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  2. Isolated-phase bus - Wikipedia

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    In electrical engineering, isolated-phase bus (IPB), also known as phase-isolated bus (PIB) in some countries, is a method of construction for circuits carrying very large currents, typically between a generator and its step-up transformer in a steam or large hydroelectric power plant. Isolated phase bus during installation at the Bui Dam Ghana ...

  3. Trolley pole - Wikipedia

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    A trolley pole is not attached to the overhead wire. The pole sits atop a sprung base on the roof of the vehicle, with springs providing the pressure to keep the trolley wheel or shoe in contact with the wire. If the pole is made of wood, a cable brings the electric current down to the vehicle. A metal pole may use such a cable, or may itself ...

  4. Trolleybus - Wikipedia

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    Busscar trolleybus in São Paulo, Brazil Solaris trolleybus in Landskrona, Sweden Video of a trolleybus in Ghent, Belgium. A trolleybus (also known as trolley bus, trolley coach, trackless trolley, trackless tram – in the 1910s and 1920s [1] – or trolley [2] [3]) is an electric bus that draws power from dual overhead wires (generally suspended from roadside posts) using spring-loaded ...

  5. Power seat - Wikipedia

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    Here the seat controls are located on the door panels, next to the memory seat controls. Above the seat settings are the memory control settings which also set the mirrors and pedals. A power seat in an automobile is a seat in a passenger compartment that can be adjusted using a button, switch or joystick and a set of small electric motors ...

  6. Electric bus - Wikipedia

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    Three types of electric road systems. An electric bus (black) receives power from the road: (A) with three inductive pickups (red) from a strip of resonant inductive coils (blue) embedded several centimeters under the road (gray); (B) with a current collector (red) sliding over a ground-level power supply rail segment (blue) flush with the surface of the road (gray); (C) with an overhead ...

  7. Alexander Dennis Enviro200 - Wikipedia

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    The bus now carries the same Enviro200 branding as the international version, [13] and is fully "Buy America" compliant. [ 12 ] Currently, the third-generation North American Enviro200 bus is offered in 30-foot (9.1 m) and 35-foot (10.7 m) lengths, [ 10 ] [ 12 ] with or without a rear exit door, equipped with a 250-hp Cummins ISB engine and an ...

  8. Rear-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout - Wikipedia

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    Most modern heavy duty buses use an extreme RR layout. In transit buses this can be used to make a very low floor level in the first two-thirds of the bus, thus making disabled access much easier. Most tour buses and coaches also employ a similar design, however the free space is usually used for luggage, and sometimes air conditioning equipment.

  9. Alexander Dennis Enviro300 - Wikipedia

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    The Alexander Dennis Enviro300 (previously known as the TransBus Enviro300) is a light-weight full-size single-decker bus that was built by Alexander Dennis and its predecessor TransBus International between 2001 and 2015.