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Some may raise a specter of doubt, though, since part of the electric and magnetic fields in hybrid cars come from an alternating-current motor rather than the presumably less threatening direct-current used in conventional cars.
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Some may raise a specter of doubt, though, since part of the electric and magnetic fields in hybrid cars come from an alternating-current motor rather than the presumably less threatening direct-current used in conventional cars.
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The effect of the invention of the alternating-current generator on the use of water power was analogous to its effect on the use of the steam engine.
Energy and Society~ Chapter 5~ Steam~ Key to the Industrial Revolution 2009
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Power factor, a characteristic of alternating-current, or AC, circuits, is defined as the ratio of real power (what the end user consumes, measured in watts) to apparent power (what the utility company supplies, measured in volt-amperes).
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Power factor, a characteristic of alternating-current, or AC, circuits, is defined as the ratio of real power (what the end user consumes, measured in watts) to apparent power (what the utility company supplies, measured in volt-amperes).
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The introduction of the alternating-current generator changed this situation and made the generation of electricity much more effective.
Energy and Society~ Chapter 5~ Steam~ Key to the Industrial Revolution 2009
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Right after arriving in Manhattan in 1884, Tesla began working 20-hour days at Edison's lab; when his boss nixed his alternating-current induction motor, Tesla set out on his own.
Books on the Brilliantly Disturbed Joshua Kendall 2009
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In 1884 he went to the United States to promote his new alternating-current motor.
Tesla, Nikola 2008
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Within two years he was back on his feet, and had formed his own laboratory for the development of his alternating-current motor.
Tesla, Nikola 2008
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In the 1880s, Thomas Edison backed direct-current electricity against the alternating-current system favored by Westinghouse, his great competitor.
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