Direct current (DC) is one-directional flow of electric charge. An electrochemical cell is a prime example of DC power. Direct current may flow through...
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heavier currents to be carried by the bipole conductors, and full use of the installed third conductor for energy transmission. High currents can be circulated...
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Direct Currents is the name of several promotional features by DC Comics, including a long-running newsletter. Direct Currents was first used as the name...
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Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a form of neuromodulation that uses constant, low direct current delivered via electrodes on the head...
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that alternating current was more dangerous than direct current and tried to prove this by publicly killing animals with both currents, with technical...
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DC motor (redirect from Direct-current motor)
motor that uses direct current (DC) to produce mechanical force. The most common types rely on magnetic forces produced by currents in the coils. Nearly...
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In telecommunications, a neutral direct-current telegraph system (single-current system, single-current transmission system, single-Morse system) is a...
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alternating currents up to 1 kHz; for residual alternating currents superimposed on a smooth direct current; for residual pulsating direct currents superimposed...
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Direct-current plasma (DCP) is a type of plasma source used for atomic emission spectroscopy that utilizes three electrodes to produce a plasma stream...
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equipment. Eddy currents are electric currents that occur in conductors exposed to changing magnetic fields. Similarly, electric currents occur, particularly...
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further current. Currents may be initially associated with the creation of static potentials, but these may be transitory and small. Eddy currents generate...
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electromagnetic field. Although surface currents do flow on the inner walls of the waveguides, those surface currents do not carry power. Power is carried...
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Pacific DC Intertie (redirect from Pacific Direct Current Intertie)
from the Pacific Northwest to the Los Angeles area using high voltage direct current (HVDC). The line capacity is 3.1 gigawatts, which is enough to serve...
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Glow discharge (redirect from Direct-current discharge)
current is increased still further, other factors come into play and an arc discharge begins. The simplest type of glow discharge is a direct-current...
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Look up direct in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Direct may refer to: Directed set, in order theory Direct limit of (pre), sheaves Direct sum of modules...
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alternating currents to direct (or continuous) currents at will at one or more points; Obtain direct currents from alternating currents; Active resistances...
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DC-to-DC converter (redirect from Direct current to direct current converter)
typically used in applications requiring relatively small currents, as at higher currents the increased efficiency and smaller size of switch-mode converters...
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Alternator (redirect from Synchronous alternating-current generator)
alternating current and the use of alternators needed to produce it. After 1891, polyphase alternators were introduced to supply currents of multiple...
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instrument used to measure the current in a circuit. Electric currents are measured in amperes (A), hence the name. For direct measurement, the ammeter is...
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More specifically, ocean currents influence the temperature of the regions through which they travel. For example, warm currents traveling along more temperate...
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Diode bridge (section Current flow)
used in the process of converting alternating current (AC) from the input terminals to direct current (DC, i.e. fixed polarity) on the output terminals...
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Electric generator (redirect from Direct-current generator)
alternators. Dynamos generate pulsing direct current through the use of a commutator. Alternators generate alternating current. Mechanically, a generator consists...
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Pulsed DC (redirect from Pulsating direct current)
Pulsed DC (PDC) or pulsating direct current is a periodic current which changes in value but never changes direction. Some authors use the term pulsed...
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– Currents". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 6 August 2020. Official website Currents at Discogs (list of releases) Currents at...
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vector sum of the currents flowing in all the conductors passing through the probe, which depends on the phase relationship of the currents. Only one conductor...
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from the majority of currently established democracies, which are representative democracies. The theory and practice of direct democracy and participation...
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Multimeter (redirect from Auto-polarity (direct-current signals))
suitable only for direct current measurements, usually in the range of 10 μA to 100 mA. It is easily adapted to read heavier currents by using shunts (resistances...
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Voltage (redirect from Volts direct current)
alternating current (AC) there is a difference between instantaneous voltage and average voltage. Instantaneous voltages can be added for direct current (DC)...
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current shunt a very popular choice for current measurement system with its low cost and high reliability. Both alternating currents (AC) and direct currents...
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Electrical injury (redirect from Shock from electric current)
high currents and rarely induce ventricular fibrillation compared to lower currents with longer duration with both DC or AC. The amount of current can...
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