The phrase
"voltage spikes" refers to sudden, brief increases in the amount of electrical power flowing through a system. It can disrupt or damage electronic devices if their circuits are not designed to handle such sudden increases in voltage.
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«voltage»
«spikes»
Sentences with «voltage spikes»
- The synapse rests in a superconducting state, except when it's activated by incoming current and starts producing voltage spikes. (sciencedaily.com)
- Besides the higher system voltage a running engine may cause voltage spikes, transients and other things which a device must be able to handle if it is (meant) to be connected to a running car's electrical system. (mechanics.stackexchange.com)
- Instead of the digital code of voltage spikes that neurons use, astrocytes may act more like an analog network, encoding information in slowly rising and falling waves of calcium. (discovermagazine.com)
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