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Three-phase electric power — This article deals with where, how and why three phase is used. For information on the basic mathematics and principles of three phase, see three phase. Three phase electric power is a common method of alternating current electric power… … Wikipedia
Single-wire earth return — (SWER) or single wire ground return is a single wire transmission line for supplying single phase electrical power from an electrical grid to remote areas at low cost. It is principally used for rural electrification, but also finds use for… … Wikipedia
Boiler (steam generator) — Contents 1 Steam generator (component of prime mover) 2 Boiler types 2.1 Haycock and wagon top boilers … Wikipedia
Explosively pumped flux compression generator — An explosively pumped flux compression generator (EPFCG) is a device used to generate a high power electromagnetic pulse by compressing magnetic flux using high explosive.An EPFCG can be used only once as a pulsed power supply since the device is … Wikipedia
Alternating current — (green curve). The horizontal axis measures time; the vertical, current or voltage. In alternating current (AC, also ac) the movement of electric charge periodically reverses direction. In direct current (DC, also dc), the flow of electric charge … Wikipedia
War of Currents — In the War of Currents era (sometimes, War of the Currents or Battle of Currents ) in the late 1880s, George Westinghouse and Thomas Edison became adversaries due to Edison s promotion of direct current (DC) for electric power distribution over… … Wikipedia
Mains electricity — A table lamp connected to a wall socket (the mains). Mains is the general purpose alternating current (AC) electric power supply. In the US, electric power is referred to by several names including household power, household electricity,… … Wikipedia
Single-phase electric power — In electrical engineering, single phase electric power refers to the distribution of alternating current electric power using a system in which all the voltages of the supply vary in unison. Single phase distribution is used when loads are mostly … Wikipedia
Thomas Edison — Infobox person name = Thomas Alva Edison caption = Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety nine percent perspiration. Thomas Alva Edison, Harper s Monthly (September 1932) birth date =birth date|1847|02|11 birth place =Milan, Ohio death date… … Wikipedia
Phase converter — A phase converter is a device that converts power provided as single or multiple phases to a different number of phases.The majority of phase converters are used to produce three phase electrical power from a single phase source, thus allowing… … Wikipedia
