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- object for a given potential difference (voltage) across the object. Thus ... The ratio of voltage divided by electric current is also called the ...12 KB (1,798 words) - 15:52, 13 February 2024
- in the electrical potential (also known as voltage) drove a current between ... *Electric potential (often called voltage): The potential energy per ...20 KB (2,998 words) - 15:53, 13 February 2024
- (which is determined by the anodizing voltage); it is caused by the interference ... thickness is dependent on the anodizing voltage. Its uses include jewelry ...10 KB (1,610 words) - 05:12, 31 July 2023
- The thermoelectric effect is a phenomenon by which a temperature difference is directly converted to electric voltage and vice versa. On the ...25 KB (3,886 words) - 18:30, 30 April 2023
- those signals/information into current/voltage or digital (high/low) signals ... as transducers) that transform current/voltage signals back into useful ...15 KB (2,062 words) - 16:04, 13 February 2024
- A cyclotron is a type of particle accelerator. Cyclotrons accelerate charged particles using a high-frequency, alternating voltage (potential ...12 KB (1,883 words) - 06:53, 12 January 2024
- Georg Simon Ohm was a German physicist who clarified the fundamental relationships between electric current, voltage, and resistance. This relationship ...15 KB (2,285 words) - 06:57, 18 April 2024
- well as the availability and variation in voltage-gated ion conductances, ... stimulation passively. In this example, voltage changes measured at the ...15 KB (2,188 words) - 02:26, 25 August 2020
- from the unheated anode surface when the voltage polarity is reversed and ... fi valve amplifiers, and specialized high-voltage equipment. ...25 KB (3,818 words) - 17:12, 22 July 2020
- smaller electric field (and thus a smaller voltage), leading to an increased ... strength is required, such as high voltage capacitors and pulse transformers ...14 KB (1,888 words) - 14:27, 29 January 2024
- immersed in the liquid, and an electrical voltage is applied to them. One ... water and connected to a battery or low-voltage DC power supply. (The salt ...7 KB (1,039 words) - 04:29, 27 November 2020
- (called 'plates'). When voltage is applied to the capacitor ... * Mica: Similar to metal film. Often high voltage. Suitable for high ...30 KB (4,519 words) - 19:31, 25 November 2023
- pump thermostats operate on low-voltage (typically 24VAC) control ... ===Line voltage thermostats=== Line voltage thermostats are most commonly ...21 KB (3,178 words) - 18:31, 30 April 2023
- to a thermal gradient, it will generate a voltage. This is now known as the ... gradient between terminals. Hence, the voltage from a known cold junction ...22 KB (3,206 words) - 18:29, 30 April 2023
- The perception of electric shock can vary, depending on the voltage ... Heating due to resistance can cause extensive and deep burns. Voltage ...22 KB (3,364 words) - 00:16, 13 February 2024
- * Charge transferred from a high-voltage electrode * Charge created ... a horseshoe magnet. It produced a small DC voltage, and large amounts of current. ...16 KB (2,450 words) - 15:52, 13 February 2024
- accelerated, so a carefully controlled AC voltage is applied to each plate ... are Cockcroft-Walton generators, or voltage multipliers, which convert ...19 KB (2,915 words) - 18:45, 23 March 2023
- the rate of current is proportional to the voltage (Ohm's law), provided the temperature remains constant and the material remains in the ...11 KB (1,570 words) - 15:50, 13 February 2024
- When a voltage is applied across the electrodes, a torque acts to ... that it appears bright with no applied voltage. With this setup, the dark ...20 KB (3,141 words) - 04:22, 29 October 2022
- opposes an electric current by producing a voltage drop between its terminals ... resistance (R) of the resistor, the voltage drop (V) across the resistor ...24 KB (3,494 words) - 19:43, 16 April 2023
- equivalent to what was called the internal voltage source in the previous section ... the SI unit of electromotive force. The voltage across the terminals of ...31 KB (4,897 words) - 11:28, 20 September 2023
- circuited, the applied charge induces a voltage across the material. The ... === High voltage and power sources === Direct piezoelectricity of some ...25 KB (3,464 words) - 06:13, 24 November 2022
- A number of high voltage dry piles were invented between the early ... devices which produce very high voltage at very low current and ...18 KB (2,558 words) - 16:05, 13 February 2024
- for capacitors and for insulating high-voltage electrical equipment. As ... they have been used as insulators in high-voltage electrical equipment. ...9 KB (1,317 words) - 16:34, 9 November 2022
- "negative resistance." Once the voltage across the device reaches ... A piezoelectric material develops a voltage difference between two faces ...16 KB (2,304 words) - 23:57, 3 December 2023
- #039;s power network was based on low-voltage DC, which meant large currents ... and Stanley installed the first multiple-voltage AC power system in Great ...15 KB (2,305 words) - 00:24, 24 November 2022
- from the apparent power, when the current and voltage are both sinusoids with a known phase angle between them: :\mbox{(real power)} = \mbox { ...5 KB (743 words) - 00:16, 13 February 2024
- heater current or elevated cathode voltage. Once the CRT has warmed ... It is most useful for the horizontal voltage to repeatedly increase linearly ...37 KB (6,021 words) - 16:18, 3 December 2023
- A transistor is a semiconductor device that uses a small amount of voltage or electrical current to control a larger change in voltage or current ...30 KB (4,329 words) - 02:07, 2 May 2023
- V/cm as compared to five to ten V/cm). At a given voltage, the heat generation and thus the gel temperature is much lower than with TBE or TAE buffers ...10 KB (1,388 words) - 19:37, 20 November 2023
- that cross paths at a cell, creating a voltage difference between front ... can be maintained by applying low-level voltage between all horizontal and ...16 KB (2,366 words) - 20:45, 9 April 2023
- An alternating voltage applied to one winding creates a time-varying ... Transformers are essential for high voltage power transmission, which ...40 KB (5,952 words) - 02:06, 2 May 2023
- part of the motor across which the input voltage is supplied. Depending upon ... is also common, with a fixed field voltage, the speed being controlled ...46 KB (7,150 words) - 00:15, 13 February 2024
- when Wildman Whitehouse applied excessive voltage to the cable while trying ... Whitehouse believed that, with enough voltage, any cable could be driven ...19 KB (2,734 words) - 21:23, 26 February 2023
- styles are usually started using pulses of high voltage. ... When power is applied, there is sufficient voltage to strike an arc between ...36 KB (5,574 words) - 23:52, 12 February 2022
- of the condemned person. Typically, an initial voltage of around 2,000 volts is applied for up to 15 seconds both to induce unconsciousness and to stop ...11 KB (1,758 words) - 02:55, 29 December 2021
- electron microscopy (TEM) involves a high voltage electron beam emitted by ... Unlike the TEM, where electrons of the high voltage beam form the ...20 KB (2,873 words) - 15:58, 13 February 2024
- light from the fingers or stylus. The voltage thus induced in the reverse ... positive electrical polarity. When the voltage across the p-n junction ...41 KB (6,290 words) - 01:16, 26 October 2022
- * high-voltage indicators * lightning arrestors * wave meter tubes * television tubes == External links == All links retrieved November 11, 2022. ...6 KB (841 words) - 16:18, 11 November 2022
- to flow. Connected directly to a constant-voltage mains power line, a fluorescent ... instead. For operation from AC mains voltage, the use of simple inductor ...43 KB (6,681 words) - 17:46, 28 March 2024
- regained some popularity recently in low-voltage tracks, which often look ... made up of small low wattage, low voltage lamps in a track or translucent ...20 KB (3,109 words) - 01:38, 26 October 2022
- is connected to the positive side of a low voltage direct-current power source ... Low force/low voltage separable connectors used in telecommunications ...13 KB (1,984 words) - 17:16, 29 December 2021
- electric organ discharges (EODs), which may be low voltage for electrolocation and high voltage to stun prey or offer protection. ====Fossil record==== ...14 KB (1,774 words) - 17:27, 17 December 2022
- its structure with the application of high-voltage pulses. This addresses problems ... requires application of higher than usual voltage. Repeated exposure to UV ...21 KB (3,125 words) - 19:08, 16 April 2023
- A typical PEM fuel cell produces a voltage from 0.6 V to 0.7 V at ... * Ohmic loss (voltage drop due to resistance of the cell components ...40 KB (5,810 words) - 07:10, 15 April 2024
- are biased with a fixed charge (Q). The voltage maintained across the capacitor ... the audio signal, and lowpass for the bias voltage. Note that the time constant ...49 KB (7,389 words) - 10:39, 10 March 2023
- just as it is impossible to set up a voltage difference in a superconductor. Superfluid helium also exhibits a "creeping" effect—some ...7 KB (1,079 words) - 13:54, 28 April 2023
- that regulate megawatts of power on high voltage distribution lines. In applications ... high, allowing a wide range of high voltage or high amperage applications ...28 KB (4,495 words) - 14:19, 28 April 2023
- until about 1980. Robert Moog developed voltage controlled oscillators and ... was a collection of modules of voltage-controlled envelope generators ...23 KB (3,345 words) - 16:02, 13 February 2024
- If a chemical reaction is driven by an external applied voltage, as ... Sturgeon with mercury would produce a better voltage. [[Image:Arrhenius2 ...56 KB (8,590 words) - 15:53, 13 February 2024
