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A plena carga Full load

Abrazadera de cable Cable clip/clamp
Acero al silicio de grano Grain-oriented
orientado silicon steel
Acero de alta resistencia High-tensile steel
(HSS)
Acometida Power supply
Agua de enfriamiento de la Jacket water in a compressor or
envuelta engine, the water used
for cooling the cylinder
head and/or walls
Aire de refrigeración Cooling air air cooled for the
purpose of lowering the
temperature of a space
or products stored in a
space
Aislado 1. insulated 1. to cover and
2. isolated surround
something with
a material or
substance in
order to stop
heat, sound or
electricity from
escaping or
entering.
2. to separate
something from
other things with
which it is joined
or to keep it
separated.
aislante Cable insulator
conductor
Ajuste de tensión AVR (automatic
voltage regulation)
Alambre Wire
Alambre de espino Barred wire
Alimentar Power (to)
Feed (to)
Alternador Ac generator
Alumbrado reducido Dimmed lighting
Amarre de cable Cable landing
Amperímetro ammeter
Analizador de red Network analyser a group of electric
circuit elements which
can readily be
connected to form
models of electric
networks
Analizador de redes Network analyser a group of electric
circuit elements which
can readily be

Ánodo de sacrificio
Apantallado (cable)
Aparamenta de cuadros
eléctricos
Aparamenta eléctrica
Apertura
APR (alto poder de ruptura)
Aprovechamiento (ej. clase
B)
Arandela
Arandela de presión
Area clasificada
Armadura de fleje
Armadura de un cable
Armario
Armario repartidor general
Arrancador
Arranque directo
Arranque eléctrico
Asiento de armadura
Autoalimentado
Autoextinguible
Autoportable (cable)
Auxiliar de baja tensión
Báculo de iluminación
Bajada de pararrayo
Bajo tension
connected to form
models of electric
networks
Sacrificial anode
shielded
Main switching
devices
Electric
switchgear/devices
Disconnection Dicho de circuito
HBC (high breaking
capacity)
(B) recovery
washer
Pressure washer
Hazardous area
Tape armouring
Cable a metallic cover placed
armour/armouring over the insulation of
wire or cable to protect
it from abrasion or
crushing
Cabinet 1.An upright, cupboard-
like repository made of
metal, wood or plastic
for wall or floor
mounting, frequently
equipped with a frame,
shelves and/or drawers.
Used to house
apparatus or
equipment.
Advanced patching
frame
Motor starter
1) Direct-on-line process of starting a
starting motor by connecting it
2) across-the-line directly to the supply at
starting. rated voltage.
1) British English
2) American English
Electric starting
Armouring bedding
Self-powered
Self-extinguishing
Free-standing
Low voltage
switchgear
Lighting pole/post
Lowering of
lightning conductor
alive either charged with d.c.
 potential different from
the earth's or connected
to a source of a.c. or
d.c. power
Baliza par aeronavegación Air beacon
Banda de plástico Plastic signalling
strip
Bandeja de soporte Supporting tray
Bandeja portacable a Ladder-type cable consists of two side
escalera tray rails connected by
individual cross
members or rungs
offers versatility, lower
costs and maximum
ventilation for
conductors various rung
spacings are available
to provide support for
anything from small,
flexible computer wire
to rigid, interlocked
armor power cable
Barandilla de seguridad Safety handrail railing around top of
tower, platforms and
stairways, usually
composed of top
handrail, kneerail and
toeboard (depending on
location)
Barra colectora (de cobre) busbar
Barra de neutro Neutral busbar Sistema de conexión de
los neutros de un banco
de transformación

a system of connections
joining the neutral
points of three single
phase transformers
Barra de tierra Earth collector bar
Base de enchufe Socket outlet
Bastidor bedframe
Batería condensadores Capacitor Bank
Batería de acumuladores Bank of a number of
accumulators accumulators grouped
in line and connected
Batería de arranque Starter battery a storage battery
designed mainly to start
an internal combustion
engine
Biselar un cable Chamfer (to)
Blindado Metal-clad/metal-
enclosed
Bloque autónomo Emergency lighting
Bloque de prueba Terminal strip
Bloqueo de ensayo Test block a piece of material
capable of transmitting
ultrasonic waves and
suitable for assessing
some particular features
of ultrasonic equipment
behaviour
Bobina a emisión de Emission coil
corriente
Bobina de cierre Switching-on coil
Bobina de disparo Trip coil
Bobina de disparo Blowing out trip
system
Bobina de transformador coil
Bobinado amortiguador Damper winding
Bobinado de motor Motor winding
Bomba de engranaje Gear pump a rotary displacement
pump in which the
members keeping the
fluid in motion are two
gear wheels in mesh,
enclosed in a casing.
The fluid is carried
round from the suction
to the discharge side in
the tooth spaces

bomba rotatoria
constituida por dos
ruedas dentadas que
giran en sentidos
opuestos en el interior
de una carcasa
Borna Terminal block El término “borna” se
utiliza como sinónimo
de “terminal”, y se trata
de algo más pequeño
que un terminal
Borna de conexión Connection block
Borna de interconexión Interconnection
block
Borna de paso tipo mordaza Clamp-type cable
terminal
Borna de potencia Feeder/power
terminal
Borne terminal pieza conductora de
una máquina,
dispositivo o aparato
eléctrico, que sirve para
efectuar las conexiones
de los conductores
extremos, que se
sujetan con una brida,
rosca o tornillo
 the conductive part of a
device, provided for
electrical connection to
external circuits; the
part of a device
intended for external
electrical connection
Borrado de memoria Memory reset
Botella terminal M.V.terminal
botonera Local control station
C.A corriente alterna A.C. alternating sistema de corriente
current eléctrica periódico cuyo
voltaje medio es cero.
a periodic current
having a zero mean
value
C.C. corriente continua DC current en electricidad,
corriente independiente
del tiempo ; corriente
que no cambia de
sentido
a current that is
independent of time. By
extension, a current in
which the direct
component is of primary
importance
Caballo de vapor (C.V.) Horsepower (H.P.)
cabina switchgear
Cable blindado Screened cable
Cable coaxial
Cable de control Control cable an auxiliary cable used
for measuring, control,
protection and
communication circuits
Cable de manguera Multi-cable
Cable multipar Multipair cable
Cable semirigido desnudo Semi-rigid bare
cable
Cable unipolar Single-core cable
Cableado Wiring (US)
Cabling (EU)
Cablear (panel board) Hardwire (to) to wire or cable directly
between units of
equipment
Caja de bornas//terminal Terminal
box/Junction box
Calderería enclosure
Cámara de corte de Break unit
interruptor
Camino de rodadura Rolling path
Campo de ajuste Control range
Campo inductor Exciter field
Canal de cable Cable channel
Canaleta de cable Cable trunking
canalización Cables and ducting
Canalización Distribution duct
Canalización eléctrica Electric cable duct
Cáncamo de suspensión Lifting lug
Capacidad de cierre sobre Short-circuit peak
cortocircuito making capacity
Capacidad de descarga Discharge capacity
Capacidad de soportar Short-circuit making
cortocircuito capacity
Carga continúa Continuous load a load where the
maximum current is
expected to continue for
three hours or more
Carga desequilibrada Unbalanced load
Carga rápida Quick charging a charging with the
maximum charging
current until a shutdown
criterion(e.g.
temperature, voltage)is
attained
Cargadero Loading track
Cargador de batería Battery
feeder/charger
Carretón truck
Carro Drawer Cajón donde se sitúan
los transformadores de
tensión y sus fusibles
de protección
Carter Oil-pan
Casquillo Lamp-holder
Categoría de empleo AC3 AC3 duty
Celda de acoplamiento Bus
coupler/coupling
bay
Celda modular Modular panel
Celosia (de estructura Bay-work
metálica)
Central hidroeléctrica Hydroelectric power
plant
Centralita telefónica Telephonic
switchboard
Centro de seccionamiento y Switching and
medida measuring centre
Centro de transformación Transformation
house
Cero contenidos en Halogens-free
halógenos
Certificado de pruebas y Test and Calibration
ensayos certificate

CGE (control generador de Emergency

emergencia) Generating Set
Chasis remolcable Displaceable skid
Cierre
Cinta adhesiva
Circuito de alumbrado
Circuito de control
Circuito de disparo
Circuito de fuerza
Circuito de intensidad
Circuito de potencia
Circuito magnético de chapa
de acero al silicio de grano
orientado
Circular
Cobre plateado
Coca
Cofret antideflagrante
Cojinete
Columna
Comité Eléctrico
internacional (CEI)
Comité Europeo para
Normalización Electrotécnica
(CENELEC)
Compatibilidad
electromagnética
cover De luminaria
Adhesive tape
Lighting system
Control circuit
Firing circuit/shot- extends from the
firing circuit exploder along the shot-
firing cable, detonator
wires, and finally the
detonator The shot-
firing circuit is the path
taken by the electric
current from the
exploder when a shot is
detonated
Power system
Current circuit a circuit of a measuring
instrument through
which flows the current
of the circuit to which
the measuring
instrument is connected
Secondary circuit
Cold-rolled grain-
oriented silicon
steel sheeted
magnetic circuit
To flow De fluidos, corriente
eléctrica
Silver-plated copper copper on which a
coating of metallic silver
has been deposited
electrolytically
dogleg
Flameproof junction
box
bearing
Column
International
Electrotechnical
Commission (IEC)
CENELEC Acronym for the
“European Committee
for Electrotechnical
Standardisation”; The
European counterpart
of IEC. The symbol for
the European electrical
standards it establishes
is EN
Electromagnetic the ability of signals and
compatibility interference to coexist
without loss of the
information contained in
the wanted signal
Condensador capacitor componente utilizado
en circuitos electrónicos
para almacenar y
liberar tensión eléctrica

a passive electronic-
circuit component
consisting of,in basic
form,two metal
electrodes or plates
separated by a
dielectric
Conducto de barras Feeder busduct
Conductor conductor que transmite corriente
eléctrica
applying to a medium to
indicate that it can
conduct current
Conductor Lead a flexible terminal;
usually of non-rigid wire
or tape
Conductor calefactor Heating conductor
Conductor de fases Phase conductor any conductor which is
intended to be
energised under normal
use
Conductor de protección Protective a conductor required by
conductor some measures for
protection against
electric shock for
electrically connecting
any of the following
parts: exposed
conductive parts,
extraneous conductive
parts, main earthing
terminal, earth
electrode, earthed point
of the source or artificial
neutral
Conductor de protección PE Earth wires
(Tierra)
Conectado en estrella Star connected
Conector de cruce Equipotential cross
equipotencial connector
Conexión en triangulo Delta connection a winding connection so
arranged that the
phase-windings of a
three-phase
transformer, or reactor,
or the windings for the
same rated voltage of
single-phase
transformers, or

Conjunto de unión
Conjunto de unión de
sistema enchufable (de
celda)
Conjunto eléctrico
Conmutador
conmutador
Conmutador actuador
Connexion en estrella
Connexión en triangulo
abierto
Cono difusor
Contacto de actuación de la
protección retardado
Contacto fijo
Contacto libre de tensión
Contactor
Contactor conmutado
Contactor de tipo compacto
Contador
Contador de agua
Contador de maniobras
Contorneamiento
Contraespira de fleje
Contratuerca
Control distribuido
reactors, associated in
a three-phase bank, are
connected in series to
form a closed circuit
Connecting set
Plup-in system
connecting set
Electrical assembly
Tap changer Este término se utiliza
siempre en el caso de
transformadores
Selector switch
Actuator switch
star connection
Open-delta winding connection in
connection which the phase-
windings of a three-
phase transformer, or
the windings for the
same rated voltage of
single-phase
transformers associated
in a three-phase bank,
are connected in series
without closing one
corner of the delta
Diffuser cone
Delayed protection
trip contact
Fixed contact
Voltage-free contact
relay
Contactor
Single-pole double
through type
Contactor of block
type
Counter
Water meter
Operation counter a device indicating the
number of tap-changes
accomplished
Flashover disruptive discharge
external to the insulator,
and over its surface,
connecting those parts
which normally have the
operating voltage
between them
Tape back turn
Safety nut
Distributed control a control technique
whereby portions of a

Control integrato
Controlador de celdas
programable (CCP)
Cordón/cuerda
Corriente de cortocircuito a
corto plazo
Corriente de defecto
Corriente de desconexión
(relé)
Corriente de entrada
Corriente de llegada
Corriente impresa
Corriente inductora
Corriente monofásica
Corte
Cortocircuitar
cortocircuito
Cuadro con aparamenta
eléctrica
Cuadro de automatismo
Cuadro de contadores
Cuadro de mando
Cuadro de medida de
contadores
Cuadro de relés intermedios
Cuadro de seccionamiento y
medida
Cuadro de Servicios
Auxiliares
Cuadro de servicios
single control process
are located in two or
more places
Integrated control
Programmable
boards controller
(PPC)
Wire strand
Short-time
withstand current
Fault current
Trip current
Inrush current
Incoming current
Impressed current An electric current
supplied by a device
employing a power
source that is external
to the electrode system
Inductive power
Single-phase
current
Breaking
technology
Short-circuit (to)
Short-circuit en electricidad, la
conexión intencionada
o accidental de varios
puntos de un circuito
con voltajes diferentes
an accidental or
intentional connection,
by a relatively low
resistance or
impedance, of two or
more points in a circuit
which are normally at
different voltages
Switchboard
Control panel
Metering panel
control panel
Metering
switchgear
Interposed relay
cabinet
Switching and
metering centre
Auxiliary
Switchgear
Auxiliary a panel or cubicle on
auxiliaries
Cuadro eléctrico
Cuadro general de baja
tensión/Cuadro de
distribución de baja tensión
Cuba hermética de SF6
Cubículo
Cubierta exterior de un cable
Cubierta/recubrimiento de un
cable
Culata
Curva de disparo
Curva sinusoidal
De carga de resorte
Depósito de expansión
Desacoplado
Descansillo intermedio (en
mitad de una escalera)
Desconector de presión
Desconexión de carga
Deslizamiento de motores
Despejar una corriente
Desplazamiento angular
Desplazamiento de fase
Detector de nivel
Detector de paso de falta
switchboard which the devices
necessary to control, to
protect and to distribute
auxiliary a.c. and d.c.
supplies within a
substation are fixed
Electric cabinet
Low voltage power
centre
Watertight SF6 tank
Cubicle
Cable outer sheath
Cable sheath
yoke
Trigger curve
Sine curve
Spring stored
energy
Expansion tank or
conservator
uncoupled
Half pace
Pressure switch
Load shedding the rapid rejection of the
load on an electric
generator
Slip Loss of synchronism
To break a current
Angular
displacement
Phase shift alteración de la fase de
una tensión o corriente
alterna, o una diferencia
de fase entre dos
señales alternas
similares
the change in phase of
a voltage or current
after passing through a
circuit or cable
Level detector a semiconductor device
circuit that detects an
output level from a unit
and produces an
analogue signal to
control that level, e.g.,
an emitter follower
whose output is fed
back as a.g.c.to an
oscillator unit
Fault detector relay
Devanado
Diagrama de cableado
Difícilmente inflammable
Diodo fotoemissor
Dispositivo de bloqueo
Dispositivo de cebado
Distancia de seccionamiento
Efluvio
Ejecución fija
Eléctrico (adj.)
electrocución
Eléctrodo de referencia
winding
Interconnection
diagram
Hardly inflammable
Led (light- emitting dispositivo
diode) semiconductor
polarizado en sentido
directo para favorecer
la recombinación
electrón-hueco, por lo
cual la energía de
transición de la banda
prohibida se empleará
en emisión o radiación
de luz
a p-n junction that emits
light when biased in the
forward direction
Locking device a mechanical, electrical
or other device for
preventing the
operation of a piece of
apparatus under certain
conditions
Starting device the electrical apparatus
which provides the
conditions required for
starting a discharge
Isolating distance the clearance between
open contacts meeting
the safety requirements
specified for
disconnectors
Leakage
fixed
1. electric 1. (power) using
2. electrical electricity for
power. E.g.
electric cable,
electric device…
2. related to
electricity. E.g.
electrical
standard
electrocution muerte o lesión
causada por el paso de
una descarga eléctrica
potente a través del
cuerpo
a fatal electric shock
Reference half-cell with a well-
electrode defined and constant
 equilibrium potential
against which it is
possible to measure or
calculate other
electrode potentials by
including them in an
appropriate cell
Electrolítico galvanic
Elemento de corte Breaking device
Elemento de fijación Anchor bolts
Elemento de mando actuator an integral part of a
component to which an
external force is to be
applied
Elevación de temperatura Temperature rise
embalamiento Overspeed
Embarrado de conexión Connection mud
plastering
Embarrado/barra colectora Bus bar
Embellecedor de caja de Connection box
mecanismo faceplate
Empalme splice a device used for
joining two or more
conductors.

conexión de dos
conductores o de dos
cables de modo que la
unión sea
mecánicamente
resistente y de buena
conductividad eléctrica

Empalme de cable Cable joint

Empuñadura
En triángulo abierto
Enclavamiento /interconexión
Endurecer (metal)
Energía eléctrica estabilizada
Ensayo a frequencia
industrial
Ensayo a impulso
Ensayo de calentamiento
Pistol grip
Open triangle
interlock the part operated by the
controlled apparatus
and reacting upon the
control circuit for the
purpose of imposing
certain conditions on
the operation of the
equipment
Stiffen (to)
Stabilized electric
energy
Power frequency
Light impulse
Temperature-rise test undertaken to
test determine the
temperature-rise of one
or more parts of a

Ensayo de comprobación
Ensayo tipo
Ensuciar
Entrada de cable
Entrada del anillo
Equipo de alto factor
Equipo de arranque
Escobilla
Esfuerzo de tracción
Esfuerzo eléctrico
Espacio al rededor/provisto
de pasillo/lateral
Esquema
Esquema desarrollado
Esquema sinóptico
Estación de maniobra
Estación de marcha-paro
Estado
Factor de potencia
Factor de saturación
Fallo de tensión
machine under
specified operating
conditions.
Trial run
Type test the test of one or more
devices made to a
certain design to show
that the design meets
certain specifications
Foule (to) an
engine
Incoming of cable
Ring incoming
feeder line
High-factor
equipment
Power loader
brush
Tractive power
Voltage stress
aisle
schematic
Wiring diagram
Mimic diagram an arrangement of
symbols representing
the current state of
switchgear and lines of
a substation or network
which may be
updateable and may
have control functions
Local push-buttons
Control station
state the assigned range of
voltage, current, etc.,
corresponding to one of
the distinct recognisable
conditions of a digital
signal
Power factor the ratio of the total
active power to
apparent power both on
the a.c.side of a
convertor
Saturation factor the ratio of the
saturated value of a
quantity under specified
conditions to its
unsaturated value
Loss of voltage a condition in which the
voltage is zero or near
zero at the supply
terminals
Falta a tierra Ground fault a fault caused by a
conductor connected to
earth or by the
insulation resistance to
earth which becomes
less than a specified
value
Fijación en pared Wall clamping
Filtro antipolvo Anti-dust filter
Fin de escala The maximum total
value of the scale
Final de carrera Limit switch
Fluctuación de tensión volt
Frequencia industrial Power frequency
Fuente de alimentación Power source
Fuerza de control torque

Fuerza electrodinámica Electrodynamic

force
Funda (cable) sheath the outer covering of a
cable. Its main function
is to provide protection
for the insulated
conductors which make
up the cable
Funda aislante Insulating cover
Fundirse Blow (to) Fuse, electric lamp,
bulb
Fusible A.P.R. High-breaking
capacity fuse
Gato elevador Lifting jack
Grapa de amarre (dispositivo Anchor clamp
para unir el cable al aislador)
Grapa de sujeción Fixture clamps
Grupo autónomo Self-powered group
Grupo de conexión Transformer vector transformers can be
group rewound to
accommodate different
voltages and varying
vector groups to suit
customer's specific
requirements
Grupo electrógeno Generating set
Harmónico Ripple
Herrajes fittings
Hilo de acero Steel wire
Hilo de cableado Hook up wire an insulated wire used
for low current,low
voltage (under 1000 V)
applications internally
within enclosed
electronic equipment
Hilo de cobre Copper wire
Homopolar homopolar Falta a tierra a través
 de un cable de neutro
de un transformador
Hueco de tensión Voltage dip a sudden reduction of
the voltage at a point in
the electrical
system,followed by
voltage recovery after a
short period of
time,from a few cycles
to a few seconds
Imbricado overlapping
Impedancia equivalente Equivalent
impedance
Impendancia homopolar Zero-sequence of a polyphase winding;
impendance the zero-sequence
impedance may have
several values because
it depends not only on
the method of
connection of the
winding itself, but also
on the way in which the
other windings are
connected and on the
connections between
their neutrals and the
line terminals. For
example, for a two-
winding transformer, if
the second winding is
star-connected and has
a neutral terminal, two
zero-sequence
impedances can be
defined depending on
whether the second
winding is unloaded, i.e.
no-load zero-sequence
impedance, or whether
its neutral terminal is
short-circuited with the
line terminals, i.e. short-
circuit zero-sequence
impedance. The zero-
sequence impedance
may be dependent on
the value of the current.
For auto-transformers,
other zero-sequence
impedances may be
considered,in particular
those obtained by
applying a voltage
between the input
terminals connected

Inaflojable
Índice de clase de precisión
Ingreso de humedad
Instalación de alumbrado
Instalación de fuerza
Instalación eléctrica
Instalación empotrada
Instituto de ensayo
Intensidad de arranque
directo
Intensidad de carga
desequilibrada
Intensidad de corta duración
admisible
Intensidad de cortocircuito
Intensidad de falta a tierra
Intensidad en vacío
Intensidad nominal
Interruptor automático
together and the output
terminals connected
together
shakeproof
Accuracy class a number which
index characterises
accuracy.By
convention,the
accuracy class index for
relays is determined by
their reference limiting
error,expressed as an
absolute value
Ingress of moisture
Lighting
arrangement
power This concept includes
motor control stations,
safety switches, welding
and socket outlets...
Electrical facility
Flush mounting
Trial institute
Across-the-line
starting current
Charging current
intensity
Admisible short-
time current
Short-circuit current The output current of a
photovoltaic generator
in the short-circuit
condition at a particular
temperature and
irradiance.
N.B. Los términos
empleados hacen
referencia al concepto
general. Cuando dicha
corriente se aplica
durante 1 o más
segundos la traducción
correspondiente es:
rated short-time
withstand current
Earth/ground fault a current caused by an
current accidental connexion
between a live part of
an electrical system and
earth
No load current
Rated current
Automatic circuit-
 breaker
Interruptor automático de Moulded case
caja moldeada circuit-breaker
Interruptor automático de Vacuum breaking
corte en vacío technology circuit-
breaker
Interruptor de acoplamiento Coupling circuit interruptor utilizado
breaker para acoplar dos redes
o dos partes de un
sistema
a circuit breaker used
for coupling two
systems
Interruptor de contacto Tap switch
Interruptor de corte de aire Air circuit-breaker
Interruptor de enlace de Busbars coupling
barras circuit-breaker
Interruptor de tranferencia Transfer switch
Interruptor manual de corte On-load
en carga/ interruptor- disconnector switch
sectionador
Interruptor marcha-parada On-off switch
Interruptor por chorro de aire Air blast circuit-
breaker
Interruptor rotativo Rotary switch
isócrono isochronous qualifying a time-
varying phenomenon, a
time-scale or a signal
the consecutive
significant instants of
which are separated by
time-intervals which all
have the same rated
duration or have rated
durations equal to
integral multiples of a
unit duration
Junta de estanqueidad gasket
(transformador)
Lampara de señal Signal lamp
Lámpara de señalización Monitoring/indicator
lamp
Lámpara de vapor de sodio Sodium vapour
lamp
Lámpara eléctrica Incandescent
incandescente electric lamp
Lámpara fundida Burnt-out lamp
Latiguillo de parcheo Patching hoses
Lazo/bucle loop
Lecho anódico Anode bed An anode bed consists
of grouped anodes
buried in soil. Anode
beds are used for
impressed current

Led
Limitador de sobretensiones
Línea de Alta tension
Línea de datos
cathodic protection
rather than for galvanic
anodes.
Led (light emission
diode)
Over-voltage
limitator
HV line/power line
Data line línea de interfaz con el
nodo bidireccional
utilizada para transferir
datos hacia o desde un
registro

for the purpose of the

slotted ring access
method,a bi-directional
node interface line used
in transferring the data
to or from a register.
Línea de fuerza Electrical supply
Lista de dimensiones Cutting list
Lumen lumen the luminous flux
emitted within unit solid
angle, i.e.one steradian,
by a point source
having a uniform
luminous intensity of 1
candela
Luminaria Lighting fixture an apparatus which
distributes, filters or
transforms the light
given by a lamp or
lamps and which
includes all the items
necessary for fixing and
protecting these lamps
and for connecting them
to the supply circuit
Mando maneta Rotary handles
Manguito de señalización ferrule
para cable
Manguito protector de cable Cable sleeve
Máquina auxiliar auxiliary
Masa ground the conducting mass of
the earth or a conductor
connected to it through
a very small
impedance.
Masa eléctrica ground
Masilla plástica Plastic putty Para sellar
Mástil shaft
Material amagnético Non-magnetic
material
Material móvil
Mecanismo de bloqueo del
grupo
Media tension
Medida en verdadero valor
eficaz (RSM)
Mezcla
Microrruptor
Modulo de corte
Modulo de corte y
aislamiento íntegro
Montura antivibración
Motor de inducción de jaula
Motor en marcha
Motor síncrono
Música de espera (teléf.)
No emisor de humo
No propagador de llama
No-dúctil (metal)
Nucleo
Obturador
Operador de centralita
Panel de alumbrado
Pantalla de cable
Papel impegnado
Par de apriete
Pararrayo
Rolling stock
Locking device a mechanical,electrical
or other device for
preventing the
operation of a piece of
apparatus under certain
conditions
Medium-voltage
Root-mean-square
value (RSM)
alloy
microswitch
Cutoff module
Cutoff and
complete isolation
module
Antivibration
mounting
Squirrel cage an induction motor in
induction motor which a primary winding
on one member, usually
the stator, is connected
to the power source,
and a secondary cage
winding on the other
member, usually the
rotor, carries induced
current
Running motor
Synchronous motor a synchronous machine
for use as a motor
Interval music
No smoke
transmitter
Fire resistant
brittle
core
shutter
Swtchboard
operator
Lighting panel
Cable shield
Impregnated paper obtained by treatment
with oils, waxes,
artificial resins, etc., in
such a manner as to
permeate it and give it
special qualities; used
largely for protective
wrapping and as
insulating material
Coupling torque/
Tightening torque
Lightning conductor
Parte conductora Conductive part a part which is capable
of conducting current
although it may not
necessarily be used for
carrying service current
Parte fija Stationary part
Parte viva/en tensión Live part en un equipo eléctrico,
cualquier parte o
elemento conductor
destinado a recibir y
transmitir energía
durante el uso normal.

any conductor or
conductive part
intended to be
energised in normal
use, including a neutral
conductor but, by
convention, not a PEN
conductor
Pasahilo Patch panels
outrigger
Pasar corriente Inject (to) current
percutor striker mechanical device
forming part of a fuse
which, when the fuse
operates, releases the
energy required to
cause operation of
other apparatus or to
provide interlocking
Pérdida por dispesión Stray load loss Other losses in addition
to core, stator, rotor and
frictional losses, due to
leakage induced by
load current, design
flaws and manufacture
varables. They account
for 10% of total motor
losses.
Pérdida por efecto Joule Joulean loss
Pérdida por rozamiento con Windage loss
el aire
Pérdida total de carga Total loss of load
Pérdita de potencia Voltage drop
Periodo de integración Demand integration the time interval of an
period hour,e.g.half-
hour,quarter-
hour,etc.,over which the
electricity consumed is
integrated,in order to
determine the average
hourly,half-
 hourly,quarter-
hourly,etc.,demand
Pica de puesta a tierra Earth rod (EU)
Ground rod (US)
Pieza de adaptación Coupling-lightning
cabezal.mastil shaft
Pieza de fijación al poste Integrated spigot
integrada
Pintura temo-endurecida Thermoset paint
Placa base Guiding surface the guiding surfaces on
the bed of a machine
along which a table or
carriage moves
Placa de características nameplate
Plano acotado Dimensioned
drawing
Plano de conexionado Wiring diagram
Plano de interconesionado Connecting
diagram
Pletina de acero Steel flatbar
Pletina de Puesta a Tierra Grounding plates Rods (electodo en el
terreno)
Poder de cierre Making capacity the value of prospective
making current that a
switching device is
capable of making at a
stated voltage under
prescribed conditions of
use and behaviour
Poder de cierre en Short-circuit making the making capacity for
cortocircuito capacity which the prescribed
conditions include a
short-circuit at the
terminals of the
switching device
Poder de corte Breaking capacity the value of prospective
breaking current that a
switching device is
capable of breaking at a
stated voltage under
prescribed conditions of
use and behaviour
Policlorulo de vinilo Polyvinyl chloride a thermoplastic material
composed of polymers
of vinyl chloride of great
resistance to water,
alcohols and
concentrated acids and
alkalis
Poner a tierra Earth (to) (EU) to effect the necessary
Ground (to) (US) connections in order to
keep a given point of an
equipment, an
installation or a system
 as close as practicable
to earth potential
Portafusible Fuse carrier/basis the movable part of a
fuse designed to carry
the fuse link
Posición abierto Open position the position in which the
predetermined
clearance between
open contacts in the
main circuit of the
device is secured
Posición de operadora Attendant position a telephone
switchboard operator's
position.It provides
either
automatic(cordless)or
manual(plug and
jack)operator controls
for incoming and/or
outgoing telephone
calls
Poste de brazo Bracket pole
Potencia Power the rate of transfer or
absorption of energy in
a system
Potencia activa Active power the ratio of the total
active power to
apparent power both on
the a.c. side of a
converter.
for sinusoidal voltage
and current, the real
part of the complex
power is the active
power. For periodic
non-sinusoidal voltage
and current, the active
power is the power of
the direct components
and of the active power
of the fundamental and
of the harmonics
Potencia aparente Apparent power
Potencia instalada Power capacity
Potencia nominal Rated power
Potencia reactiva Reactive power an imaginary part of the
complex power
Potencia/categoría/capacidad rating Se aplica normalmente
a un transformador
Prensaculata Yoke clamp
Prensaestopas Cable gland
Presión Sonora Sound pressure
Protección de Overcurrent the effect of a device
sobreintensidad protection operative on excessive
 current but not
necessarily on short
circuit, to cause and
maintain the interruption
of current flow to the
device governed
Protección diferencial Differential
protection
Proyector Lightflood
Prueba de funcionamiento General operating
test
Prueba de onda de choque Lighting impulse
test
Puente de comprobación Testing bonding bar
(protección contra rayos) (lightning
protection)
Puente de diodos Diode bridge
Puente de tiristor Thyristor bridge
Puente rectificador de diodos Diode rectifier
bridge
Puentear (corriente) Bridge (to)
Pulsador Push button
Pulsador de doble contacto, Sensitive/locked
contacto sensistivo/retenido double contacted
push-button
Pulsador de parada Stop button
Pulsador tipo seta Mushroom-head
push-button
Punta FRANKLIN FRANKLIN-type
lighting point
Punto de puesta a tierra Earthing point (EU)
Grounding log (US)
Punto doble Three-way light electrical light switch
switch that allows a light to be
turned on or off either of
two locations
Punto luz Lighting fitting
Pupitre Control desk
Radio de curvatura Bending radius the limitation of the
allowable curvature of a
cable
(there are limits to the
bending radius, but the
jacket usually prevents
this being exceeded. As
thickness increases the
bending radius
decreases)
Reactancia Control gear/ballast a device used with
discharge lamps for
stabilising the discharge
ballasts may be
resistive, inductive or
capacitive, or a
 combination of these. A
ballast can, moreover
either alone or in
combination with a
starting device, be used
for starting the lamp.
The starting device may
be incorporated in the
ballast
Reactancia subtransitoria Sub-transient
reactance
Rearme automático Automatic reset Note: “to reset” is the
antonym of “to start”
Recorrido de cable Cable run
Rectificador rectifier
Red de electricidad Mains the system of pipes or
wires which carry water
or electricity into a
house
Red de neutro a tierra Network with all electricity leaving an
earthed neutral electrical substation
must return to that
substation in order to
complete a circuit.
Unless that circuit is
completed, electricity
will not flow. The current
leaves the substation
on a high voltage line
which eventually
connects to some
electrical "appliance."
After exiting the
"appliance" that current
must return to the
substation. The neutral-
grounded network
provides the returning
current two choices.
Either it can return via
the neutral line, which
accounts for the second
wire on our electrical
poles, or it can return
through the ground.
These two pathways
comprise the grounded-
neutral network.
Electricity flows through
the path of lowest
resistance
Red eléctrica Electric network
Electric power
system

Reductor de flujo
Regimen nominal de motor
Regleta de conexión
Regleta de enchufe
Regleta de pruebas
Regleta/regletero de bornas
regulación
Regulación/dor en vacío de X
escalones de tensión
Regulador elétronico
Rejilla para luminaria
Relación de transformación
Relación de transformación
de los transformadores
Relé auxiliar biestable
Relé de disparo
Relé de falta a tierra
Relé de protección
Relé de sobreintensidad de
tiempo dependiente
Relé de tiempo dependiente
Electrical system
mains
Reducing flow
stabiliser
Rated duty
Connection block a base with terminals or
connecting strips used
to interconnect wires,
cables or cords
Socket-outlet strips
for panels
Test terminal strip
Terminal strip
regulation modificación del valor
efectivo de una
magnitud variable para
mantenerla en un valor
predeterminado de
consigna
the modification of
the(effective)value of a
variable in order to
maintain it at a
predetermined value
X positions off-load
tap changer
Electronic regulator
Louver También apertura en
celosía
Transformation ratio the ratio of the number
of turns in the
secondary windings of a
transformer to the
number of turns in the
primary windings
Rated
transformation ratio
Latching relay
Tripping relay a relay controlling the
electromagnetic tripping
mechanism of a circuit
breaker
Ground detector
relays
Protection a relay whose principal
device/protection function is to protect
relay service from interruption
or to prevent or limit
damage to apparatus
Time-dependent
overcurrent relay
Dependent-time a specified-time
measuring relay measuring relay for
which times depend, in
 a specified manner, on
the value of the
characteristic quantity
Relé detector de paso de Fault detector relay
falta
Relé en permanencia Permanent live
relay
Relé en permanencia Permanent live
relay
Relé estático Static relay an electrical relay in
which the designed
response is developed
by electronic, magnetic,
optical or other
components, without
mechanical motion
Relé homopolar Zero sequence
voltage relays
Relé temporizado Time-delay relay
Relleno de cable Cable filler the material used in
multiple-conductor
cables to occupy the
interstices formed by
the assembly of the
insulated conductors,
thus forming a cable
core of the desired
shape(usually circular)
Reloj astronómico Astronomical clock
Rendimiento efficiency
Reserva equipada Spare
resistencia Space-heater
Resistencia a tierra Grounding
resistance
Resistencia de aislamiento Insulation
resistance
Resistencia de Antiferroresonance
antiferroresonancia resistance
Resistencia de caldeo heater
Resistencia eléctrica Electric resistance in direct current, the
constant difference of
potential applied to the
ends of a conductor,
divided by the current it
produces when the
conductor has no
electromotive force
acting therein. It is
expressed in ohms
Restricción de carga Load shedding
Restricción de cargas Load shedding
Retardado (corriente) Lagging (current)
Rigidez dieléctrica Dielectric strength
Roseta (caja de conexión) Connection box
Rotor bloqueado Locked-rotor
Rótula de apoyo Jacking pad strong plate, usually
square, distributing
support of lifting jack
into surrounding
airframe
Rótulo de identificación Identification label
S/n As per needs
Salida del anillo Ring outgoing
feeder line
Sección recta circular Circular cross-
section
seccionador Disconnector switch
Seccionador de corte en On load Interruptor de corte en
carga disconnector switch carga es la misma cosa
que el seccionador.
Segregado (panel) Metal clad
separated
selectividad selectivity
Selector selector
Selector giratorio Rotary selector
switch
Silenciador silencer When large steam wells
are initially opened,
water and steam issue
accompanied by
considerable quantities
of rock fragments. After
the debris is
discharged, the steam
and water are usually
discharged horizontally
into a silencer to reduce
the tremendous noise.
Sin tension dead applying to a device or
circuit to indicate that a
voltage is not applied
Sin tensón frontal Deadfront Se dice de cuadro
eléctrico
Sinóptico Wall diagram an arrangement of
symbols representing
the current state of
switchgear and lines of
a substation or network
which may be
updateable and may
have control functions
Sistema de Alimentación Uninterrupted Sistema de
interrumpida Power Supply alimentación
(SAI) (UPS) ininterrumpida

a power supply that will

continue to operate
after the loss of AC

Sistema de gestión
Sistema de transferencia
Sistema de transferencia
automática
Sobretensión transitoria
Subestación elevadora
suelo enrejillado (tramex)
Supresor de radio
interferencia
Tabique de separación
Tablero para distribución
Tapón
Tasa de distorsión armónica
de la tensión (% THD-V) / de
la corriente (% THD-A)
Temporización
Temporizado
temporizador
input power
Energy
management
system
Switching system Interruptor que permite
la interrupción de una
línea dentro de un
cuadro en caso de fallo
en una parte de la
misma, garantizando de
esta manera que la
corriente siga pasando
en el resto.
Automatic transfer
system
Current surge
Step-up substation transforming substation
in which the outgoing
power from the
transformers is at a
higher voltage than the
incoming power
Supporting grid
Suppressor of
radio-interference
Separation plate
switchboard consists of an assembly
of apparatus on a
board, panel,
framework, etc.
(e.g.,switches,fuses)
consiste en el
ensamblado de un
cierto numero de
aparatos
(conmutadores,
cortacircuitos, etc.) en
un tablero
plug
Voltage harmonic
distortion rate (%
THP-V)/ Current
harmonic distortion
rate
Time delay the total elapsed time or
lag required for a given
command to be effected
after the command is
given
Time-controlled
timer instrument which
signals the end of an
interval of time or which
starts or stops a device

Temporizador
Tendido al aire de cables
Tension
Tensión aplicada a frecuencia
industrial
Tensión compuesta
Tension constante
Tensión de aflojamiento
Tension de aislamiento
Tensión de choque
Tension de control
Tensión de fase a neutro
Tension de mando
Tensión de prueba
Tension de red
Tensión entre fases
Tension nominal
Tensión nominal soportada a
impulso de rayo
Tensión simple
Tension tope
at predetermined time
Time switch
Run open
voltage
Power-frequency
voltage
Voltage between
phases
Steady state
voltage
Drop-out voltage
Isolation voltage the maximum
voltage(AC or DC)that
can be continuously
applied between
isolated circuits without
a breakdown occurring
Lighting impulse
voltage
Control voltage a voltage across the
control terminals of a
transductor
Voltage to neutral tensión entre un
conductor de fase de un
sistema trifásico y el
punto neutro teórico
the voltage between a
line conductor of a three
phase system and the
neutral point
Control voltage a voltage across the
control terminals of a
transductor
Test voltage
Main voltage
Interlinked voltage
Nominal
voltage/Rated
Lightning impulse
Voltage to earth tensión entre un
conductor de fase de un
sistema trifásico y la
tierra
the voltage between
any phase of a three
phase system and earth
Ceiling voltage the maximum voltage
that a generator, under
operating conditions, is
required to supply at its
terminals for a limited
time
terminal Cable termination
Terminal de cable Cable terminal
Terminal de tierra Earthing terminal
Grounding lug
Terminales donde se Terminal strip
conectan los cables
Termómetro de dial Dial-type
temperature
Termometro de esfera Sphere termometer
Termómetro tipo quadrante Dial-type
thermometer
termóstato Thermostat
Terna de cable A triple group of
cables
Test de calentamiento Temperature-rise test undertaken to
test determine the
temperature-rise of one
or more parts of a
machine under
specified operating
conditions
Test de duración Life test a test to ascertain the
probable life, under
specified conditions, of
a component or device
(involving prolonged
operation of a device,
under near-normal or
overstress conditions,
usually to permit
assessment of the
probable period of
satisfactory operation of
other devices of the
same type)
tetrapolar quadripolar
Tierra Earth (British a conductive mass of
English) the earth, whose
Ground (American electric potential at any
English) point is conventionally
taken as zero
Tipo de arrollamiento Winding type
Toma auxiliar Convenience outlet
Toma de alumbrado Lighting outlet
Toma de conmutador tapping
Toma de corriente Socket outlet toma de donde se
extrae la corriente en
una fuente de
alimentación

A mechanical electrical
connector. The socket is
also known as the
female connector
Toma de puesta a tierra
Topología
Tornillería
Tornillo
Traceado eléctrico
Tramo de cable
Tramo de falta (de línea)
Trampilla de acceso/ abatible
Tranferencia automática
Transformador de
alimentación
Transformador de
intensidad/de corriente
Transformador de medida
Transformador seco
encapsulado
Transformador trifásico
Transformadores en llenado
integral en aceite
Transistor de Modulación de
anchura de impulsos
Trasformador de medida
Trazado de canalización
trenza
Ground connection
inlet
topology disposición física de los
distintos elementos que
componen una red, con
indicación de los
medios de enlace
utilizados entre nodos.
the structure of a
network
Nuts and bolts
Lug a termination, usually
crimped or soldered to
a conductor, that allows
connection to be made
with a retaining screw
Electric heat tracing
Segment of cable
Fault branch
Access trap/
Lift-up
Automatic
changeover
Source transformer
Current transformer
Metering
transformer
Encapsulated dry-
type transformer
Three-phase
transformer
Hermetically sealed
transformers in
insulating oil
mineral bath
Pulse-width- a transistor utilised to
modulation give a squarewave
transistor output of variable
markspace ratio,
arranged to vary that
ratio according to an
analogue input to the
transistor
Instrument
transformer
Cable wireway
Braid a woven metallic or
fibre layer applied over
wire or cable to act as a
protective barrier or
electrical screen
Trenzado Stranded/twisted
Trip (to) (relé) Desconectar
Tubería 1. conduit 1. a pipe or
2. duct passage for
water or
electrical wire to
go through

Unir/ajustar splice (to)

Váina de termómetro
Valor eficaz (RMS)
Variador de frecuencia
Variador de frecuencia
Variador de velocidad
Varilla de nivel de aceite
Vcc (V coriente continua)
Velocidad de regimen
Ventilador de regrigeración
Vida de diseño
Voltaje de salida
VSAP (Vapor sodio alta
presión)
thermowell
Root-mean-square the square root of the
value mean of the squares of
the instantaneous
values of a quantity
taken over a specified
time interval,equal to a
period for a periodic
quantity
Frequency
converter
Variable frequency
drive
Speed variator a coupling device which
can be acted on in
order to vary the ratio of
the angular velocities of
a driving shaft and of a
driven shaft, or the ratio
of the available torques
on these shafts
Oil dipstick
Vdc (V direct
current)
Rated speed
Cooling fan
Design lifetime
Output voltage
HPSV