A flexible alternating current transmission system (FACTS) is a system composed of static equipment used for the AC transmission of electrical energy. It is meant to enhance controllability and increase power transfer capability of the network. It is generally a power electronics-based system. FACTS is defined by the IEEE as "a power electronic based system and other static equipment that provide control of one or more AC transmission system parameters to enhance controllability and Technology
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Happiness in Devices Recently technology has become a big part of society and will continue to advance continuously in the future. Most people consider technology a necessity for every day life‚ and fortunately it’s expanding enough to decelerate stagnation. It’s also necessary to analyze the advantages and disadvantages of technology. Technology influences minds in good and bad ways‚ and it allows people to share information which they would otherwise not be able to attain. Technology is becoming
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Analog computers The earliest computing machines in wide use were not digital but analog. In analog representation‚ properties of the representational medium ape (or reflect or model) properties of the represented state-of-affairs. (In obvious contrast‚ the strings of binary digits employed in digital representation do not represent by means of possessing some physical property — such as length — whose magnitude varies in proportion to the magnitude of the property that is being represented.) Analog
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Computer Architecture The circuitry in a computer which controls the manipulation of data is called the central processing unit‚ or CPU. In the machines of the mid-twentieth century‚ CPUs were large units comprised of perhaps several racks of electronic circuitry that reflected the significance of the unit. However‚ technology has shrunk these devices drastically. The CPUs found in today’s desktop computers and notebooks are packaged as small flat squares (approximately two inches by two inches)
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Careers In Computer Engineering Careers In Computer Engineering While financial analysts‚ government officials‚ and employment specialists frequently disagree on conditions existing in the American economy today‚ everyone concurs with the idea that a college graduates possessing a degree in the field of computer engineering is in the enviable position of being able to pick and choose among job offers with several major computer companies and other Fortune 500 employers. Over the last five
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T or F: ESD is very dangerous to computer technicians. False. What does the acronym ESD stand for? Electrostatic Sensitive Device. In what conditions is ESD most likely to occur? It occurs in cold‚ dry conditions. With __________ ESD‚ the damage is permanent and is noticeable right away. Catastrophic. What are the similarities and differences of latent and upset ESD? Similarities: Even if the device is damaged‚ it will still pass initial testing. How can a PC technician protect
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Computer Crime This type of crime is the illegal exploitation of computer technologies‚ usually involving the Internet‚ to support crimes such as fraud‚ identity theft‚ sharing of information‚ and embezzlement. Exactly what is illegal varies greatly from state to state. Consequently‚ the growth of international data communications and in particular the Internet has made these crimes both more common and more difficult to police. Luckily there are people fighting computer crime and it is taken very
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Why Is A Computer So Powerful? (CHARACTERISTICS OF COMPUTERS) 1. Programmability This is the most important feature of any computer. Programmability can be simply defined as the ability of a functional unit to perform certain pre-defined operations or tasks automatically and independently under the control of running program‚ with minimum user intervention or assistance. 2. Speed of operation A computer is a very fast device. It can perform in a few seconds the amount of a work that a human
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Computer Packages 11 Graphic Packages: It is important to recall that the early graphics software performed creditably on production of simple bar graphs and funny little people made of squares. However‚ the modern day graphics software and hardware is so advanced such that it is sometimes difficult to tell if computer or trick photograph produced a picture. Computer graphics as often seen in advertisement‚ Logos‚ and sports broadcast on televisions are products of computer graphic applications
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A computer is one of the most brilliant inventions of mankind. Thanks to computer technology‚ we were able to achieve storage and processing of huge amounts of data; we could rest our brains by employing computer memory capacities for storage of information. Owing to computers‚ we have been able speed up daily work‚ carry out critical transactions and achieve accuracy and precision at work. Computers of the earlier times were of the size of a large room and were required to consume huge amounts of
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