Glossary · Tests after installation
tan delta
Ratio of resistive to capacitive current in insulation.Sources: IEC 60502-2:2014 Table 15 (read in the standard)
Names in other languages
| Language | Term | Where the name comes from |
|---|---|---|
| English | tan delta | the research's English term |
| Türkçe | kayıp faktörü (tan δ) | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Deutsch | dielektrischer Verlustfaktor | IEC 60050 (Electropedia) IEV 212-11-29 (read in the standard) |
| Deutsch | Verlustfaktor (tan δ) | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Nederlands | tan delta (verliesfactor) | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Svenska | tan delta (förlustfaktor) | IEC 60050 (Electropedia) IEV 212-11-29 (read in the standard) |
| Français | facteur de dissipation diélectrique | IEC 60050 (Electropedia) IEV 212-11-29 (read in the standard) |
| Français | facteur de pertes (tan δ) | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Español | factor de disipación dieléctrica | IEC 60050 (Electropedia) IEV 212-11-29 (read in the standard) |
| Español | tangente delta (factor de disipación) | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Dansk | tan delta (tabsfaktor) | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Norsk | tan delta (tapsfaktor) | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Suomi | tan delta (häviökerroin) | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Italiano | tan delta (fattore di dissipazione) | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Română | tangenta unghiului de pierderi (tan delta) | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Polski | współczynnik strat dielektrycznych | IEC 60050 (Electropedia) IEV 212-11-29 (read in the standard) |
| Polski | współczynnik strat (tg delta) | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Čeština | koeficient dielektrických ztrát | IEC 60050 (Electropedia) IEV 212-11-29 (read in the standard) |
| Čeština | ztrátový činitel (tg delta) | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Русский | тангенс угла диэлектрических потерь (tg δ) | our own translation (typical practice) |
Related terms
tests after installation · tip-up · type test · VLF test · water tree · withstand voltage test · acceptance test · capacitive test point
Sources
- IEC 60502-2:2014: IEC 60502-2:2014 (owner's scanned copy) (read in the standard)
- IEC 60050 (Electropedia): IEC 60050, International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV), on Electropedia: the terms an entry gives in each language (read in the standard)
Definitions are short and in our own words; for a given job the cable's standard and the maker's instructions decide.