Sentences with phrase «operating electric currents»

Moving blocks and building bridges by operating electric currents were only the start.

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The traction - drive system typically consists of a boost converter (which steps up voltage when the electronic circuit requires a higher operating voltage than the battery can provide alone), two inverters (which take direct current (DC) voltage and convert it to alternating current (AC)-RRB-, and electric motors to provide motive power (pdf).
A new, lightweight composite material for energy storage in flexible electronics, electric vehicles and aerospace applications has been experimentally shown to store energy at operating temperatures well above current commercial polymers, according to a team of Penn State scientists.
From downtown Munich to the fields of Bavaria, those panels exploited the photoelectric effect (in which light expels electrons to create an electric current) to crank out the equivalent of 16 nuclear power plants operating at full capacity.
Eaton's hybrid controller selects the most efficient mode of operation - diesel, electric, or a blend - depending upon current operating conditions, the battery pack's state of charge, and driver demand.
The Accord Hybrid's powertrain operates by seamlessly shifting between three distinct drive operations: EV Drive (100 - percent electric motor), Hybrid Drive (electric motor and gasoline engine [driving the generator motor]-RRB- and Engine Drive (gasoline engine), utilizing power from the gasoline engine and electric motors to accommodate the current driving conditions.
A plug - in hybrid operates like a normal gasoline - electric hybrid but can be plugged in to regular electrical current overnight to charge the batteries to the point where, GM claims, the Vue will be able to travel 34 miles on electric power alone.
The current generation, introduced in 2004, has a drive train that is composed of a hybrid gasoline - electric system which can operate off of the battery exclusively at low speeds or when stopped.
The C - Max Hybrid is a conventional parallel hybrid, with gasoline and electric power sources sharing propulsion duties, and is targeted to deliver better fuel economy than the current Fusion Hybrid — which, at 41 mpg combined, is already the most fuel - efficient sedan sold in the U.S.. It's also said to operate in electric - only mode beyond 47 mph; and the vehicle's Powersplit controller is an evolution of what's currently used in the Fusion.
«It builds on the powersplit architecture Ford uses in its current hybrids, allowing it to operate in fuel - saving electric mode beyond 47 mph (76 km / h).»
He will touch the screen of a Sony Tablet with the Android operating system which, via the Internet, will transmit the command to switch on the electric current to the tree,» revealed Vatican News sources.
A solar - electric system provides electricity (12V direct current) to operate the water pump and lamps.
Basically, electric bikes are about three times less expensive to operate than cars from a current fuel cost perspective.
By Peter Gleick, President Emeritus and Chief Scientist June 24, 2016 The announcement that Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) will close the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant when its current operating licenses expire in 2025 has caused what can only be described as consternation mixed with occasional conniptions among the nuclear industry and some strongly
The announcement that Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) will close the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant when its current operating licenses expire in 2025 has caused what can only be described as consternation mixed with occasional conniptions among the nuclear industry and some strongly pro-nuclear groups.
An electric baseboard heater is designed to operate in free air and it depends on air currents passing by to limit the maximum exterior temperature it will reach (for safety reasons).
Although this project was developed to satisfy requirements for a wind site operating within the ERCOT region, it is compatible with any operating wind farm that contains voltage and current transformers at the wind farm feed - in point (connection point to the grid) in any electric reliability council.
This may operate in the following manner: reductions in the CR flux increase atmospheric resistance to the vertical current flow of the global electric circuit, which in turn reduces the amount of space charge accumulating at cloud boundaries.
HIGHLIGHTS • Over four years» experience as a delivery driver • Highly skilled in operating and driving automobiles, vans and light trucks • Able to pick up and deliver various products on - time • In - depth knowledge of vehicle's electric systems • Current Class B CDL
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