Technology

Voltage optimization is a technique for controlling the voltage supplied to electrical equipment, usually by lowering it to a level that is more efficient to…

Concentrator photovoltaics (CPV) is a technology that uses optical devices like lenses or mirrors to focus sunlight on high-efficiency solar cells. It is a photovoltaic…

A buck-boost converter is a DC-DC converter circuit that can efficiently increase (boost) or decrease (buck) a DC voltage. It has an output voltage magnitude…

A flyback diode, also known as a freewheeling diode or snubber diode, is a diode used in electrical circuits to provide a channel for current…

A flyback converter is a switched-mode power supply (SMPS) circuit that effectively converts a DC input voltage to a different DC output value. It is…

Atomic hydrogen welding (AHW) is a welding technology invented in the early twentieth century, primarily for combining metals such as aluminum and magnesium. It is…

A variable-frequency transformer (VFT) transmits electricity between two (asynchronous or synchronous) alternating current frequency domains. A Variable-Speed Drive (VSD) or Adjustable-Frequency Drive (AFD) is a…

A spark-gap transmitter is an early type of radio transmitter that generates radio waves to communicate. It is an old type of radio transmitter that…

A photoionization detector (PID) is a type of gas detector. It is a type of gas detector that is widely used in industrial hygiene, environmental…

A machine-tool dynamometer is a device for measuring cutting forces and torque during machining processes. It is a multi-component dynamometer that is used to measure…

A dynamometer is a device for measuring force, torque, and power. A dynamometer, or “dyno,” is a device that measures the torque and rotational speed…

An induction regulator is an alternating current electrical machine, similar to an induction motor, that can generate a continuously changeable output voltage. It is a…