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  2. Electrostatic induction - Wikipedia

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    This charge neutralizes the charge in the gold leaves, so the leaves come together again. The electroscope now contains a net charge opposite in polarity to that of the charged object. When the electrical contact to earth is broken, e.g. by lifting the finger, the extra charge that has just flowed into the electroscope cannot escape, and the ...

  3. Ion wind - Wikipedia

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    An electrostatic pinwheel, or corona spinner, attached to a small Wimshurst machine (electrostatic generator) is shown stationary and rotating. Ion wind, ionic wind, corona wind or electric wind is the airflow of charged particles induced by electrostatic forces linked to corona discharge arising at the tips of some sharp conductors (such as points or blades) subjected to high voltage relative ...

  4. Triboelectric effect - Wikipedia

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    The details of how and why tribocharging occurs are not established science as of 2023. One component is the difference in the work function (also called the electron affinity) between the two materials. [48] This can lead to charge transfer as, for instance, analyzed by Harper.

  5. Electrostatics - Wikipedia

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    For a single point charge, , at the origin, the magnitude of this electric field is = / and points away from that charge if it is positive. The fact that the force (and hence the field) can be calculated by summing over all the contributions due to individual source particles is an example of the superposition principle .

  6. Glossary of electrical and electronics engineering - Wikipedia

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    A DC to DC converter circuit that uses capacitors to store energy between stages. charge transfer switch A kind of charge pump circuit. charge-coupled device An imaging sensor or data storage device that represents a signal, or pixel, by the charge stored in a capacitor and is able to move that charge from one capacitor to the next. Chebyshev ...

  7. Capacitor electric vehicle - Wikipedia

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    A Higer Capabus operated by GSP Belgrade. A capacitor electric vehicle is a vehicle that uses supercapacitors (also called ultracapacitors) to store electricity. [1]As of 2010 [needs update], the best ultracapacitors can only store about 5% of the energy that lithium-ion rechargeable batteries can, limiting them to a couple of miles per charge.

  8. Sources of electrical energy - Wikipedia

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    Static electricity has several applications. Its main application is in Van de Graaff generators, used to produce high voltages in order to test the dielectric strength of insulating materials. Other uses are in electrostatic painting and sandpaper manufacturing. The course grains acquire a negative charge as they move across the negative plate.

  9. Science project - Wikipedia

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    A science project is an educational activity for students involving experiments or construction of models in one of the science disciplines. Students may present their science project at a science fair, so they may also call it a science fair project. Science projects may be classified into four main types.