You have to exercise caution and care in many projects especially those that involve electronics and electricity.
Deploying advanced power electronics could reduce electricity consumption up to 30%, or 12% of total U.S. energy use.
The Energy Star program was created to promote energy efficiency by letting consumers know which appliances, which electronics would save electricity and, therefore, would save them money over time.
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Those were all people who loved electricity and electronics and machines and mathematical logic.
While that might not sound like the most exciting thing in the world, the company's CEO says that it could not only drastically reduce the electricity wasted by electronics that currently rely on silicon components, but significantly reduce the size of the components as well.
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While it's true that we waste plenty of electricity each year just so our electronics are ready to go when we are, we think it's worth it.
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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.
The eneGoon is supposed to store enough electricity to power the typical stable of household electronics and appliances ranging from refrigerators to laptop computers for about half of a day.
By 2030, 80% of the electricity used in the United States will flow through power electronics, according to the U.S. Department of Energy.
All of the productivity gains and economic growth achieved in the last 150 years, he explained, come thanks to inventions that are behind us: electricity, the internal combustion engine, indoor plumbing and heating, electronics and computers.
The DOE said presently less than 10 percent of power electronics is involved in the electric industry, from the generator to the use of the electricity.
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The metal, an excellent conductor of electricity, is found in the thin membranes behind the on-off buttons in most electronics.
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