Generator

Generator may refer to:

Signal generator, electronic devices that generate repeating or non-repeating electronic signals

Electric generator, a device that converts mechanical energy to electrical energy

Generator (circuit theory), an element in an abstract circuit providing a source of electricity

Engine-generator, an electric generator with its own engine

Wearable generator, a hypothetical generator that can be worn on the human body

Gas generator a device, often similar to a solid rocket or a liquid rocket that burns to produce large volumes of relatively cool gas.

Motor–generator, a device for converting electrical power to another form

Mathematics

A member of a generating set

Generator matrix, a matrix used in coding theory

Generator (category theory) of a category, in category mathematics

Generator (groups), group generators in abstract algebra

Infinitesimal generator (stochastic processes), in stochastic analysis

Computing

Generator (computer programming), a routine that acts like an iterator

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Wearable ultrasound patch measures deep blood pressure

The Engineer 13 Sep 2018

Non-invasive ultrasound device can monitor blood pressure from deep within the body ... The patch can maintain contact even with awkwardly shaped parts of the body. Image ... Each component island contains piezoelectric transducers which produce ultrasound waves when a current passes through them. Piezoelectric ultrasound-generating “island” structures are connected by stretchy spring shaped “bridges” Image ... ....

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Decentralised EtherCAT motion system offers machine cost and build time benefits

Process and Control Today 12 Sep 2018

Recently, for a next-generation SPMM, Heason supplied AKD-N series EtherCAT-enabled decentralised servo drives from its distribution partner Kollmorgen that has drastically reduced control cabinet hardware, cabling, and build time and cost, whilst facilitating unrivalled measurement accuracy and improved performance....

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Piezoelectric printing opens new fields for sensors and energy harvesting

The Engineer 07 Sep 2018

Piezoelectric materials, which generate a voltage in response to mechanical deformation, are finding increasing numbers of applications in devices like accelerometers and energy harvesting from movement ... Testing this material with a piezo- force microscope showed it to have a high out of plane piezoelectric coefficient of 8 to 10 pm/V, sufficiently high to be suitable for piezoelectric sensing and energy harvesting, the team claims....

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Pushing 'Print' on Large-Scale Piezoelectric Materials

Wireless Week 06 Sep 2018

Researchers have developed a revolutionary method to 'print' large-scale sheets of two dimensional piezoelectric material, opening new opportunities for piezo-sensors and energy harvesting ... PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIALS ... Piezoelectric materials can also take advantage of the small voltages generated by tiny mechanical displacement, vibration, bending or stretching to power miniaturised devices....

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Global Piezoelectric Materials Market Report 2018: 2014-2023 Market Value & 2017-2023 CAGRs

Market Watch 20 Aug 2018

Piezoelectric materials constitute various types of ceramics, polymers, crystals and composites that can generate a voltage when being subjected to an external pressure or, conversely, expand upon the application of a voltage. A piezoelectric ... 1.1.2.2.1 Piezoelectric Materials Used in Generators. 1.1.2.2.2 Structures of Piezoelectric Generators....

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Spider silk is so strong that researchers can use it to improve the performance of ...

Natural News 16 Aug 2018

(Natural News) Spider silk is pretty strong stuff. It’s so strong, Indian and South Korean researchers are using it to create nano-scale piezoelectric generators. In an article in Nanowerk, the researchers reported getting spider silk molecules to generate an electric charge when placed under physical pressure. This was the first time a piezoelectric response has... ....

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Energy Harvesting: Materials, Physics, and System Design Research With Practical Examples - ResearchAndMarkets.com

The Oklahoman 13 Aug 2018

Advertisement. DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 13, 2018--The "Energy Harvesting. Materials, Physics, and System Design with Practical Examples" book has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering ... Examples include piezoelectrics in wind turbines, as well as approaches using shape-memory alloys, thermomagnetics, and electrostatic generation ... Circuitry, batteries, and capacitors are also covered ... Preface. 1 ... Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting....

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Kidney Stones Management Market Worth Over $2 Billion by 2024: Global Market Insights, Inc.

Market Watch 29 May 2018

Kidney stones management market is set to showcase stable growth over the coming years due to rising incidence and repeat occurrence of kidney stone disease generating a need for effective management devices and treatment options ... The ESWL devices are now being developed with new piezoelectric and electromagnetic sources for generating shock waves....

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New Nikes Could Have Built-in Treadmills—But They're Not for Exercise

Newsweek 10 May 2018

It seems Nike has already thought about this and plans to generate power by kinetic energy “such as a piezoelectric (pressure and latent heat) generator or other ......

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One day your sweaty workout clothes could power electronic devices

Popular Science 29 Mar 2018

Anja Lund tugs at the shoulder strap of her bag, which is made of a textile that generates electricity when stretched ... The technology used by Lund’s group for its woven fabric is based on the piezoelectric effect, that is, the generation of electricity when materials are stretched, or compressed ... Piezoelectric yarns (pink/black) and are woven together with conductive yarns (blue)....

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Piezomagnetic material changes magnetic properties when stretched

PhysOrg 17 Mar 2018

Piezoelectric materials, which generate an electric current when compressed or stretched, are familiar and widely used. think of lighters that spark when you press a switch, but also microphones, sensors, motors and all kinds of other devices. Now a group of physicists has found a material with a similar property, but for magnetism. This "piezomagnetic" material changes its magnetic properties when put under mechanical strain ... ....

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IDTechEx Research Releases Unique New Market Report on Toxic Material Alternatives

Market Watch 08 Mar 2018

BOSTON, March 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- There is a flood of new electronic and electrical devices reintroducing toxins very similar to those in tobacco smoke, diesel fumes, asbestos and other killers ... Toxic lead is also reappearing this year in the first commercialisation of perovskite windows generating electricity and new piezoelectrics, probably safely ... Goodbye beryllium and mercury ... See more at www.IDTechEx.com/toxin. Contact .....

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Sanuwave Receives U.s. Patent for the Use of Shock Waves in Cleaning and Grooming of ...

Stockhouse 01 Feb 2018

The patent includes twenty-four claims relating to the apparatuses and methods that use shock waves for the cleaning and grooming of submerged structures, such as ships, boats, watercrafts or platform structures, to name a few.  Shock waves can be generated with laser electrohydraulic, or spark-gap electrohydraulic, or electromagnetic, or ......

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