direct-current converter
1High-voltage direct current — HVDC or high voltage, direct current electric power transmission systems contrast with the more common alternating current systems as a means for the bulk transmission of electrical power. The modern form of HVDC transmission uses technology… …
2Traction current converter plant — A traction current converter plant is an electrical substation that converts electric power from the form provided by the electrical power industry for public utility service to an appropriate voltage, current type, and frequency to supply… …
3converter — [kən vʉr′tər] n. a person or thing that converts; specif., a) a furnace for converting pig iron into steel in the Bessemer process b) an electrical device for converting alternating current into direct current: cf. INVERTER c) the part of a radio …
4Current mirror — A current mirror is a circuit designed to copy a current through one active device by controlling the current in another active device of a circuit, keeping the output current constant regardless of loading. The current being copied can be, and… …
5Current loop — This article is about the electrical signaling schemes. For the oceanic phenomenon, see Loop current. A current loop describes two different electrical signalling schemes. Contents 1 Digital 2 Analog 3 Process control use …
6converter — noun Date: 1533 one that converts: as a. the furnace used in the Bessemer process b. (or convertor) a device employing mechanical rotation for changing electrical energy from one form to another (as from direct current to alternating current or… …
7converter — /keuhn verr teuhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that converts. 2. Elect. a device that converts alternating current to direct current or vice versa. Cf. inverter, synchronous converter. 3. Metall. a chamber or vessel through which an oxidizing blast… …
8converter — /kənˈvɜtə/ (say kuhn vertuh) noun 1. someone or something that converts. 2. Electricity a. a device which changes alternating current to direct current or vice versa. b. a device which alters the frequency of signals. 3. Electronics a translator… …
9converter — n. (also convertor) 1 a person or thing that converts. 2 Electr. a an electrical apparatus for the interconversion of alternating current and direct current. b Electronics an apparatus for converting a signal from one frequency to another. 3 a… …
10converter — con•vert•er [[t]kənˈvɜr tər[/t]] n. 1) one that converts 2) elm a device that converts alternating current to direct current or vice versa 3) rtv decoder 2) 4) rtv an auxiliary device that permits a radio or television receiver to pick up… …
