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View ArticleNikola Tesla – Everything is the Light
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View ArticleToo bad Tesla didn’t finish it before he died – Wireless Power Transmission...
The wireless power transmission (WPT) refers to the efficient transmission of electric power from one point to without use of wire or any other substance. This technology can be used... Read more The...
View ArticleFundamental Concepts of Insulation Testing
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View ArticleReliability of Compressed Air Energy Storage Plant
As the name implies, the compressed air energy storage (CAES) plant uses electricity to compress air which is stored in underground reservoirs. When electricity is needed, this compressed air is...
View ArticleAn Overview Of Smart Power Grid
The present electric grids use the technology of 1970’s. But with the advancement in various concepts of power generation, problems associated with power outages and thefts, and also due to... Read...
View ArticleGetting Electricity From Solid Oxide Fuel Cell
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View ArticleNikola Tesla – Everything is the Light
Once, in 1899, Nikola Tesla had an interview with certain journalist John Smith, when Tesla said “Everything is the Light“. In one of its rays is the fate of nations, each... Read more The post Nikola...
View ArticleSuper Capacitors – Different Than Others (part 1)
Capacitors store electric charge. Because the charge is stored physically, with no chemical or phase changes taking place, the process is highly reversible and the discharge-charge cycle can be...
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