The authorities blame unexpected storms, tree branches falling on high-voltage power lines (as in the Italian example) and other acts of nature.
Wiens, 27, was injured in 2008 when he was volunteering at his church and his head got too close to a high-voltage power line.
It fell onto the main north-south high voltage power transmission line.
Outages that used to last a few hours now can drag on for the better part of a week as repair crews contend with flooding, downed trees and snapped high-voltage power lines across vast regions.
Digitizing and consolidating analog power sources that require a separate wire for each voltage, Power-One will ultimately be a major beneficiary of this trend.
What's interesting about the new design is the two piezoelectric sensors attached to each end -- one of them transfers a low voltage of power through the armor in the form of vibration, which the other picks up, and the reported energy loss is interpreted as armor degradation.
New York City, electric power is transmitted by high voltage cables encased in steel pipelines to electric substations where the power is converted to low voltage feeders supplying about 55 distribution networks.
The technology also can sit in DC-to-DC devices, which are designed to adjust the voltage and minimize power losses.
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Fort Knox began talking about solutions with Nolin Rural Electric Cooperative, which maintains the high-voltage lines bringing power to the base.
In addition, by monitoring the frequency or voltage of the power grid, the platform provides automatic demand response when grid conditions call for it.
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For example, in large hotels, voltage dips and power interruptions of less than a second can result in booking and reservation system failures, which are extremely expensive.
High voltage is the best way to transmit power (the higher the voltage, the smaller the loss), but high voltage is not usually what the user wants.
Infineon also provides the thyristor chips that allow transformers to handle high-voltage direct-current power lines.
High-voltage DC can carry power over long distances at lower cost than alternating current, but the transformers still cost too much to make the idea widespread.
Dixon has harnessed a process known as mineral accretion a tool of bioengineering to subject the chairs to low-voltage charges of solar power that encourage the growth of limestone at something close to three times the usual rate.
By monitoring the line voltage, frequency and power factor, you can check the quality of the electricity you are being charged for and yell at the utility for delivering a shoddy product if it is below specification (not that it will do you any good).
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Power electronics modify the voltage, current or frequency of electricity in applications as diverse as solid-state lighting, intelligent motors and electric vehicles.
That is the reason why the current emphasis in China is on the construction of 500kv extra-high-voltage lines and long-distance power transmission.
Critics had a point: Aidan had recorded voltage, when he needed to calculate power.
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Power-saving techniques and voltage and frequency "slewing" will allow its chip to lower electricity consumption by up to 50%.
By combining data from the two steps an equation linking mechanical power (dependent on mass) to electrical power (calculated by multiplying voltage by current) can be derived.
It turns out people just prefer thinner phones (or at least initially they do), and therefore HTC chose to take a holistic approach to improving battery life through power management optimization, choice of power density, choice of voltage and many more.
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One problem is that typical power meters work by measuring the voltage output and converting that to charge remaining.
New focus Sharyland Utilities built a high-voltage line to connect Texas with Mexico's power grid.
We can generate clean, renewable electricity (often in low-demand regions) and get it to where it's needed by building a national smart grid to distribute clean power -- like a high-voltage Internet.
Gourmet or premium power refers to highly-reliable electric power supplies that deliver service within a narrow voltage range and without harmonic distortions.
Phasor measurements track the amount of stress placed on the electric power grid by providing granular data about frequency, voltage and phase angle conditions in real-time.
It's not just the fitness club types in Hong Kong attempting to generate a bit of renewable energy, inventor Lucien Gambarota -- the very man responsible for converting all that cardio into voltage -- is showing off some micro-wind turbines for even more power bill relief.
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Based on Samsung's BSI low power process technology, the S5K3H2 is able to operate on 1.2 voltage levels enabling longer battery life for high-end mobile and smartphones.
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Operating with a voltage of 1.35V, according to Samsung tests it provides an average 70% power savings (per unit density) over a 50nm class equivalent, 1.5V DDR3-based RDIMM.
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