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Encyclopedia of Marine and Energy Technology

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A single engine or facility that produces electrical power by various means.

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Power over Ethernet, or PoE, describes any of several standards or ad hoc systems that pass electric power along with data on twisted pair Ethernet cabling.

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A loss of power to the end user.

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Power-line communication carries data on a conductor that is also used simultaneously for AC electric power transmissionor electric power distribution to consumers.

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A network of interconnected transmission lines for the delivery of electricity.

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Defined as the ratio of the real or active power absorbed by the load to the apparent power flowing in the circuit.

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Power engineering, also called power systems engineering, is a subfield of electrical engineering that deals with the generation, transmission, distribution, and utilization of electric power, and the electrical apparatus connected to such systems.

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Power electronics is the application of solid-state electronics to the control and conversion of electric power.

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The speed at which a wind turbine rotates must be controlled for efficient power generation and to keep the turbine components within designed speed and torque limits.

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Electric energy consumption is the form of energy consumption that uses electric energy.

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A power conditioner is a device intended to improve the quality of the power that is delivered to electrical load equipment.

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A power cable is an electrical cable, an assembly of one or more electrical conductors, usually held together with an overall sheath.

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In physics, power is the amount of energy transferred or converted per unit time.

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The pour point of a liquid is the temperature below which the liquid loses its flow characteristics.

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The pound per square inch is a unit of pressure or of stress based on avoirdupois units. It is the pressure resulting from a force of one pound-force applied to an area of one square inch.

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The pound or pound-mass is a unit of mass used in the imperial, United States customary and other systems of measurement.

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The pound of force or pound-force (lbf) is a unit of force used in some systems of measurement including English Engineering units and the foot–pound–second system.

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A type of insulated electrical terminal used for transitioning between overhead line and underground high-voltage cable or for connecting overhead wiring to equipment like transformers.

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In a potentiometric type of recorder, the direct drive of the marking pen is replaced with a servomechanism where energy to move the pen is supplied by an amplifier.

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A potentiometer is a three-terminal resistor with a sliding or rotating contact that forms an adjustable voltage divider.