transformer

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Recent Examples of transformer The animal had come into contact with the transformer at the station, disrupting supply to the entire country. Reuters, CNN, 13 Feb. 2025 The world’s largest transformer manufacturer, Hitachi Energy, warned late last year that the industry is overwhelmed with demand for the equipment. Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2025 This suggests that the transformer architecture has inherent limitations. Anil Ananthaswamy, Quanta Magazine, 31 Jan. 2025 When the Biden administration’s energy efficiency regulation for distribution transformers threatened to shutter a Cleveland Cliffs plant in Butler County, lawmakers from both parties, the United Steel Workers union and Gov. Josh Shapiro fought back. Christen Smith | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for transformer
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Noun
  • Instead of relying on the vehicle’s own CCU converter, these units convert AC to DC electricity outside the vehicle.
    LEW SICHELMAN, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2025
  • There’s also no 12V battery with all of the traditional systems being powered through a solid-state DC-DC converter from the high-voltage battery to provide 12V. That means the Pentastar probably also doesn’t have an alternator, another cost and weight savings.
    Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • There are plenty of prediction engines and algorithms that can function with modest computational resources and readily available data, but since the advent of modern AI, the focus has shifted from the mere acceptability of predictions to achieving high accuracy at scale.
    Suvarna Krishnan, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Gilmour's Eris rocket is made of three stages powered by hybrid engines consuming a solid fuel and a liquid oxidizer.
    Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 28 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Fancy record-cleaning machines like this one from Pro-Ject ($450) use a platter and a vacuum system to physically suck the nasty cleaning solution out of the grooves, with a motor that spins the record in two directions.
    Parker Hall, WIRED, 8 Mar. 2025
  • The Bosch Performance Line motor is smooth, quiet and efficient, and provides up to 65Nm when faced with a tough hill.
    Matthew MacConnell, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The machines were part of a pilot program that ended earlier this year, and the state patrol is preparing its results for state lawmakers.
    Meg Anderson, NPR, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Its value in business has long been tied to cost-savings, replacing expensive human labor with machines that can perform repetitive tasks.
    Preetpal Singh, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Hyundai Rotem specializes in producing railway equipment and defense products.
    Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2025
  • Rehabilitating the town’s fire station and apparatus bays, which would include structural updates, enhancing equipment and securing storage for fire rescue vehicles.
    Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2025

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“Transformer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transformer. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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