Sentences with phrase «into electric energy»

Throughout history, human ancestors have used renewable energy as a source of power, and technology has now developed ways to harness renewable resources into electric energy for use in homes and businesses.

This converts the kinetic energy of the vehicle into electric energy without having to use additional fuel.

The integrated «smart grid» electrical power network may be needed to make wind farm power available in the right places, but it will also perpetuate the most wasteful practice known to man which is the system of central power plants that throw away up to twice the heat energy as they manage to get converted into electric energy.

So, it's no surprise that the smart EQ fortwo comes with an ECO driving mode, designed to maximize range and turn the vehicle's kinetic energy into electric energy for the road ahead.

New however, is an electric turbocharger that converts exhaust heat into electric energy via a flywheel energy storage system; a turbine in the exhaust spins a generator.

In this new version of the R18, the turbocharger is linked to an electrical device which converts thermal energy from the exhaust gas into electric energy.

Beginning with September 2011, BlueEFFICIENCY models of Viano and Vito include a new generator management system converts part of the kinetic energy produced into electric energy, which is then stored in the battery.

For the first time, the turbocharger of the internal combustion engine is linked to an electrical machine, which makes it possible to convert the thermal energy of the exhaust gas flow into electric energy — for instance, when the boost pressure limit has been reached.

Meanwhile, the batteries are being recharged, even during braking, when the power generated from slowing the vehicle is turned into electric energy to recharge the battery.

In the engineering sense, the theoretical limit for converting the kinetic energy of wind into electric energy is 59.3 %.

• Regenerative Braking: Electric Vehicles make use of regenerative braking, which converts the vehicle's kinetic energy into electric energy - and uses this to charge the battery - rather than wasting it as heat energy as conventional brakes do.

They heated the structures periodically with a laser, changed the temperature to reach approximately 80 degrees C and then calculated the pyroelectric coefficient, which is a measure of how effectively a material can convert heat into electric energy.

In practical use, this advanced hybrid technology impresses with low consumption and emission figures, but high performance: the electric motor is able to replace or support the combustion engine and makes use of energy generated while braking by converting it into electric energy, storing it and reusing it.

The electric motor is able to replace or support the combustion engine in situations where the combustion engine does not perform quite so well, and makes practical use of energy generated while braking by converting it into electric energy and storing it.

Modern HEVs make use of efficiency - improving technologies such as regenerative braking, which converts the vehicle's kinetic energy into electric energy to charge the battery, rather than wasting it as heat energy as conventional brakes do.

For more than five decades, fuel cells have been heralded for their potential as a costefficient, environmentally friendly means to convert readily available chemical energy into electric energy.