• Look up converter in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Converter may refer to: Frequency converter Voltage converter, another name for Electromagnetic...
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    A catalytic converter is an exhaust emission control device which converts toxic gases and pollutants in exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine...
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    In electronics, an analog-to-digital converter (ADC, A/D, or A-to-D) is a system that converts an analog signal, such as a sound picked up by a microphone...
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    A torque converter is a device, usually implemented as a type of fluid coupling, that transfers rotating power from a prime mover, like an internal combustion...
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  • are multiple types of resonant converter: Series Resonant Converter Parallel Resonant Converter Class E Resonant Converter Class E Resonant Rectifier Zero...
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    A boost converter or step-up converter is a DC-to-DC converter that increases voltage, while decreasing current, from its input (supply) to its output...
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    A buck converter or step-down converter is a DC-to-DC converter which decreases voltage, while increasing current, from its input (supply) to its output...
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    electronic converters. Electronic converters for HVDC are divided into two main categories: Line-commutated converters Voltage-sourced converters Most of...
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    The buck–boost converter is a type of DC-to-DC converter that has an output voltage magnitude that is either greater than or less than the input voltage...
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    The Ćuk converter (Serbo-Croatian: [tɕûːk], English: /ˈtʃuːk/) is a type of buck-boost converter with low ripple current. A Ćuk converter can be seen...
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    digital-to-analog converter (DAC, D/A, D2A, or D-to-A) is a system that converts a digital signal into an analog signal. An analog-to-digital converter (ADC) performs...
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  • A DC-to-DC converter is an electronic circuit or electromechanical device that converts a source of direct current (DC) from one voltage level to another...
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  • A thermionic converter consists of a hot electrode which thermionically emits electrons over a potential energy barrier to a cooler electrode, producing...
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  • When a descrambler is added to the Cable Converter Box in the same chassis, it is referred to as a Converter/Descrambler or sometimes a Combination Unit...
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  • Any Video Converter is a video converter developed by Anvsoft Inc. for Microsoft Windows and macOS. It is available in both a free and paid version. Any...
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  • Rust converters are chemical solutions or primers that can be applied directly to an iron or iron alloy surface to convert iron oxides (rust) into a protective...
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  • process of converting electric energy from one form to another. A power converter is an electrical device for converting electrical energy between alternating...
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    flyback converter is used in both AC/DC, and DC/DC conversion with galvanic isolation between the input and any outputs. The flyback converter is a buck-boost...
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  • A voltage converter is an electric power converter which changes the voltage of an electrical power source. It may be combined with other components to...
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    GraphicConverter is computer software that displays and edits raster graphics files. It also converts files between different formats. For example, one...
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    A cascade converter is a type of motor-generator which was patented in 1902 by J. L. la Cour and O. S. Bragstad. It consists of an induction motor driving...
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    A rotary converter is a type of electrical machine which acts as a mechanical rectifier, inverter or frequency converter. Rotary converters were used to...
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    An HVDC converter station (or simply converter station) is a specialised type of substation which forms the terminal equipment for a high-voltage direct...
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  • In telecommunications, the term code conversion has the following meanings: 1. Conversion of signals, or groups of signals, in one code into corresponding...
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    BOF, or OSM), also known as Linz-Donawitz steelmaking or the oxygen converter process, is a method of primary steelmaking in which carbon-rich molten...
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    boost converters, buck converters, and the buck–boost converters. These belong to the simplest class of single input, single output converters which use...
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  • Video converters are computer programs that can change the storage format of digital video. They may recompress the video to another format in a process...
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    The forward converter is a DC/DC converter that uses a transformer to increase or decrease the output voltage (depending on the transformer ratio) and...
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    either escape as gas or form a solid slag. The refractory lining of the converter plays a role in the conversion — clay linings may be used when little...
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    and then resold catalytic converters through the United States. The regional theft rings sent their stolen catalytic converters to DG Auto Parts in Freehold...
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