Sentences with phrase «operating as a generator»

When accelerator - pedal pressure is reduced or the brake pedal is applied, the main drive motor temporarily operates as a generator and the electrical current produced restores a portion of the battery's charge.

In Series Hybrid Mode the petrol engine operates as a generator supplying electricity to the electric motors.

A third electric motor, also 45 / kW, is located between the engine and the 6 - gear sequential transmission and operates as a generator in two different cases: during deceleration to feed the supercapacitor and during acceleration to directly power the rear electric motors.

It operates as a generator as well, during deceleration to feed the battery and during acceleration to power the rear wheels.

Recovering kinetic energy: In braking, the electric motor — now operating as a generator — recovers kinetic energy which is then stored in the lithium - ion battery.

If the driver releases the accelerator pedal or brakes, and the battery is insufficiently charged, the two electric motors operate as generators and charge the lithium - ion battery with the energy recovered from braking.

In most conditions, Insight operates on electric power only, drawing energy from the engine (operating as a generator) or battery pack.

When operating as a generator in Brake Energy Regeneration, the electric motor produces approximately 27 hp of brake force.

Under most conditions, the vehicle operates in Hybrid Drive mode, in which the gasoline engine operates as a generator, supplying electric power to the hybrid batteries, with motive power supplied by the electric propulsion motor.

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Some operate as so - called lead generators, enrolling clients, mostly through online ads, and then selling them to affiliates or independent firms for finder's fees.

The mine's processing plant is currently operating at reduced capacity, supported by an existing on - site diesel power station, as well as portable generators.

«What appears to have happened [in Fukushima] is that after the first failure of the first cooling system, as a result of the power cuts from the grid, the back - up diesel generators began to work and began to operate but they were then hit by the tsunami and therefore back - up operators failed to work and it took the staff on site some time to re-establish and improvise cooling which they of course did with the pumping of sea water.»

The Water Authority is finishing a $ 1.4 billion tunnel and pumping station that amounts to a drain hole in the bottom of Lake Mead, a project Mulroy describes as «a survival policy,» that would allow the city to continue taking water even after the generators and pumps in the Hoover Dam stop operating and California, Arizona and Mexico, which is also entitled to the tail end of the Colorado's water, are completely cut off.

Furthermore, the relatively quick process of converting coal - fired plants to biomass - fired generation is an attractive benefit for power generators whose generation assets are no longer viable as coal plants due to the expiration of operating permits.

Furthermore, the relatively quick process of converting coal - fired plants to biomass - fired generation is an attractive benefit for power generators whose generation assets are no longer viable as coal plants due to the expiration of operating permits or the introduction of taxes or other restrictions on fossil fuel usage or emissions of GHGs and other pollutants.

On its turn, each motor operates independently as a generator or a motor to achieve the same effect as an intelligent torque - vectoring differential.

Under most operating conditions, the Accord works in the Hybrid mode where the engine acts as a generator and supplies electric power to the battery with power being channelled to the wheels via the electric propulsion motor.

Even in engines operating under a constant load (such as electrical generators), turbochargers have advantages over superchargers.

Honda says that in most driving conditions the Insight will operate using its electric motor, using the 1.5 - liter engine as a generator or drawing juice from the battery.

The Volt operates as a pure battery electric vehicle until its plug - in battery capacity drops to a predetermined threshold from full charge, at which point its gasoline engine powers an electric generator to extend the vehicle's range.

One is an engine - driven generator that operates as an engine starter and can charge the battery pack or power other electric motors as needed.

The powertrain will be able to operate on electric power alone in most conditions as it draws energy from the engine that acts as a generator or the battery pack.

The default upon startup is all - electric with the gas engine decoupled and this means of operation is not unlike how the Chevrolet Volt — or a diesel - electric freight train for that matter — operates in concept, efficiently using the combustion engine as a generator in series hybrid mode.

Under most conditions, the Insight operates as a series hybrid, in which the gasoline engine, connected to the generator motor, produces electricity that is supplied to either the electric propulsion motor and / or the 60 - cell lithium - ion battery pack.

In the original Armored Core games and in Armored Core 2, the player had to get massively into debt and each time they did this they were operated upon and given a special Human Plus power (such as automatic radar, double generator refresh and the ability to fire back cannons whilst moving).

It was to operate, in other words, as a drawn form, as a three - dimensional form, as a source of colour, and as a generator of secondary effects that would modify their environment, much as stained glass modifies the building in which it is installed.

Auxiliary generator: A generator at the electric plant site that provides power for the operation of the electrical generating equipment itself, including related demands such as plant lighting, during periods when the electric plant is not operating and power is unavailable from the grid.

-- The proposal for wind generators seems to forget, as you noted, that these things operate part time.

«Higher gas prices are rationing consumption by electricity generators, especially owners of combined - cycle plants that operate as baseload and consume large volumes of fuel.

Current USC (Ultra Super Critical) coal - fired generators are operating in China and Japan as about 45 % efficiency and 600C.

In 2010, EPA started allowing backup generators to operate for 15 hours a year without being subject to emissions regulations as a part of demand response programs implemented during times of extreme load or emergency conditions that could trigger blackouts.

But because backup generators must repeatedly surge to full power and back to standby, as wind speed rises and falls, they operate inefficiently, use more fuel and emit more — much like cars forced to stop repeatedly on freeways.

Neil @» Most steel and all concrete for new wind power is also likely to have a very long operating lifetime, and the small amounts of steel and copper and rare earths in the generators should be readily recyclable as those materials in FF or nuclear generators.

For a lot of technical reasons, the current generation of wind generators can not operate as the backbone of a grid.

Key Power Engineer duties and responsibilities include operating, maintaining, repairing and renovating equipment such as boilers, steam systems, heat and air - conditioning systems, motors, condensers, pumps, turbines, generators, compressed gas systems, diesel engines, automated machinery and more.

Seek to work as a generator mechanic for a reputed organization on basis of extensive knowledge about maintaining, operating and troubleshooting issues related to generators.

Supervised various electrical maintenance teams on several other projects such as turbine generator rotor installation, motor operated valve refurbishment, battery maintenance, and panel cleaning

Van Reenen adds that he is witnessing a growing number of rebuilds specifically designed to operate completely off the grid, with power supplied by energy sources such as solar panels and gas generators.

It sounds like they are operating more as a lead generator for LendingTree.