Alternating current field measurement (ACFM) is an electromagnetic technique for non-destructive testing detection and sizing of surface breaking discontinuities...
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resulting Lorentz force remains constant. Eddy current Nondestructive testing Alternating current field measurement Cover Meter Metal detector Skin effect Ivor...
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electrical engineering, current sensing is any one of several techniques used to measure electric current. The measurement of current ranges from picoamps...
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machines of the dynamo type. Alternating current can also be converted to direct current through use of a rectifier. Direct current may flow in a conductor...
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EMF measurements are measurements of ambient (surrounding) electromagnetic fields that are performed using particular sensors or probes, such as EMF meters...
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A current transformer (CT) is a type of transformer that reduces or multiplies alternating current (AC), producing a current in its secondary which is...
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electromagnetism, an eddy current (also called Foucault's current) is a loop of electric current induced within conductors by a changing magnetic field in the conductor...
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as "EMI") Alternating current field measurement (ACFM) Alternating current potential drop measurement (ACPD) Barkhausen testing Direct current potential...
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through alternating measurement chambers. Permanent magnets in the rotating gears can transmit a signal to an electric reed switch or current transducer...
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used to measure the current in a circuit. Electric currents are measured in amperes (A), hence the name. For direct measurement, the ammeter is connected...
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to allow clamping around an electrical conductor. This allows measurement of the current in a conductor without the need to make physical contact with...
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and gather at surface-breaking cracks. Alternating current field measurement (ACFM) is similar to eddy current applied to steel. Its most common application...
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Multimeter (redirect from Auto-polarity (direct-current signals))
are: Voltage, alternating and direct, in volts. Current, alternating and direct, in amperes. The frequency range for which AC measurements are accurate...
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induction motor that ran on alternating current. The motor used polyphase current, which generated a rotating magnetic field to turn the motor (a principle...
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sec.) and currents as small as twenty micro-amperes can be readily measured by it . It is equally correct on continuous and alternating currents. It can...
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High voltage (redirect from High-voltage alternating current)
etc.) define high voltage as above 1000 V for alternating current, and at least 1500 V for direct current. In the United States, the American National...
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Vertical electrical sounding (section Measurements)
the voltage measurements. As source, the direct current or low frequency alternating current is used. The interpretation of the measurements can be performed...
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Walter Rogowski, is an electrical device for measuring alternating current (AC) or high-speed current pulses. It sometimes consists of a helical coil of wire...
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Radio frequency (redirect from Radio-frequency current)
is the oscillation rate of an alternating electric current or voltage or of a magnetic, electric or electromagnetic field or mechanical system in the frequency...
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Electric generator (redirect from Direct-current generator)
wire rotating in a magnetic field produces a current which changes direction with each 180° rotation, an alternating current (AC). However many early uses...
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Direct current from Alternating Currents - 1889 October 22 - Superiority of alternating currents discussed; Delineates machines to convert alternating currents...
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field lags. Since the velocity of propagation is very high – about 300,000 kilometers per second – the wave of an alternating or oscillating current,...
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needed]. The electrodes are usually made of platinum metal. An alternating current is applied to the outer pair of the electrodes. The potential between...
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Electrical impedance (section Measurement)
In electrical engineering, impedance is the opposition to alternating current presented by the combined effect of resistance and reactance in a circuit...
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Electric power (section Alternating current)
and electric heaters. In alternating current (AC) circuits the direction of the voltage periodically reverses, but the current always flows from the higher...
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Voltmeter (redirect from Voltage measurement)
Moving-coil instruments with a permanent-magnet field respond only to direct current. Measurement of AC voltage requires a rectifier in the circuit...
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Voltage (redirect from Volts alternating current)
can be computed using Kirchhoff's circuit laws. When talking about alternating current (AC) there is a difference between instantaneous voltage and average...
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by exposing a magnet to a large alternating field plus a small DC bias field. The amplitude of the alternating field is gradually reduced to zero to get...
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texts (in Italian): vol. 1 vol. 2 vol. 3 Alternating currents of electricity: their generation, measurement, distribution, and application by Gisbert...
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Voltammetry (redirect from Alternating current voltammetry)
the current flowing through the dropping mercury electrode on the applied potential in 1922, he took point-by-point measurements and plotted a current-voltage...
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