neutral section

Noun

(rail transport, electrical engineering) 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.

Japanese Meaning

鉄道や電気工学の分野において、2つの給電区間（通称：ライブセクション）の間に設けられる、電力供給が停止している架線部分を指す。 / 異なる電源、位相、または供給電圧を分離するために用いられる、非給電の中間区間である。

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The train coasted through the neutral section while its pantograph passed between the two live feeds.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

列車はパンタグラフが二つの通電区間の間を通過している間、無電区間を惰性で通り抜けた。

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Sense（1）

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 automatically make appropriate connections to the auxiliary circuits.

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neutral sections

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