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    The utility frequency, (power) line frequency (American English) or mains frequency (British English) is the nominal frequency of the oscillations of alternating...
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  • Unicode unit vector unsaturated compound urban engineering utility frequency The nominal frequency of the oscillations of alternating current (AC) in a wide...
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    incompatible voltage and frequency requirements. In the US, mains electric power is referred to by several names including "utility power", "household power"...
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    especially for high-speed rail. It is usually supplied at the standard utility frequency (typically 50 or 60 Hz), which simplifies traction substations. The...
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    frequency to another, when two adjacent power grids operate at different utility frequency. A variable-frequency drive (VFD) is a type of frequency changer...
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    times a minute in an electric stove; 100 or 120 Hz (double of the utility frequency) in a lamp dimmer; between a few kilohertz (kHz) and tens of kHz for...
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  • 60 Hz is a frequency that may refer to: the utility frequency (power line frequency) in the Americas and parts of Asia the frame rate of video broadcasts...
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    wattmeters are used for measurement of utility frequency and audio frequency power; other types are required for radio frequency measurements. A wattmeter reads...
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    variable direct current (DC) output of a photovoltaic solar panel into a utility frequency alternating current (AC) that can be fed into a commercial electrical...
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    semiconductor industry for the heating of silicon and other semiconductors. Utility frequency (50/60 Hz) induction heating is used for many lower-cost industrial...
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    power by slowing down causing the utility frequency (either 50 or 60 hertz) to increase or decrease. However, the frequency cannot deviate too much from the...
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    line analogue television in most countries of the world where the utility frequency for electric power distribution is 50 Hz. Because of its close association...
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  • most prevalent on shortwave frequencies, though they are not restricted to the shortwave frequencies. One common use of utility stations is disseminating...
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    direct current (DC) output of a photovoltaic (PV) solar panel into a utility frequency alternating current (AC) that can be fed into a commercial electrical...
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  • develops products aimed at utility frequency regulation for power grid operations. The storage systems are designed to help utilities match supply with varying...
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    and desk clocks. Synchronous clocks These rely on the 50 or 60 Hz utility frequency of the AC electric power grid as a timing source, by driving the clock...
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    that has regional scale or greater that operates at a synchronized utility frequency and is electrically tied together during normal system conditions...
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    lagging current Mains electricity by country AC power plugs and sockets Utility frequency War of the currents AC/DC receiver design N. N. Bhargava & D. C. Kulshreshtha...
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    year. Neighboring utilities also help others to maintain the overall system frequency and also help manage tie transfers between utility regions. Electricity...
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  • operating at utility frequency, but can be smaller and more efficient than conventional transformers because it operates at higher frequencies. Solid-state...
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  • Regulations, CHAPTER II – Frequencies, ARTICLE 5 Frequency allocations, Section IV – Table of Frequency Allocations "TF.460 : Standard-frequency and time-signal...
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  • to be driven at 50–60 Hz (utility frequency), while those for marine or aviation use tend to operate at 400 Hz (the frequency of the on-board generator...
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    frames per second. It was eventually adopted by countries using 50 Hz utility frequency as regular TV broadcasts resumed after World War II. With the introduction...
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  • fluid. Utility frequency The utility frequency, (power) line frequency (American English) or mains frequency (British English) is the nominal frequency of...
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    but are not limited to: light sources; monitoring equipment issues; utility frequency (50 Hz and 60 Hz); or undesired electrophysiological signals such...
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  • applications where contamination is an issue. Operating frequencies range from utility frequency (50 or 60 Hz) to 400 kHz or higher, usually depending on...
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    required utility frequency. Mechanical speed-regulating devices may waste a significant fraction of the input energy to maintain a required fixed frequency. Where...
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  • cobalt-60 (60Co) is a radioactive isotope of cobalt. The electrical utility frequency in western Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, the Philippines, the United...
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    Frequency-hopping spread spectrum (FHSS) is a method of transmitting radio signals by rapidly changing the carrier frequency among many frequencies occupying...
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    technology Powerline synchronized Synchronous Motor and the Master Clock Utility frequency Synchronous motor Electronic Quartz clock Atomic clock Radio clock...
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