Sentences with phrase «electrical energy during»

The system also features regenerative braking to capture electrical energy during braking, electric power assist during acceleration, low - rolling resistance tires and improved aerodynamics.

It also controls the electric motor, so that kinetic energy is transformed into electrical energy during coasting and when braking.

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How fast it goes: The two fuel stacks (which provide 670 horsepower) are augmented by a supercapacitor that stores electrical energy conserved during breaking for another 201 horsepower, for a total of 871 horsepower.

With a contract now in place between Tesla and the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO), the battery «will help solve power outages, reduce intermittencies, and manage summertime peak load to support the reliability of South Australia's electrical infrastructure, providing enough power for more than 30,000 homes — approximately equal to the amount of homes that lost power during the blackout period last year,» Tesla said in a statement.

«Tesla Powerpack will charge using renewable energy from the Hornsdale Wind Farm and then deliver electricity during peak hours to help maintain the reliable operation of South Australia's electrical infrastructure,» Tesla said in a press release.

It also allows increased fuel economy through engine shut - off at idle, fuel cut - off during deceleration and the capability to capture electrical energy through regenerative braking.

After 12 years of commercializing a technology she developed during her Ph.D. research in electrical and computer engineering, Kavita Ravi, 2011 - 13 Executive Branch Fellow at the Department of Energy, was ready for a change.

«As much as 15 percent of energy is lost to dissipation during transmission, so if you could make wires from this material and use them in the electrical grid, it could change that story.»

The new system is also designed to allow a PHEV to use its battery as an energy storage device, enabling the car to hold electrical energy in the battery while the grid has surplus power (during off - peak hours, for example) and contribute its surplus energy back to the grid when the latter needs more power to meet peak demand, Su says.

«Hydrogen produced onboard the aircraft during flight can be channeled to a fuel cell for electrical energy generation,» said lead researcher Dr. Shani Elitzur of the Technion Faculty of Aerospace Engineering.

The experiments reveal that the sudden loss of energy supply to the heart cells and the subsequent rapid «reboot» during treatment causes mitochondria to falter and trigger a whirlwind of aberrant electrical signals.

But unlike fuses that break to prevent an electrical overload, the steel in steel - yielding devices stretches back and forth during a quake, dissipating seismic energy that would otherwise take its toll on the building structure and contents.

During the renal denervation procedure with the Symplicity device used in this trial, a catheter is threaded through arteries to deliver radiofrequency energy that inactivates kidney nerves, interrupting electrical signals to and from the kidney, an organ that performs a major role in regulating blood pressure.

At electrical breakdown, the energies in the surging electrons were thousands of times greater than 10 — 19 MeV, so during the flood, bremsstrahlung radiation released a sea of neutrons throughout the crust.83 Subterranean water absorbed many of these neutrons, converting normal hydrogen (1H) into heavy hydrogen (2H, called deuterium) and normal oxygen (16O) into 18O.

Messages to and from the brain are then interrupted, just like electrical energy is interrupted during a blackout.

Another standard feature is Brake Energy Regeneration, which ensures that — as far as possible — power for the vehicle's electrical system is generated during braking and coasting.

Thanks to recuperation, the lithium - ion battery charges while driving: During braking and rolling, the VISION X converts kinetic energy into electrical energy and uses this energy later for driving.

This optimised charging strategy saves up to ten per cent of energy so as to extend the amount of travel time during which the vehicle runs on electrical power alone.

For example, if the system knows that a downhill stretch is coming up soon, the BMW ActiveHybrid 3 can wait to recharge its battery and invest all the high - voltage battery's electrical energy in providing supplementary driving power, since the battery will be recharged during the forthcoming descent at no cost in terms of fuel consumption.

With Brake Energy Regeneration, power for the vehicle's electrical system is generated only during braking and overrun.

During the coasting and braking phase, the alternator can convert the kinetic energy into electrical energy that is stored temporarily in the battery.

Events such as negotiating towns on the way to the destination are taken into account when planning the available electrical energy, and during recuperation and thermal conditioning of the drive components.

When the Insight is coasting or its brakes are applied, and the vehicle is in gear, its electric - assist motor becomes a generator, converting forward momentum into electrical energy, instead of wasting it as heat during conventional braking (vented front disc / rear drum brakes are still the main means of braking).

Overrun, or the so - called regeneration phase, is one of the most important instruments of this vehicle concept for optimizing efficiency as it transforms the braking energy released during deceleration phases back into electrical energy, instead of it being wasted and released as heat.

Additionally, when the driver applies the brakes during everyday driving, the A8 converts a large percentage of the braking energy — normally lost in the form of heat — into electrical energy for future use.

During regenerative braking, the system converts kinetic energy to electrical power, then stores the power in the Energy Storage Senergy to electrical power, then stores the power in the Energy Storage SEnergy Storage System.

During the journey, the starter - generator feeds the electrical system on board the B - Class with energy.

Overrun, or the regeneration phase as it is known, is one of this vehicle concept's most important instruments for optimising efficiency: the braking energy released during deceleration phases is transformed back into electrical energy instead of it being released as heat and wasted.

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.

Another standard feature is Brake Energy Regeneration, which ensures that, as far as possible, power for the vehicle's electrical system is generated during braking and overrun.

The output of the alternator is increased during low engine load conditions, for example when decelerating, with the excess electrical energy stored in the car's battery.

Further fuel saving measures include Brake Energy Regeneration that ensures as far as possible, power for the vehicle electrical system is generated only during braking and overrun.

The entire hotel is equipped with the advanced INN control II guestroom control system that automatically adjusts the air conditioning, lights and other electricals in the rooms during guest check - in for maximum comfort and energy efficiency.

«Porsche By Design» will end with a 2010 version of the GT3R hybrid race car prototype, which uses a flywheel energy storage system to convert kinetic energy created during braking into an electrical current, supplementing the 670 - horsepower gasoline - powered flat six engine.

With new «smart grid» technology, the plug - in hybrid vehicle could even deliver some of its stored electrical energy — sold at premium $ / KWH — back to the electric grid during hot afternoons, as it sits plugged - in, in the parking lot of one's employer.

This project will allow a certain proportion of fossil - fuel powered electrical generation to be taken offline during the daytime, reducing CO2 emissions and providing more energy independence for the region.

The renewable output does not need to match the performance period, but the volume of the renewable electrical output at the renewables» site shall be equal to 15 years of energy use of the project during its performance period.

According to Bill Reinert of Toyota, one of the great advantages of the Prius electrical system - in which the battery is charged by the petrol engine and using energy recaptured during braking - is the fact that you never need to plug it in and that it never runs out of juice.

During regenerative braking, the motor also acts as a high - output generator, recovering kinetic energy as electrical energy to charge the system battery.

During deceleration and under braking, the electric motor acts as high - output generator to effect regenerative braking, optimizing energy management in the Lexus Hybrid Drive system by recovering kinetic energy (normally wasted as heat under braking and deceleration) as electrical energy for storage in the high performance battery.

ERCOT, the main electric grid in Texas, received 9.9 percent of its electrical generation from wind energy during 2013 and is on track to top 10 percent in the coming years considering the 7,000 MW of new capacity now under construction in Texas.

US solar power capacity recently surpassed 10 gigawatts as the price of solar panels has fallen some 75 % during the past 5 years... Wind installations have surged past 60 gigawatts and non-hydro renewable energy sources accounted for more than 99 % of all new US electrical generating capacity installed during January.

Microgrid are integral to initiatives that aim to strengthen the economy, save lives during natural disasters, and make our energy supply more sustainable and our electrical power more secure.

One megawatt - hour is roughly equal to the total amount of electrical energy used by about 330 US homes during one hour.