Glossary · Tests after installation
water tree
Moisture-driven degradation in polymer insulation.Sources: EC&M (EPRI) (quoted by others)
Names in other languages
| Language | Term | Where the name comes from |
|---|---|---|
| English | water tree | the research's English term |
| Türkçe | su ağacı | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Deutsch | Wassertree | IEC 60050 (Electropedia) IEV 212-11-52 (read in the standard) |
| Deutsch | Wasserbäumchen | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Nederlands | waterboom (water tree) | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Svenska | vattenträd | IEC 60050 (Electropedia) IEV 212-11-52 (read in the standard) |
| Français | arbre d’eau | IEC 60050 (Electropedia) IEV 212-11-52 (read in the standard) |
| Français | arborescence d'eau | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Español | árbol de agua | IEC 60050 (Electropedia) IEV 212-11-52 (read in the standard) |
| Dansk | vandtræ | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Norsk | vanntre | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Suomi | vesipuu | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Italiano | water tree (alberatura d'acqua) | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Română | arborescență de apă (water tree) | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Polski | ślad drzewienia wodnego | IEC 60050 (Electropedia) IEV 212-11-52 (read in the standard) |
| Čeština | vodní stromeček | IEC 60050 (Electropedia) IEV 212-11-52 (read in the standard) |
| Русский | водный триинг | our own translation (typical practice) |
Related terms
withstand voltage test · acceptance test · capacitive test point · commissioning · continuity test · cosine-rectangular wave · fault location (sheath fault) · graphite coating
Sources
- EC&M (EPRI): EC&M, Putting Hipot Out to Pasture (on EPRI TR-101245 and EL-6902) (quoted by others)
- 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.