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power factor

noun

  1. (in an electrical circuit) the ratio of the power dissipated to the product of the input volts times amps
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Band convergence is considered a good approach for improving thermoelectric materials because it increases the thermoelectric power factor, which is related to the actual output power of the thermoelectric module.

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Serbia “must be eliminated as a power factor in the Balkans,” warned Count Leopold von Berchtold, the Austro-Hungarian foreign minister.

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The combination of extremely high electrical conductivity and simultaneously a high Seebeck coefficient leads to record thermoelectric power factor values in nickel-gold alloys, which exceed those of conventional semiconductors by far.

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Playing up the power factor that often dominates these days, the NL champion Los Angeles Dodgers hit eight home runs - a record for opening day - and romped past Arizona 12-5.

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Playing up the power factor that often dominates these days, the NL champion Los Angeles Dodgers hit eight home runs — a record for opening day — and romped past Arizona 12-5.

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