peak current

collocation in English

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peak
adjective[before noun]
uk
/piːk/us
/piːk/
Peak times are the times when most people are using or ...
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current
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkʌr.ənt/us
/ˈkɝː.ənt/
a movement of water, air, or electricity in a ...
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(Definition ofpeakandcurrentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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At present, the influence of factors such as thepeakcurrent, peak voltage, and the pulse duration are not well understood.
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The dotted lines represent the meanpeakcurrentamplitude for the group represented by the bar colors.
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The pipette series resistance was electronically compensated usually to 90%!; thus, voltage errors of only few millivolts occurred atpeakcurrentlevels.
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The advantage of this method is that one can avoid the early phase of longduration slowly rising current profile and utilize the full thrust ofpeakcurrent.
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The advantage of this method is that one can avoid the early phase of long-duration slowly rising current profile, and utilize the full thrust ofpeakcurrent.
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For each subthreshold voltage tested, the ratio of thepeakcurrentamplitudes evoked by the two voltage pulses was plotted as a function of the recovery interval.
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The higher power factor reduces thepeakcurrentdraw, reducing load on the circuit or on an uninterruptible power supply.
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Moreover, in a tunnel diode the current reaches a minimum of some 20% of thepeakcurrentbefore rising again towards higher voltages.
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The collateral contact layers (schoopage) with the electrodes can be a potential limitation ofpeakcurrentcarrying capacity.
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A common application is the modern car battery, which can, in general, deliver apeakcurrentof 450 amperes.
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Snubber capacitors are designed for the highpeakcurrentoperation required for protection against transient voltages.
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These batteries have thicker plates that can deliver less "peakcurrent", but can withstand frequent discharging.
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The magnetization is normally done with a high current pulse that reaches apeakcurrentvery quickly and instantaneously turns off leaving the part magnetized.
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The capacitor absorbs the inductive turn-offpeakcurrenttemporarily, so that the resulting voltage spike is limited.
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The electrolyte depends on the application, the power requirement orpeakcurrentdemand, the operating voltage and the allowable temperature range.
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This capability depends on all internal connections of the film capacitor withstanding thepeakcurrentloads up to the maximum specified temperature.
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The ionisation degree of the metal vapour is a strong function of thepeakcurrentdensity of the discharge.
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They havepeakcurrentratings from about 20 to 500 amperes, and peak energy ratings from 0.05 to 2.5 joules.
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However, the largerpeakcurrentmay flow for hundreds of milliseconds, making it considerably hotter and more dangerous than negative lightning.
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