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• Drivetrain
  ...omponents to transform chemical, physical or nuclear energy into secondary energy and deliver it to the interface to the outer world for propulsion purposes. ...red from the grid with low hydraulic energy share and also vehicles using energy storage with high losses (some battery types, ultra- or supercaps).
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• Power transmission
  '''Power transmission''' is the movement of [[energy]] from its place of generation to a location where it is applied to perform [[Power (physics)|Power]] is defined formally as units of [[energy]] per unit [[time]].
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• Regenerative brake
  ...ce or system which allows a [[vehicle]] to recapture part of the [[kinetic energy]] that would otherwise be lost to [[heat]] when [[brake|braking]] and make ...fused with [[dynamic braking]], which dissipates the recaptured electrical energy as heat. In that respect, [[dynamic braking]] behaves much like an [[elect
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• Fossil fuel
  ...els'''. The utilization of fossil fuels has enabled large-scale industrial development and largely supplanted water-driven mills, as well as the combustion of [[w When generating [[electricity]], energy from the [[combustion]] of fossil fuels is often used to power a [[turbine]
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• Fuel
  ...nly when needed, and that the release is controlled in such a way that the energy can be harnessed to produce [[work]]. ...hat go far beyond the energy needs of a [[human body]]. The application of energy released from fuels ranges from [[heat]] to [[cooking]] and from powering [
  5 KB (857 words) - 11:20, 8 October 2009
• Regenerative brakes
  ...ce or system which allows a [[vehicle]] to recapture part of the [[kinetic energy]] that would otherwise be lost to [[heat]] when [[brake|braking]] and make ...dynamo's [[rotor]] slows as the kinetic energy is converted to electrical energy through [[electromagnetic induction]]. The dynamo can be used as either ge
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• Regenerative braking
  ...ing some of its [[kinetic energy]] into electrical energy. This electrical energy is then stored for future use or fed back into a power system for use by ot ...le|battery electric]] and [[hybrid vehicle|hybrid electric]] vehicles, the energy is stored in a [[battery (electricity)|battery]] or bank of [[capacitors]]
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• Finmeccanica
  ...nce]], [[aerospace]], [[helicopter]]s, [[automation]], [[transport]] and [[energy]]. The company has offices in over 100 countries, and employs 41,000 people ===Energy===
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• Powertrain
  ...omponents to transform chemical, physical or nuclear energy into secondary energy and deliver it to the interface to the outer world for propulsion purposes. Powertrain development for [[diesel engine]]s involves the following trends: [[modular injection]]
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• Electric car
  ...cal energy stored on the vehicle in batteries or diesel fuel; from nuclear energy, on nuclear submarines and aircraft carriers; or more esoteric sources such ...This can be used to reduce the wear on brake systems, and reduce the total energy requirement of a journey.
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• Engine tuning
  ...the development of the [[automobile|car]] in general, originating with the development of early [[racing car]]s, and later, with the post-war [[hot-rod]] movement ...visiting some of the design decisions taken at quite an early stage in the development of the engine.
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• Hydrogen vehicle
  ...an be better controlled. Hydrogen could also be produced from [[renewable energy]] sources with (in principle) no net carbon dioxide emissions. There are b ...ombustion engine]], but they produce more pollution than would use of that energy in [[plug-in hybrid electric vehicles]]. Hydrogen fuel cells generate less
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• Bremach
  ...ded on the switch from military to civilian manufacturing which encouraged development of new products aimed at the growing civilian market and requiring the supp ...nother as a pure Electric Vehicle (EV) powered by electric motors and with energy stored in Lithium batteries. Both prototypes received great attention at tr
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• Electric vehicle
  The [[energy]] used to propel the vehicle may be obtained from several sources: *from [[chemical energy]] stored on the vehicle in on-board batteries: [[Battery electric vehicle]]
  18 KB (2,741 words) - 14:59, 24 June 2009
• Napier Deltic
  ...duced in 1950. By January 1952 six engines were available, enough for full development and endurance trials. An ex-German [[E-Boat]], powered by three Mercedes-Be ...gas generator, driving the turbine with the exhaust gases, recycling some energy that would otherwise have been lost. Such an engine was hoped to produce 6,
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• Rotary combustion engine
  ...t many similar concepts have been proposed and are under various stages of development. These include: ...le does not move, that of the rotor does. The angular momentum and kinetic energy of motion of the rotor also both vary, producing more vibration, see [[engi
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• Newton's Second Law
  The laws of [[conservation law|conservation]] of [[momentum]], [[energy]], and [[angular momentum]] are of more general validity than Newton's laws ...difficulty in understanding the role of microscopic and invisible forms of energy such as heat and infra-red light.
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• Electric vehicle conversion
  *The charger which restores energy to the batteries (which may be mounted within the vehicle or at a special c *The power controller, which regulates the flow of energy between the battery and the motor(s)
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• Turbo
  ...engine]]s considerably advantageous—and was the original reason for development of the device. ...bocharger also has a [[turbine]] that powers the compressor using wasted [[energy]] from the [[exhaust]] gases. Compressor and turbine have the same shaft, s
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• Top dead center
  ...omotive]]s, and other [[steam engines]]. Crank-driven machines rely on the energy stored in a [[flywheel]] to overcome the dead centre, or are designed, in t ...showing the recommended ignition timing settings as decided during engine development. These timing marks can be used to set the ignition timing either staticall
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