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Meanings of ac current in anglès

rus
переменный электрический ток
portuguès
corrente alterna
espanyol
corriente alterna
català
corrent alterna
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Electric voltage which periodically reverses direction; form in which electric power is delivered to businesses and residences; form of electrical energy that consumers typically use when they plug electric appliances into a wall socket.

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corrent alterna
Usage of ac current in anglès
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The overhead lights dimmed noticeably as he drew power from the house's AC current.
Hollow World
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In the end, however, most of those devices convert the AC current back to DC.
Wired
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All injuries were caused by AC current; seven were low voltage, and 11 high voltage injuries.
Pubmed
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The DC current generated by the fuel cell stack is fed into an inverter, which converts it to AC current.
Wired
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Topsy's owners wanted her killed, so they turned to Thomas Edison, who was trying to show the dangers of AC current.
Leaving Time
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Edison would force dogs and cats to stand on steel plates energized by AC current and then throw a switch, electrocuting them.
The fantastic inventions of Nikola Tesla
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Today's power adapters typically convert AC current from a wall outlet to a single DC current that can be fed to your device.
Wired