They are curbing run-away energy with a combination of micro-level controls (for individual servers, power distribution units, air-flow controllers, and cooling units) as well as macro-level controls and policies (for racks of servers, rows of racks, and entire data centers).

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It has the characteristics needed for applications that require both high-power pulses and steady, battery-like flow.

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To simplify (a lot) the tri-gate transistor allows power to flow over three surfaces of a tall and narrow silicon fin, rather than over a flat surface.

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As you'll see if you check out the video after the break, it's built by Compal and includes a 13-inch 1080p display with a quad-core Temash chip, which when combined with its Turbo Dock delivers some serious power -- going from 8 W to 15 W, with extra air flow delivered through the connector to keep it cool.

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The key feature of a distributed system is so-called "smart metering, " which allows power to flow in both directions.

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The commission has long run the St Lawrence hydro-power project at Cornwall, Ontario, and regulated the river flow without dispute or political interference.

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That's foreign policy in the post-bureaucratic age - enabling the free flow of information to give people power so they can use that power to demand change.

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Such an outcome would give China far greater power projection in the East and South China Seas -- through which flow much of East Asia's trade, including the bulk of Japan and South Korea's oil imports.

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The power electronics unit integrated in the engine compartment operates at a level of around 370V and manages the flow of high-voltage energy to and from the battery and the electric motors.

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