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...], [[corona discharge]], and other effects. There are also losses during [[electric power transmission]]. ...of the loads or devices powered by the generator, not contributing to net electric yield. It is found by subtracting productive yield from gross yield: ...

<br />Most of the industrial [[microwave heating]] applications need a uniform heat distribution. ...puting the power distribution generated in a lossy medium during microwave heating] ...

Copper losses result from [[Joule heating]] and so are also referred to as "I squared R losses", in reference to [[Jo Joule heating has a [[coefficient of performance]] of 1.0, meaning that every 1 watt of e ...

...Heating element|heating elements]] in devices like [[Toaster|toasters]], [[Electric water boiler|electrical kettles]] and [[Space heater|space heaters]], in so ...ent 811,858"]</ref>), nichrome is the oldest documented form of resistance heating alloy. ...

When resistance wire is used for [[heating element]]s (in [[electric heater]]s, [[toaster]]s, and the like), high resistivity and [[oxidation]] ...er alloy. Such heating elements are used in electric [[oven]]s and [[water heating|water heaters]], and in specialized forms for [[cooktop]]s. ...

...t is delivered by a [[electrical circuit|circuit]] (e.g., provided by an [[electric power]] utility). Motion (current) is not required; for example, if there i ...energy using an [[electricity meter]], which keeps a running total of the electric energy delivered to a customer. ...

...s, which are operated with AC voltage. A representative application is the heating control of industrial high temperature furnaces. Contrary to the conventional [[Electric power#Alternating current|phase angle]] or [[full wave control]], ...

...angular frequency ω is measured in [[Radian|radians]] per second.</ref> An electric excitation signal having a frequency ''f'' will therefore resonate with ion == Ion cyclotron resonance heating == ...

...of an Energy-Savings Calculation Methodology for Residential Miscellaneous Electric Loads”], ACEEE Conference Paper, August 2006, pp.1, 4.</ref> Miscellaneous electric load comes from the power used by a diverse collection of devices that incl ...

{{short description|Heating using radio waves}} ...icrowave oven flashon.jpg|thumb|300px|A [[microwave oven]] uses dielectric heating to cook food.]] ...

...8% efficient at heating a room (In practice it is nearly 100% efficient at heating a room because the light energy will also be converted to heat eventually, * Electric kettle: more than 90%{{citation needed|date=October 2014}} (comparatively l ...

...''supergrid with hydrogen''' is an idea for combining very long distance [[electric power transmission]] with [[liquid hydrogen]] distribution, to achieve supe ...r two-thirds (or 1% on the British supergrid), represents "DC" (resistive) heating type losses. With superconductive power lines, the capacitive and transform ...

...ergy that is attributed to major end uses ([[HVAC]], [[lighting]], [[water heating]], etc.)<ref name="Nordman" /> ...art of the energy requirement for heating. Heating a space with [[electric heating]] is environmentally less effective than using the electricity for [[heat p ...

...field]], such as when a charged object is brought close, which produces an electric field inside the insulator. ...light in response to an electric current passed through it, or to a strong electric field. ...

...hield loss).<ref>{{cite book|first=George J. |last=Anders |title=Rating of Electric Power Cables: Ampacity Computations for Transmission, Distribution, and Ind ...ctors. The [[ampacity]], or maximum allowable current, of an [[Power cable|electric power cable]] depends on the allowable temperatures of the cable and any ad ...

{{Short description|Elevated temperature in an electric circuit}} ...esistive heating is sometimes helpful such as in a heating coil. But Joule heating occurs, to some extent, in all the conductive parts of a circuit. ...

...ription.pdf ET-DSP Technical Description 3-Phase Electrical Resistive Soil Heating for the Remediation of Contaminated Soil and Groundwater]{{dead link|date=S ...Electrodes are placed at various depths and locations in the formation. [[Electric current]] to each electrode is controlled continuously by computer to unifo ...

...onductive material]] with [[charge carrier]]s is acted upon by an external electric field and an external [[magnetic field]]. Pedersen currents emerge in a mat ...netic field going into the paper, both with (B) and without (A) an applied electric field. ...

{{Short description|Process of heating an electrically conducting object by electromagnetic induction}} {{About-distinguish|Induction heating|Joule heating}} ...

...afety]] device (either a thermal fuse or thermal switch) that interrupts [[electric current]] when [[heat]]ed to a specific [[temperature]]. These devices may ...the surrounding temperature, instead of the temperature generated by ohmic heating of the fusible element. The elements are conductive and usually consist of ...