Cast - off industrial waste (foam and
electrical capacitors) found at MASS MoCA in North Adams are reshaped into totemic snowmen dubbed
Used mostly to insulate large
electrical capacitors and transformers, PCBs were one of the most widely used industrial substances on Earth until they were banned in the United States, and most other developed countries, in the late 1970s.
The connection of a «shorting» thermal conductor to your isolated column in Fig. 2 could be viewed in a similar light to a shorting wire across
an electrical capacitor.
Not exact matches
Capacitance - Since
capacitors are a common cause of malfunction in
electrical systems, capacitance is a good setting to have.
A
capacitor is an
electrical device that can store energy in the electric field between a pair of closely spaced conductors (called «plates»).
The materials generate static as they rub together while the circuitry acts like a variable
capacitor, storing up the
electrical charge generated.
By contrast,
capacitors, which are common in electronics, are short - term stores of
electrical energy that charge almost instantaneously but hold little energy.
Gioia says that one likely source of the pollution is the dumping of old
electrical waste such as
capacitors and other PCB - containing products.
The dream dated back to 1971, when
electrical engineer Leon Chua described a theoretical fourth circuit element that would function along with the traditional trio of resistor, inductor, and
capacitor.
Electrical energy, by way of the circuit, is then stored in a
capacitor or a battery until it's needed.
Its
electrical energy, too, can be stored wirelessly in
capacitors and batteries.
That's why MIT
electrical engineer Joel Schindall thinks the time is ripe for
capacitors.
Mirkin's team used the technique, reported online this month in Nature Communications, to make working
electrical devices including inductors,
capacitors, and surface acoustic wave transducers, and even drew a 9 - millimeter - square map of the world.
Unlike batteries,
capacitors store energy «in an
electrical field,» Schindall explains.
Cross thinks that if he can control the way the ribbons form and stack, he might be able to use them as transistors (
electrical switches),
capacitors (devices that store
electrical charge) or connections between electrically conductive graphene sheets.
High - frequency transistors, amplifiers, optical modulators,
capacitors, photo - detectors and other
electrical components made from graphene are all being investigated.
This procedure entails placement of an electromagnetic coil on the scalp; high - intensity
electrical current is rapidly turned on and off in the coil through the discharge of
capacitors.
Finally, Mazda claims the engine uses
capacitors to store
electrical energy on deceleration, reducing the load on the alternator at other times and thus improving fuel economy.
Oh, and the
electrical system — including the flux
capacitor — is a weak spot.
Mazda says a full
capacitor charge is enough to run the vehicle's
electrical systems for a minute or so.
The system, which stores energy recovered from braking in large
capacitors to run the car's
electrical accessories, boosts fuel economy to 28 mpg city, 40 mpg highway, and 32 mpg combined since the engine has to work less to spin the alternator.
The system uses a
capacitor to store electricity generated during deceleration and braking to power the vehicle's
electrical systems.
For the first time, the model will also be equipped with a regenerative braking system which converts kinetic energy into electricity during braking and stores it in
capacitors for use later in powering
electrical equipment such as air conditioning, lighting, and the audio system.
HIROSHIMA, Japan — Mazda Motor Corporation has developed the world's first passenger vehicle brake energy regeneration system that uses a
capacitor to power the vehicle's
electrical components.
Mazda's brake energy regeneration system is unique because it uses a
capacitor, which is an
electrical component that temporarily stores large volumes of electricity.
Unlike other setups, it uses a
capacitor - based system, which provides power to all the
electrical components.
Install, remove, maintain and repair overhead and underground distribution, systems and equipment such as poles, towers, enclosures, ducts and piping and
electrical or other apparatus such as transformers, switches,
capacitors, pot heads, protective devices, cooling or insulating equipment, emergency gear and automatic cooling or insulating equipment, emergency gear and automatic reclosers.
Experienced in installing, testing and maintaining
electrical equipment: regulators, reclosures,
capacitors, automated switchgear, transformers, UD elbows and riser terminations
Conducted research to identify energy savings, which resulted in 15 % of savings by adding power factor correction
capacitor to the
electrical network.