neutral section
neutral section noun: a dead section of overhead line for supplying power to trains between two live sections, used to separate two power supplies, different phases and supply voltages.
Noun
neutral section (plural neutral sections)
- A dead section of overhead line for supplying power to trains between two live sections, used to separate two power supplies, different phases and supply voltages.
- Overlap spans and neutral sections have been provided at intervals along the line, which is thus sectioned electrically, not only at the feeder station and track sectioning cabins, but also by switches at certain overlap spans.1959 June, “Clacton and Walton Electrification”, in Railway Magazine, page 379
- When a driver approaches a neutral section separating sections of 25 kV. and 15 kV. overhead catenary, he trips the main circuit-breaker but keeps his pantographs up; as soon as the next section of live wire is reached, he re-sets his contact-breaker, whereupon voltage-sensitive relays...1960 March, “Silicon Rectifiers for a French dual-frequency Bo-Bo locomotive”, in Trains Illustrated, page 166
Forms of neutral section
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Questions about neutral section
- What does neutral section mean?
- Neutral section means a dead section of overhead line for supplying power to trains between two live sections, used to separate two power supplies, different phases and supply voltages.
- What part of speech is neutral section?
- Neutral section is a noun.
- What is the plural of neutral section?
- The plural of neutral section is neutral sections.
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