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SWITCHGEAR

Specialty Definition: SWITCHGEAR

DomainDefinition

Electrical Engineering

A general term covering switching devices and their combination with associated control, measuring, protective and regulating equipment, also assemblies of such devices and equipment with associated inter-connections, accessories, enclosures and supporting structures, intended, in principle, for use in connection with generation, transmission, distribution and conversion of electric energy. Source: European Union. (references)

Mining

This is a general term applied to switching, interrupting, controlling, metering, protective, and regulating devices, as well as assemblies of these devices with associated interconnections, accessories, and supporting structures. The term is used primarily in connection withgeneration, transmission, distribution, and conversion of electric power. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Crosswords: SWITCHGEAR

Specialty definitions using "SWITCHGEAR": assembler-insulatorBATTERY MAINTAINER, LARGE EMERGENCY STORAGEFINAL TESTER, FOLLOW-UP CLERKM.O. Mine safety indicator, MOLD OPERATOR, MOTOR-ROOM CONTROLLERpower engineer, powerhouse engineer, power-plant engineer, POWER-PLANT OPERATORservice tester, switch baytransportable substationVOLTAGE TESTER. (references)

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Commercial Usage: SWITCHGEAR

DomainTitle

References

  • The 2001 Long-Run Global Growth Prospects for Switchgear and Apparatus: A Physioeconomic Perspective (reference)

  • The 2001 Report on Switchgear and Apparatus: World Market Segmentation by City (reference)

  • The 2000-2005 Outlook for Switchgear and Apparatus in Europe (reference)

  • The 2003-2008 World Outlook for Switchgear and Apparatus (reference)

    (more reference examples)

  

Books

  • IEEE Standard Requirements for Conversion of Power Switchgear Equipment (reference)

  • J & P Switchgear Book (reference)

  • Low-voltage handbook : technical reference for switchgear, controlgear, and distribution systems (reference)

  • Power Energy: Substations & Switchgear Collections Set 1998 (reference)

  • Sf 6 Switchgear (Iee Power Engineering Series, 10) (reference)

    (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: SWITCHGEAR

SubjectTopicQuote

Business

The leading suppliers of switchgear, motors and engines, a market estimated at between $50 and $100 million, include ABB (40 percent) and Siemens (30 percent). (references)

Local production was relatively small and amounted to approximately U.S.$ 20.9 million in 1999. It consists principally in the manufacture of control panels, switchgear, switch boxes, electric motor starters, circuit breakers, rewinding of electrical motors, arrestors, small ceramic insulators, aluminum wire and cable and some transformers. (references)

Economic History

Syria

In addition, the Ministry issued tenders in 2000 for the construction of Gas Insulated Switchgear (GIS) in Damascus and Aleppo as well as six outdoor substations. (references)

Vietnam

Sub-sectors with the most potential include fixed and mobile wireless, VSAT, cable TV transmission equipment, portable radio systems, digital microwave systems and digital switchgear (toll switches and tandem switches). (references)

Kenya

Total Kenyan ELP market growth for the period 2000-2002 is expected to range from five to seven percent annually in real terms, though demand for such items as transmission lines and switchgear may grow at a faster rate. (references)

Travel

Sri Lanka

Small bombs have frequently been placed against infrastructure targets such as telephone switchgear or electrical power transformers. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: SWITCHGEAR

"SWITCHGEAR" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 58.33% of the time. "SWITCHGEAR" is used about 12 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (singular)58.33%7133,076
Noun (proper)41.67%5157,705
                    Total100.00%12N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: SWITCHGEAR

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

switchgear

85

gas insulated switchgear

3

low voltage switchgear

74

royal switchgear

3

medium voltage switchgear

71

cutler hammer switchgear

3

high switchgear voltage

17

abb switchgear

3

electrical switchgear

12

manufacturer medium switchgear voltage

2

electric switchgear

6

switchgear manufacturer

2

asea switchgear

5

electric general switchgear

2

repair services switchgear

5

gas insulation switchgear

2

repair switchgear

5

ite switchgear

2

c s switchgear

4

gas insulated sf6 switchgear

2

ge switchgear

4

westinghouse switchgear

2

siemens switchgear

4

comparison iec switchgear

2

switchgear used

4

automation instrumentation switchgear

2

powell switchgear

3

electrical switchgear used

2

switchgear uk

3

surplus switchgear

2

parallel switchgear

3

general switchgear

2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: SWITCHGEAR

Language Translations for "SWITCHGEAR"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

sporskifter (points, pointsman, railway switchgear, signalman, switch, switchman, tongue), fremstilling af elektriske motorer,generatorer,transformatorer,afbrydere og elektrisk installationsmateriel (comprising electric motors, electricity generators, manufacture of electrical machinery, switches, switchgear and other basic electrical plant, transformers). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

wissels (points, railway switchgear, switch, tongue), fabrieken van elektromotoren,-generatoren en-transformatoren en van schakel-en installatiemateriaal (comprising electric motors, electricity generators, manufacture of electrical machinery, switches, switchgear and other basic electrical plant, transformers). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

sähkömoottorien (comprising electric motors, electricity generators, manufacture of electrical machinery, switches, switchgear and other basic electrical plant, transformers), -generaattoreiden ja-muuntajien valmistus (comprising electric motors, electricity generators, manufacture of electrical machinery, switches, switchgear and other basic electrical plant, transformers). (various references)

   

French

  

fabrication de matériel électrique d'équipement (switches, switchgear and other basic electrical plant), aiguilles (railway switchgear, switch, switch-blades, switch-rails, switch-tongues), aiguillages (railway switchgear, switch, switches). (various references)

   

German

  

Schaltanlage. (various references)

   

Greek 

  

παραγωγή ηλεκτρικών κινητήρων,γεννητριών και μετασχηματιστών καθώς και εξαρτημάτων εγκατάστασης και σύνδεσης (comprising electric motors, electricity generators, manufacture of electrical machinery, switches, switchgear and other basic electrical plant, transformers), τροχιά αλλαγής κατεύθυνσης (points, railway switchgear, switch, tongue). (various references)

   

Italian

  

scambi (points, railway switchgear, switch, tongue), fabbricazione di motori,generatori,trasformatori,interruttori ed altro materiale elettrico (comprising electric motors, electricity generators, manufacture of electrical machinery, switches, switchgear and other basic electrical plant, transformers), deviatoio (switch). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

itchgearsway

   

Portuguese

  

fabricação de material eléctrico de equipamento (comprising electric motors, electricity generators, manufacture of electrical machinery, switches, switchgear and other basic electrical plant, transformers), agulhas (needles, points, railway switchgear, switch, tongue). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

коммутационная аппаратура. (various references)

   

Spanish

  

fabricación de material eléctrico de equipamiento (comprising electric motors, electricity generators, manufacture of electrical machinery, switches, switchgear and other basic electrical plant, transformers), agujas (points, shunt). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: SWITCHGEAR

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-c-e-g-h-i-r-s-t-w"

-2 letters: agrestic, chariest, cigarets, ergastic, switcher, theriacs, watchers, waterish.

-3 letters: achiest, aigrets, aitches, cagiest, cahiers, cashier, charges, chaster, chawers, cigaret, cithers, cristae, earwigs, gaiters, gastric, gathers, hastier, hegaris, hegiras, rachets, raciest, ratches, resight, richest, scraigh, seagirt, sighter, stagier, stearic, swather, swither, thawers, theriac, tragics, triages, trishaw, waister, waiters, wariest, washier, wastrie, watcher, watches.

 Words containing the letters "a-c-e-g-h-i-r-s-t-w"
 

+2 letters: witchgrasses.

 

+3 letters: switchgrasses.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Crosswords
2. Usage: Commercial
3. Quotations: Non-fiction
4. Usage Frequency
5. Expressions: Internet
6. Translations: Modern
7. Anagrams
8. Bibliography


  

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