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  2. War of the currents - Wikipedia

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    The war of the currents was a series of events surrounding the introduction of competing electric power transmission systems in the late 1880s and early 1890s. It grew out of two lighting systems developed in the late 1870s and early 1880s; arc lamp street lighting running on high-voltage alternating current (AC), and large-scale low-voltage direct current (DC) indoor incandescent lighting ...

  3. NEMA connector - Wikipedia

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    An LCDI cord has a fine wire mesh around the conductors, and circuitry to detect current leaking from the conductors to the mesh, which would happen if the cord were damaged or frayed. The plugs are normal NEMA 5-15, 5-20, 6-15, 6-20, or 6-30 plugs, depending on the air conditioner design, and are typically molded-on designs.

  4. Fluorescent lamp - Wikipedia

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    If timed correctly relative to the phase of the supply AC, this causes the ballast to induce a voltage over the tube high enough to initiate the starting arc. [36] These systems are standard equipment in 200–240 V countries (and in the United States lamps up to about 30 watts). A preheat fluorescent lamp "starter" (automatic starting switch)

  5. Synchronverter - Wikipedia

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    Figure 1. A simple diagram of synchronverter operation environment. Synchronverters or virtual synchronous generators [1] [2] are inverters which mimic synchronous generators (SG) [3] to provide "synthetic inertia" for ancillary services in electric power systems. [4]

  6. AC power plugs and sockets - Wikipedia

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    6.5.5.2 CEE 7/16 ... The plug and socket are rated 16 A 250 V AC and are intended for use only on systems having nominal voltages between 200 V and 250 V AC The plug ...

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  8. Incandescent light bulb - Wikipedia

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    Luminous efficacy is measured in lumens per watt (lm/W). The luminous efficiency of a source is defined as the ratio of its luminous efficacy to the maximum possible luminous efficacy, which is 683 lm/W. [80] [81] An ideal white light source could produce about 250 lumens per watt, corresponding to a luminous efficiency of 37%. [82]

  9. Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning - Wikipedia

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    Central, "all-air" air-conditioning systems (or package systems) with a combined outdoor condenser/evaporator unit are often installed in North American residences, offices, and public buildings, but are difficult to retrofit (install in a building that was not designed to receive it) because of the bulky air ducts required. [32] (Minisplit ...