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Definitions of alternating current
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  • choke a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current
  • transform increase or decrease (an alternating current or voltage)
  • tesla United States electrical engineer and inventor (born in Croatia but of Serbian descent) who discovered the principles of alternating currents and developed the first alternating-current induction motor and the Tesla coil and several forms of oscillators (1856-1943)
  • transformer an electrical device by which alternating current of one voltage is changed to another voltage
  • alternator an old term for an electric generator that produces alternating current (especially in automobiles)
  • kennelly United States electrical engineer noted for his work on the theory of alternating currents; independently of Oliver Heaviside he discovered the existence of an atmospheric layer that reflects radio waves back to earth (1861-1939)
  • inverter an electrical converter that converts direct current into alternating current
  • oscillator generator that produces sonic oscillations or alternating current
  • rectification the conversion of alternating current to direct current
  • full-wave rectifier rectifier that converts the negative half wave of an alternating current into a positive half wave
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