What are facts about maglev trains?
Advantages : they'd be wonderful on the moon OR in vacuum tunnels bored through the Earth.
Disadvantages : expensive, and by that I mean that their cost does not translate into savings. Like growing corn to make ethanol for fuel when the BTU's spent in fuel and fertilizer exceeds the BTU's you get from the alcohol.
Why is wind energy a good way to generate electricity?
It is a good way, because...
A) It decreases our dependence on OPEC,
B) It decreases our dependence on Arab countries,
C) It decreases our dependence on the increasingly expensive foreign oil,
D) The wind mill process is cleaner than burning coal,
E) The wind mill process is cleaner than burning oil, and
F) Over time, the value of wind mill generated electric power is greater than the investment we need for setting up and maintaining wind mills.
How are maglev trains better than average trains?
well maglevs are totally different from conventional. here are a few things that make them different: Magnetic Levitation Train:
-faster
-makes less sound
-floats on the track
-uses superconducting magnets
-no engine
-doesn't use fossil fuels
-much more costly
-relatively new compared to conventionals
-used to travel long distances
-transports people
Conventional:
-uses wheels and creates friction that causes sound
-uses fossil fuels
-does not cost as much
-slower
-used in more places
-used to travel long or short distances
-transports passengers and cargo
those are just a few things that makes maglevs diffferent than conventional trains.
Maglevs are powered by magnets, where as a regular train uses a motor and fuel/electricity.
Is the word North Star capitalized?
Yes, it is a word. I am almost completely sure it is the study of astronomy.
The time constant of a circuit that contains inductance and resistance follows what type of curve.?
1.cosine 2.exponential
3.min-max value
4.sine
Purely additive. 2+3+4+5+6=20.
What is full wave bridge single phase inverter?
Did you mean inverter or rectifier? The description normally applies to the latter, and it is a device that turns both polarities of the applied alternating current to d.c. at one polarity. It's essentially two parallel half-wave rectifiers in opposition.
Why distribution and power transformer are rated in mva?
Transmission transformers are rated in mva. Distribution transformers are rated in kva. Power transformers are measured in va. There are, of course, exceptions, but this is the normal nomenclature.
Answer (for UK terminology)
In the electricity supply industry, the name 'power transformer' is used to describe those transformers used in the transmission system (400/275/132-kV levels), while 'distribution transformers' are those used in the distribution system (33 & 11-kV and 400-230-V levels). Power transformers and primary-distribution transformers are rated in megavolt amperes (MV.A), while secondary-distribution transformers are rated in kilovolt amperes(kV.A).
Note that 'mva', 'kva', and 'va' are incorrect symbols for 'megavolt ampere', 'kilovolt ampere', and 'volt ampere'. The correct symbols are shown in the above paragraph (except that the period, or full stop, should be placed above the line).
However, I suspect your question is really asking why are transformers rated in (mega) volt amperes rather than in (mega) watts? The answer is simply that the load that a transformer can supply is determined by the product of the transformer's rated secondary voltage and rated secondary current -the product of which (for alternating current) is the volt ampere, not the watt.
Fire detection and protection system description?
A system which is networked with extinguishing and detection devices to ensure that the danger of fire is low. Smoke/Heat detectors, sirens, bells, sounders and call points are in place to detect any fire and alert you if there is the need to evacuate. A person can manually activate the call point if they discover a fire. When the fire alarm sounds, extinguishing apperatus such as sprinklers, CO2 gas release will activate, in order to quickly put the fire to a halt.
Inductive reactance is equal to capacitive reactance?
yes,they are equal at only one condition i.e. when the circuit containing R,L and C in series or in parallel behave as a purely resistive circuit. This condition occur only at resonance.
What allows simple transformers to step up or down?
The voltage ratio in transformers used in power supply is set by the ratio of the number of turns on the primary and secondary windings.
Is it okay to use a 5 volts amp DC power supply with a device that says it needs 5 volts 2 amp?
It looks like the crucial number was left out of the question, between the words "volt ... amp DC". If the device says it needs 5 volts at 2 amp, it will run safely on any DC power supply rated at 5 volts and (2 or more) amps.
Does surge strips provide a built-in 15amp circuit breaker?
If the circuit breaker is in the off position there is no need of overload protection. Overload protection monitors the load amperage, If there is no amperage through the circuit there is nothing to monitor.
What is the aim of doing polarity test on the transformer?
Knowing the polarity of transformers is important if they are to be connected in parallel.
What software are required for electrical engineers?
One software I know is Auto-cad, which is needed for electrical Drawing.
Why does 3 phase motor have more torque than a single phase motor?
A simple way to look at it is to assume you were spinning a wheel by hand and you were spinning it harder once per revolution. If you applied a load of some sort to the wheel it would slow over a period of time depending on the load. If you continued to manually try and keep the wheel spinning at the same rate, one revolution at a time this would effectively be adding torque to the wheel once per revolution. If you manually mimiced a 3-phase motor you would be manually spinning the wheel 3 times each revolution. This would basically apply three times the torque if each spin used the same force as the single spin did.
What is the science behind the alternating current?
When a sinusoidal alternating voltage is applied in a circuit, the resulting alternating current is also sinusoidal and has the same frequency as that of applied voltage .However, there is generally a phase difference between the applied voltage and the resulting current.This is how alternating-current circuit works.
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How did the electric drill come to be invented?
Wilhelm Fein invented the portable electric drill in 1895.
How do you get a 220 volt single phase from 380 volt 3phase synchrounos generator?
220 volt single phase from 480 volt 3 phase that
one wire taken one phase and second wire connected in earth point. we get 220 v
The above answer is incorrect, one phase from a three phase 480 volt system will give you 277 volts to ground. You must use a transformer to get the voltage you need.
Why an inductor acts as a conductor?
Resistors and MOSFET/ transistors are two different animals, sory but