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Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

idle voltage

Spanish translation:

tensión en estado de inactividad

Added to glossary by Patricia Ballesteros Menéndez
Jan 20, 2016 22:05
8 yrs ago
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English term

idle voltage

English to Spanish Tech/Engineering Electronics / Elect Eng Electrical properties
Dear colleagues,

I hope you can help me with the term "idle voltage", as I am not sure if I have the right meaning.
The context is a list of properties of an electrical device:

"The maximum (idle) voltage between XXX and XXX must not exceed 5 V.
There is a terminating resistor of 120 Ω between XXX and XXX."

Could the right translation for that be "voltaje/tensión en reposo"?

Many thanks in advance!
Proposed translations (Spanish)
5 tensión en estado de inactividad
5 Voltaje de ralenti
4 voltaje en estado de inactividad
3 tensión de vacío
3 valor del voltage antes prender el láser
References
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Discussion

lugoben Jan 25, 2016:
Patricia Thanks a lot for the information. That leaves out the AC quadrature solution. The laser presents its light from being driven from a LED diode. It operates from a 5V supply, so the context indicates that the maximum value of the voltage cannot exceed 5V. The reason is that the laser light would be destroyed by an excess voltage. So it is not surprising that the voltage to the laser is kept idle to ensure its operation.
Patricia Ballesteros Menéndez (asker) Jan 24, 2016:
Dear lugoben, thank you for your contribution. In this case we are talking about DC voltage, and the device is a laser-emitting sensor which is used to recognise profiles on different objects.
Patricia Ballesteros Menéndez (asker) Jan 24, 2016:
Estimado cranesfreak, gracias por tu contribución. No dispongo de mucho contexto porque el texto se compone de frases sueltas que indican características del aparato que, por cierto, es un sensor que funciona con un láser. Si en algo puede clarificar el texto completo aquí lo dejo, omitiendo los nombres del producto:

"Terminal assignment
Encoder cable
The maximum (idle) voltage between A+/A- and B+/B- must not exceed 5 V.
There is a terminating resistor of 120 Ω between A+/A- and B+/B-.
For cable lengths over 2 meters, a twisted pair electrical connection should be used.
The wiring colors are based on a standard 5-pin connector lead, as described below."
lugoben Jan 23, 2016:
@Asker Hello, is it possible for you to inform if the voltage you are using in the context is DC or AC voltage?. I know that the idle voltage is limited to 5V maximum and it is connected to a resistance of 120 Ohms, so it is likely to be a DC voltage. Please indicate which one it is. This will make a big difference on the answer. What kind of electrical/electronic device is it?. For instance, the reference given by KirstenL where idle voltage is defined as that one which in quadrature with the current, it can only be true if the voltage and current are both AC. The DC voltage doesn't have that property. Please advice.
cranesfreak Jan 20, 2016:
@Asker Hay muchas XXX para poder dar una respuesta adecuada. Incluso para calificar alguna de las ya dadas. Podrias poner el texto completo? Por lo que veo no son marcas registradas.Saludos :)

Proposed translations

4 days
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tensión en estado de inactividad

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Bus CAN - Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre
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4.1 Niveles de tensión del bus; 4.2 Cable y conectores; 4.3 Sincronización de bits ... International Organization for Standardization) define dos tipos de redes CAN: una red de .... El estado inactivo del bus es el estado recesivo (valor lógico 1).

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Apr 18, 2006 - Las ventajas que se aportan con una red industrial y cuyo ... por buses de campo de prestaciones sencillas y sistemas de ...... nombres de CAN_H y CAN_L, y en estado inactivo la diferencia de tensión entre ambos es de 2.5.
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nuevo protocolo de red el nombre de “Controller Area Network” (CAN). A mediados de 1987, ..... que la que puedan tener los frenos o el estado del motor, se emplea el bus LIN. .... Dominante: la tensión diferencial (CAN_H - CAN_L) es del orden de. 2.0 V con .... Bus en reposo: En los intervalos de inactividad se mantiene.

HTH

Saludos :)

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Note added at 11 days (2016-02-01 01:45:25 GMT) Post-grading
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Patricia Ballesteros Menéndez, muchas gracias por tu feedback.Saludos :)
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34 mins

Voltaje de ralenti

Mientras no trabaja el mitirr sigue funcionando con el minimo de voltaje
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48 mins

voltaje en estado de inactividad

Una opción.
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18 hrs

tensión de vacío

Tensión de circuito abierto/ tensión sin carga

tensión en vacío

Reference:

http://electricidad.usal.es/Principal/Circuitos/Diccionario/Diccionario.php?b=id:261

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4 days

valor del voltage antes prender el láser

I am successfully running the head with my home-built switch mode power supply without problems. It runs pretty stable with less than 1-2% noise in the light output and has been so far tested up to 30A incl 3A magnet current. The magnet is simply put parallel to the tube at 160V (ie, between the center-tap of the filament transformer and the anode). For this it seems important that the idle voltage (before laser ignition) is set not too high in order not to stress the magnet coil (I use ca 220VDC - just high enough that the laser starts reliably). 8V needed to trigger the starter relay
http://redlum.xohp.pagesperso-orange.fr/laser/lexel88.html

From website
However, depending on design, a laser pointer could be totally destroyed by even modest overvoltage (say 5 V instead of 3 V from 2 AAA batteries) or reverse polarity. Some of these don't have anything more than a resistor for current limiting. So the laser diode could very well have been damaged or turned into a DELD (Dark Emitting Laser Diode) or expensive LED. All you may end up with is a nice (or not so nice) case.

Pinouts for the interface cable are as follows: (1) No Connection, (2) Laser On, 25 mA +5V, (3) Gnd, (4) -12 VDC, (5), Laser OK +5 VDC (output), (6) +5 VDC (Laser Power Supply), (7) Gnd, (8) Modulation Input, (9) No Connection, (10) Laser Power Adjust.

VR3 on the electronics board controls photo diode feedback voltage **(idle laser power)**

http://www.k3pgp.org/Notebook/Lasersam/laserdio.htm
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Reference comments

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Reference:

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"Idle Voltage.
The voltage component which is in quadrature with the current of an AC circuit. Such a component does not add power. Also called reactive voltage, wattless voltage, or quadrature voltage."

http://www.dictionaryofengineering.com/definition/idle-volta...
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