TS IEC 60050-151
International Electrotechnical Vocabulary - Part 151: Electrical and magnetic devices
This part of IEC 60050 gives the general terminology used in the various fields of electrotechnology (e.g. “electricity”, “magnetism”, “electronics”, “device”, “component”, etc.), general terms pertaining to connections and connecting devices, terms pertaining to general purpose electric and magnetic devices such as resistors, transformers, relays etc., and terms related to the behaviour, the use, the tests and the operating conditions of these devices.
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TS IEC 60050-151 is the part of the International Electrotechnical Vocabulary that focuses on electrical and magnetic devices. It gathers the general terms used across electrotechnology and brings together vocabulary for connections and connecting arrangements, general-purpose electric and magnetic devices such as resistors, transformers and relays, and the concepts used to describe their behaviour, use, tests and operating conditions.
How the terminology is organised
As a vocabulary standard, this part is not about a single product category but about the language used to describe several related technical areas. General concepts such as electricity, magnetism, electronics, device and component are placed in a common terminology framework, along with terms for connection-related arrangements and for the functional state or test context of equipment. That structure helps engineers, authors and technical committees use the same words with the same intended meaning.
What the covered device families mean in practice
- General-purpose devices include widely used components and apparatus such as resistors, transformers and relays.
- Connection and connecting-device terms help distinguish the interface or arrangement that joins equipment together.
- Behaviour, use, tests and operating conditions are key concepts because they describe how a device performs and under what circumstances it is evaluated.
- The terminology supports clear communication in design, documentation, testing and electrotechnical education.
- Publication Date: 30.10.2014
- Standard Status: U (Yürürlükteki Standard/Standard)
- Publisher: TSE
- Document Language: en
- ICS Classification: 01.040.29 Elektrik Mühendisliği (Terimler); 29.020 Elektrik Mühendisliği (Genel) ; 29.100 Elektrik Ekipmanları İçin Bileşenler
- Pages: 172
- Source Standard: IEC 60050-151:2001
- International Equivalents:
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