Sentences with phrase «electrical voltage into»

Subtle interactions of electrons and light make them so valuable for technology: ultra-thin systems of semiconductor layers can turn electrical voltage into light.

Not exact matches

On Earth, the brightest auroras (the high - altitude glows often called the northern and southern lights) are generated when electrons in outer space near Earth are accelerated by large electrical potentials, or voltages, along the lines in our planet's magnetic field and slam into gas molecules in the upper atmosphere above polar regions.

The porelike protein forms a potassium channel, an electrical entryway into the cell that toggles open or shut depending on the outside voltage.

They dunk a positively charged graphite electrode into the salt and pass an electrical voltage between the electrode and the side of the crucible.

«We have discovered that by inserting a very thin film of gallium arsenide into the connecting junction of stacked cells we can virtually eliminate voltage loss without blocking any of the solar energy,» says Dr. Salah Bedair, a professor of electrical engineering at NC State and senior author of a paper describing the work.

Antennas receive information by resonating with EM waves, which they convert into electrical voltage.

The team used the key properties of zinc oxide, a material that when squashed or stretched creates a voltage by converting energy from motion into electrical energy, in the form of nanorods.

From my understanding the vast majority of the electrical system has a stock rectifier between it and the stator... even alternators to my understanding often have a rectifier built into them so that the unit outputs DC voltage.

Now this produces AC current which is sent through a Rectifier to be converted into DC voltage and that is sent to the battery to be recharged, most of the electrical things on your car run of the battery where the alternator provides additional amps to the system while charging.

The the amount of voltage produced by the Alternator is proportional to the engine RPM and the Alternator is at best 50 to 60 % efficient meaning it only converts 50 % of the mechanical energy into electrical energy.

A standard gas - powered car doesn't have enough electrical power for an autonomous vehicle, so we've had to tap into Fusion Hybrid's high - voltage battery pack by adding a second, independent power converter to help create two sources of power to maintain robustness.

The Motor Control Unit (MCU) is a critical component of a 100 percent electric - powered vehicle as it manages and regulates the electrical power supply to the electric motor to generate the necessary level of torque to power the vehicle by converting the battery pack's DC voltage into three - phase AC.

The regeneration of the reef is done by sending low - voltage electrical currents into wire structures beneath the water.

precious metals (like gold, platinum and palladium), a variety of which can be recycled into component plating and low voltage electrical contacts; palladium plays a key role in the technology used for fuel cells.

Although private investors are investing in long - distance high - voltage transmission lines, these need to be incorporated into a carefully planned national grid, the electrical equivalent of President Eisenhower's interstate highway system, in order to unleash the full potential of renewable energy wealth.

It occurs when a person comes into contact with an open electrical line and is struck with a high voltage of electricity.