A linear alternator is an electromechanical type of alternator that is essentially a linear motor used as an electrical generator. An alternator is a type...
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cost and simplicity, most alternators use a rotating magnetic field with a stationary armature. Occasionally, a linear alternator or a rotating armature...
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Free-piston engine (redirect from Linear Combustion Engine)
turbine, through driving a linear load such as an air compressor for pneumatic power, or by incorporating a linear alternator directly into the pistons...
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A flux switching alternator is a form of high-speed alternator, an AC electrical generator, intended for direct drive by a turbine. They are simple in...
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and electric transmission was shown at a German motor show in 1983. Linear alternator Taglilabue, John (1983-06-27). "Free-Piston Engine Debated". The New...
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The free-piston linear generator (FPLG) uses chemical energy from fuel to drive magnets through a stator and converts this linear motion into electric...
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free-piston device, energy may be added or removed by an electrical linear alternator, pump or other coaxial device. This avoids the need for a linkage...
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make them more useful for distributed energy [citation needed]. A linear alternator transforms mechanical energy into electricity. It counts with neodymium...
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Slip ring Commutator Brush Generators AC generator Alternator Flux switching alternator Linear alternator PM synchronous generator Magneto Induction generator...
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load device, either a thermoacoustic refrigerator/heat pump or a linear alternator. The degree of harmonic distortion, indicating the ratio of higher...
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refrigeration with no moving parts, or ... to generate electricity via a linear alternator or other electro-acoustic power transducer". WhisperGen, (bankruptcy...
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rapidly when exposed to airflow due to multiple fluid flow phenomena. A linear alternator converts the beam motion. The absence of bearings and gears eliminates...
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reciprocating in a linear alternator, heat being rejected at the cold end of the engine. The alternating current (AC) generated by the alternator was then converted...
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motors Railguns Linear motors Loudspeakers Magnetoplasmadynamic thrusters Electrical generators Homopolar generators Linear alternators Hall effect Gravitomagnetism...
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energized. linear alternator An electrical machine that generates electric power from the relative straight-line motion of its parts. linear motor An electrical...
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– a militant rebel group in northern Mali Free-piston linear alternator – essentially a linear motor used as an electrical generator This disambiguation...
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feedback from the motion of the power piston and the magnets in the linear-alternator magnets, which have a combined weight of 10 kg. : 109 The unique...
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Electric generator (section Linear electric generator)
broad categories, dynamos and alternators. Dynamos generate pulsing direct current through the use of a commutator. Alternators generate alternating current...
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diode – Line integral – Linear alternator – linear differential equation – Linear matrix inequality – Linear motor – Linear transformation in rotating...
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Voltage regulator (section Linear regulators)
DC voltages used by the processor and other elements. In automobile alternators and central power station generator plants, voltage regulators control...
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Diesel generator (redirect from Diesel alternator)
the combination of a diesel engine with an electric generator (often an alternator) to generate electrical energy. This is a specific case of an engine generator...
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sink. This oscillation produces sound waves that drive a piston in a linear alternator, converting acoustic energy into electrical energy. This design features...
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Power supply (redirect from Linear power supply)
energy storage devices such as batteries or fuel cells, generators or alternators, solar power converters, or another power supply. The input and output...
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Power factor (section Linear circuits)
negative power factor, indicates that the arc is supplying power to the alternator… Zhang, S. (July 2006), "Analysis of some measurement issues in bushing...
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capacitors which smooth out the fluctuating electrical pulses coming from the alternator, without themselves generating power. As there is no electrical power...
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Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (category Linear induction motors)
catapults. A maximum-performance launch using 121 MJ of energy from each disk alternator slows the rotors from 6400 rpm to 5205 rpm. During the launch, the power-conversion...
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modulated by the alternating current signal from the alternator. Since the output frequency of the alternator was generally in the audible range, this produces...
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the car's electrical systems is still supplied by the battery, with the alternator charging the battery as demands increase or decrease. Typically, starting...
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sense, i.e. keeper of a magnet, in mid 19th century. The parts of an alternator or related equipment can be expressed in either mechanical terms or electrical...
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Pneumatic motor (section Linear)
the compressed-air energy to mechanical work through either linear or rotary motion. Linear motion can come from either a diaphragm or piston actuator...
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