d’un second module anti-retour, et une seconde extrémité reliée à une sixième entrée des convertisseurs de sortie, au travers, pour le troisième enroulement, d’une cellule d’interruption, cette cellule étant commandée par un signal complémentaire à un signal traduisant un bon fonctionnement du réseau ;"
"Le convertisseur d’entrée peut comprendre une autre cellule d’interruption montée entre la troisième extrémité du quatrième enroulement et les premières entrées des convertisseurs de sortie et pilotée par le signal traduisant le bon fonctionnement du réseau."
"La seconde extrémité des second et troisième enroulements est reliée à des troisièmes entrées des convertisseurs de sortie au travers respectivement d’une première et d’une troisième cellule d’interruption, ces deux cellules d’interruption étant pilotées par des signaux complémentaires P et Q. "
NB I have slightly messed with the text for sake of confidentiality.
"-un troisième et un cinquième enroulement ayant chacun une première extrémité reliée à une première entrée des convertisseurs de sortie, au travers, respectivement, d’un premier et d’un second module anti-retour, et une seconde extrémité reliée à une sixième entrée des convertisseurs de sortie, au travers, pour le troisième enroulement, d’une cellule d’interruption, cette cellule étant commandée par un signal complémentaire à un signal traduisant un bon fonctionnement du réseau ;"
"Le convertisseur d’entrée peut comprendre une autre cellule d’interruption montée entre la troisième extrémité du quatrième enroulement et les premières entrées des convertisseurs de sortie et pilotée par le signal traduisant le bon fonctionnement du réseau."
"La seconde extrémité des second et troisième enroulements est reliée à des troisièmes entrées des convertisseurs de sortie au travers respectivement d’une première et d’une troisième cellule d’interruption, ces deux cellules d’interruption étant pilotées par des signaux complémentaires P et Q. "
Proposed translations
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| 3 +1 | switching cell |
Tony M
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| 4 +1 | interrupting unit (cell, device) |
Johannes Gleim
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Mar 13, 2013 08:56: Tony M Created KOG entry
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switching cell
As with your previous instance of 'cellule', it seems at first sight a slightly odd word to use; but as this is patentese (it is, isn't it? It would be helpful to state that in your question!), there's probably a very good reason for it.
As discussed before, one might say 'unit', but I suspect that is too grandiose a term for what is probably only a section of the circuit; we seem here to be discussing the circuit in broad, outline terms, like a block diagram — in fact, you might consider using the term '(circuit) block' to translate 'cellule' here; I don't think there's any likelihood of ambiguity with any kind of physical 'block'. Equally, you might refer to it simply as a 'circuit' — i.e. a small sub-section of the overall 'circuit' that performs some distinct function. But that may be too general to be advisable in a patent context.
I am pretty sure from what is being described that 'd'interruption' here has the meaning as in 'interrupteur' = a switch.
As discussed before, one might say 'unit', but I suspect that is too grandiose a term for what is probably only a section of the circuit; we seem here to be discussing the circuit in broad, outline terms, like a block diagram — in fact, you might consider using the term '(circuit) block' to translate 'cellule' here; I don't think there's any likelihood of ambiguity with any kind of physical 'block'. Equally, you might refer to it simply as a 'circuit' — i.e. a small sub-section of the overall 'circuit' that performs some distinct function. But that may be too general to be advisable in a patent context.
I am pretty sure from what is being described that 'd'interruption' here has the meaning as in 'interrupteur' = a switch.
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interrupting unit (cell, device)
I would translate as literal as possible. As 'cell' has a narrower meaning than 'unit' acc. MHO, I would choose the more general term.
'cellule' has sometimes a very special denotation, see http://www.proz.com/kudoz/french_to_english/electronics_elec...
Other specific terms for 'cellule' standardized by IEC:
prototype L-section filter
demi-cellule en L à K constant, f
http://www.electropedia.org/iev/iev.nsf/display?openform&iev...
photovoltaic cell
cellule photovoltaïque
http://www.electropedia.org/iev/iev.nsf/display?openform&iev...
circuit local backup protection
protection de secours locale de cellule
http://www.electropedia.org/iev/iev.nsf/display?openform&iev...
cell (in a semiconductor)
cellule (dans un semiconducteur), f
http://www.electropedia.org/iev/iev.nsf/display?openform&iev...
and less specific:
maintenance entity
cellule de maintenance
http://www.electropedia.org/iev/iev.nsf/display?openform&iev...
Another difference: A 'switch' can switch on and off. Interupting means always switching off
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Note added at 12 hrs (2012-12-05 21:50:17 GMT)
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Example: A fuse interrupts the circuit, but cannot reenergize the circuit, contrary to a switch or thermostat (control).
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Note added at 2 days12 hrs (2012-12-07 22:40:12 GMT)
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An interrupting unit for a switch is provided that includes the efficient combination of a molded housing and a shunt current path therethrough.
http://www.patentbuddy.com/Patent/5057654
A hybrid interrupting unit (IU) has been examined which consists of a puffer type SF6 gas interrupting unit (GIU) and a vacuum interrupting unit (VIU) connected in series as the interrupting unit of HVDC circuit breaker (HVDC CB).
http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/login.jsp?tp=&arnumber=411255...
4. The interface device according to claim 1, wherein said interface device further includes an interrupting unit coupled to said integrated circuit of said network device ..
http://www.google.com/patents/US6789145
As shown in Fig. 4, a power protection apparatus 1 has: a switch unit 4 including a MOS-FET 41 connected in series in a power supply line extending from a power source 2 of DC 14V constructed by an in-vehicle battery to a DC regulator 3; a first short-circuit detector 5 having a CPU for making the switch unit 4 conductive for predetermined time, interrupting the switch unit 4 and, after that, detecting a short circuit based on an output voltage value of the DC regulator 3; a resetting unit 6 for resetting the operation of the CPU when an output voltage of the power source 2 drops to a predetermined voltage; a second short-circuit detector 7 for detecting a short circuit based on a value of current flowing in the switch unit 4 when the switch unit 4 is conductive; and a switch interrupting unit 8, when a short circuit is detected by the second short-circuit detector 7, for forcedly interrupting the switch unit 4 regardless of a state of the switch unit 4 controlled by the first short-circuit detector 5.
http://www.google.com/patents/EP2009791A1?cl=en
A DC-DC converter includes: a high-side MOSFET as a main switching element which is driven by using a bootstrap capacitor; a low-side MOSFET as a synchronous rectifier, wherein a series circuit of the high-side MOSFET and the low-side MOSFET is connected to a DC power supply; and a coil and a smoothing capacitor, which are serially connected between the drain and the source of the low-side MOSFET; an overvoltage protection unit, which clamps an overvoltage; an overcurrent interrupting unit, which interrupts an overcurrent that flows when the overvoltage protection unit clamps the overvoltage;
http://www.faqs.org/patents/app/20120187934
'cellule' has sometimes a very special denotation, see http://www.proz.com/kudoz/french_to_english/electronics_elec...
Other specific terms for 'cellule' standardized by IEC:
prototype L-section filter
demi-cellule en L à K constant, f
http://www.electropedia.org/iev/iev.nsf/display?openform&iev...
photovoltaic cell
cellule photovoltaïque
http://www.electropedia.org/iev/iev.nsf/display?openform&iev...
circuit local backup protection
protection de secours locale de cellule
http://www.electropedia.org/iev/iev.nsf/display?openform&iev...
cell (in a semiconductor)
cellule (dans un semiconducteur), f
http://www.electropedia.org/iev/iev.nsf/display?openform&iev...
and less specific:
maintenance entity
cellule de maintenance
http://www.electropedia.org/iev/iev.nsf/display?openform&iev...
Another difference: A 'switch' can switch on and off. Interupting means always switching off
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Note added at 12 hrs (2012-12-05 21:50:17 GMT)
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Example: A fuse interrupts the circuit, but cannot reenergize the circuit, contrary to a switch or thermostat (control).
--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 2 days12 hrs (2012-12-07 22:40:12 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------
An interrupting unit for a switch is provided that includes the efficient combination of a molded housing and a shunt current path therethrough.
http://www.patentbuddy.com/Patent/5057654
A hybrid interrupting unit (IU) has been examined which consists of a puffer type SF6 gas interrupting unit (GIU) and a vacuum interrupting unit (VIU) connected in series as the interrupting unit of HVDC circuit breaker (HVDC CB).
http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/login.jsp?tp=&arnumber=411255...
4. The interface device according to claim 1, wherein said interface device further includes an interrupting unit coupled to said integrated circuit of said network device ..
http://www.google.com/patents/US6789145
As shown in Fig. 4, a power protection apparatus 1 has: a switch unit 4 including a MOS-FET 41 connected in series in a power supply line extending from a power source 2 of DC 14V constructed by an in-vehicle battery to a DC regulator 3; a first short-circuit detector 5 having a CPU for making the switch unit 4 conductive for predetermined time, interrupting the switch unit 4 and, after that, detecting a short circuit based on an output voltage value of the DC regulator 3; a resetting unit 6 for resetting the operation of the CPU when an output voltage of the power source 2 drops to a predetermined voltage; a second short-circuit detector 7 for detecting a short circuit based on a value of current flowing in the switch unit 4 when the switch unit 4 is conductive; and a switch interrupting unit 8, when a short circuit is detected by the second short-circuit detector 7, for forcedly interrupting the switch unit 4 regardless of a state of the switch unit 4 controlled by the first short-circuit detector 5.
http://www.google.com/patents/EP2009791A1?cl=en
A DC-DC converter includes: a high-side MOSFET as a main switching element which is driven by using a bootstrap capacitor; a low-side MOSFET as a synchronous rectifier, wherein a series circuit of the high-side MOSFET and the low-side MOSFET is connected to a DC power supply; and a coil and a smoothing capacitor, which are serially connected between the drain and the source of the low-side MOSFET; an overvoltage protection unit, which clamps an overvoltage; an overcurrent interrupting unit, which interrupts an overcurrent that flows when the overvoltage protection unit clamps the overvoltage;
http://www.faqs.org/patents/app/20120187934
Peer comment(s):
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Tony M
: Yr 3rd 'other' ref. includes my alternative suggestion of 'circuit'; and in FR an 'interrupteur' switches on and off; let's not forget the source language here! However, 'interrupting' has too specific a meaning in EN.
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All entries from eletropedia above 'and less specific' are examples for too specific meanings. Only "entity' (or 'unit') can be used for all things. I suggest that 'cellule d’interruption' mounted across the windings can interrupt only once.
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