Glossary · Laying methods and geometry

short-circuit force

Electromagnetic force between conductors in a fault, Ft = 0.17 ip2/S in trefoil.Sources: Our own wording, from the rules of the laying and handling research (typical practice)

Names in other languages

LanguageTermWhere the name comes from
Englishshort-circuit forcethe research's English term
Türkçekısa devre kuvvetiour own translation (typical practice)
DeutschKurzschlusskraftour own translation (typical practice)
Nederlandskortsluitkrachtour own translation (typical practice)
Svenskakortslutningskraftour own translation (typical practice)
Françaiseffort électrodynamique de court-circuitour own translation (typical practice)
Españolesfuerzo de cortocircuitoour own translation (typical practice)
Danskkortslutningskraftour own translation (typical practice)
Norskkortslutningskraftour own translation (typical practice)
Suomioikosulkuvoimaour own translation (typical practice)
Italianosforzo di cortocircuitoour own translation (typical practice)
Românăforță de scurtcircuitour own translation (typical practice)
Polskisiła zwarciowaour own translation (typical practice)
Češtinazkratová sílaour own translation (typical practice)
Русскийэлектродинамическое усилие при коротком замыканииour own translation (typical practice)

Related terms

Sources

Definitions are short and in our own words; for a given job the cable's standard and the maker's instructions decide.