Questions

Polish

błąd dodatkowy

English

additional error

Glossary's reasoning

IEC 60051 calls the error due to an influence quantity a 'variation'; OIML/East-bloc texts 'additional error'; ISA 'influence error'. Keep 'additional error' (matches the PN quotation) and gloss once.

Scan, p. 104

Polish

błąd temperaturowy graniczny / błąd graniczny

English

error limit

Glossary's reasoning

VIM: 'maximum permissible error'; PN/IEC: 'limit of error'. The thesis uses it both as a constant bound (Fig. 2a) and as a limiting slope (Fig. 2b, %/10 K). 'error limit' works for both; use 'maximum permissible error' when the PN accuracy-class rule is quoted.

Polish

dryft

English

drift

Glossary's reasoning

In the thesis dryft (temperaturowy) means a temperature-induced change, not a change with time. ISA-37.1's terms are 'thermal zero shift' / 'thermal sensitivity shift'; modern data sheets say TCO/TCS. 'zero drift / span drift (with temperature)' is nonetheless common and is used here for readability; add 'temperature' when the Polish has it. Never 'temperature drift' alone without the parameter.

Scan, p. –

Polish

funkcja cząstkowa

English

component function

Glossary's reasoning

f_j(T) in (25)-(27). Literal 'partial function' has a fixed, different meaning in mathematics and collides with 'partial derivative/differential equation' (also cząstkowy in Polish). 'component function' or 'factor function' (they are multiplied) avoids this.

Scan, p. 46

Polish

kompensacja pełna

English

complete compensation

Glossary's reasoning

Thesis definition: transducer error identically zero over the operating range. 'full compensation' is equally attested; 'complete/incomplete' pairs better than 'full/partial' (partial suggests a fraction, whereas niepełna means fewer compensation temperatures than the polynomial degree).

Polish

mostek wielokrotny

English

multiple bridge

Glossary's reasoning

Author's coinage: a chain of bridges in which each bridge's output diagonal supplies the next. Options: 'multiple bridge', 'cascaded bridge', 'multi-stage bridge'. 'multiple' preserves jednokrotny/dwukrotny/trójkrotny = single/double/triple, but 'double bridge' collides with the Kelvin double bridge; a translator's note is needed either way.

Scan, p. 72

Polish

napięcie sumacyjne

English

common-mode voltage

Glossary's reasoning

but standard Polish EE usage (napięcie sumacyjne = common-mode, napięcie różnicowe = differential). Do not translate literally as 'sum voltage'.

Scan, p. 90

Polish

niezależność jednokierunkowa (nastaw)

English

unidirectional independence (of the settings)

Glossary's reasoning

Key concept: adjusting at temperature T_k does not disturb settings made at T_1 ... T_{k-1} (triangular structure). 'one-way independence' is plainer; 'unidirectional' matches the register of a thesis. Define once and keep.

Polish

normalizacja (charakterystyki, sygnału)

English

standardization (of the signal)

Glossary's reasoning

Bringing the output to a standard signal; 'normalization' is the cognate but in English means scaling to 1. For the block N use 'normalizing circuit'; for the appendix's 'normalizację wyników' use 'normalization' (mathematical).

Polish

przekątna mostka

English

bridge diagonal

Glossary's reasoning

'napięcie na przekątnej mostka' = 'bridge output voltage' is idiomatic; keep 'output diagonal' where the geometry matters (e.g. the next bridge is supplied from the diagonal). ISA/W&H use 'output terminals'.

Scan, p. 23

Polish

zakres (jako parametr, tzw. "zakres")

English

span

Glossary's reasoning

When the thesis says 'kompensacja zakresu', 'dryft zakresu', 'błąd temperaturowy zakresu' it means the upper-range-value / span parameter, not the measuring range. Render as 'span' (ISA 'thermal span shift'). p. 11 note: the thesis distinguishes b/ error of the upper value X_k and c/ error of span; both are 'span' in data-sheet English.

Polish

małe ułamki zakresu pomiarowego

English

small fractions of the measuring range

Question

Does the author mean fractions of span here, rather than of the whole measuring range?

Scan, p. 108

Polish

może być szybko wykonywana

English

the adjustment can be carried out quickly

Question

The subject is elided. Is “regulacja” (the adjustment) the intended subject?

Scan, p. 109

Polish

Ograniczeniem metody jest możliwość jej stosowania do przetworników o liniowej charakterystyce

English

it is applicable only to transducers with a linear transfer characteristic

Question

Łapiński's review, p. 4. Is “only” the intended sense?

Polish

kompensuje zmiany temperaturowe baza–emiter tranzystorów T1 i T2

English

compensates the temperature changes of the base-emitter voltages of transistors T1 and T2

Question

The noun is elided (Bailey circuit). Base-emitter voltages, or base-emitter junctions?

Scan, p. 31

Polish

przetwornik

English

transducer

Question

Is “transducer” (not “transmitter”) the English a Polish-trained engineer of the era would recognise?

Polish

element ustalający warunki kompensacji

English

compensation-setting element

Question

Is “compensation-setting element” or “compensation-setting component” the better English? (The glossary uses “component” for hardware, “element” for abstract elements and for the compensating element.)

Page

57

Typescript reads

Example 1b: Δ(T₁) = B·(T₁ + T_o)·…

Translation chose

Left as printed; the translator's note says the first factor is likely (T₁ − T_o).

Scan, p. 57

Page

66

Typescript reads

Eq. (59): (T + T₁)(T + T₂)

Translation chose

(T − T₁)(T − T₂), with a translator's note.

Scan, p. 66

Page

68

Typescript reads

Fig. 22: T₁ − T₂ = 2T_o

Translation chose

T₁ + T₂ = 2T_o, with a translator's note.

Scan, p. 68

Page

77

Typescript reads

Example 5: factors (T − 288)(T − 218), while the same sentence gives T₁ = 258 K, T₂ = 328 K

Translation chose

Left as printed, with a translator's note; the intended values are unknown.

Scan, p. 77

Page

56

Typescript reads

Example 1a (pp. 56–57): “− w₂ a₁ a₂…” where eq. (26) gives “+”, and “+ B(T₁ + T_x)(T₂ − T_o)” where substitution gives “−”

Translation chose

Left as printed, with a translator's note; w₂ = −B/(a₁ a₂) follows the convention of eq. (26).

Scan, p. 56

Page

65

Typescript reads

Example 3: T_x = 238.3 K, T_y = 382.7 K

Translation chose

Left as printed; the signs look wrong relative to the form of eq. (54), and the derived polynomial matches the negative values.

Scan, p. 65

Page

100

Typescript reads

§6.5: “termistorem TS₁” (the thermistor TS₁)

Translation chose

Strain gauge TS₁, with a translator's note.

Scan, p. 100

Page

100

Typescript reads

§6.5, step b: “potencjometru P₄” for the span adjustment

Translation chose

Potentiometer P₁ (as in Figs. 31, 35 and 39), with a translator's note.

Scan, p. 100

Page

96

Typescript reads

§6.4.4: “maximum zero drift of the sensors (1 %/10 K)”

Translation chose

Left as printed; the table on printed p. 85 gives 0.209 %/10 K.

Scan, p. 96

Page

122

Typescript reads

§9.2: the minimum is taken from a set of “84 values”

Translation chose

Left as printed; the grid is 8 × 8 = 64.

Scan, p. 122