Electric power -- Electric power is the amount of work done by an electric current in a unit time. When a current flows in a circuit with resistance, it does work. Devices can be made that convert this work into heat ... > full article

Electricity generation -- Electricity generation is the first process in the delivery of electricity to consumers. The other three processes are electric power transmission, electricity distribution and electricity ... > full article

Distributed generation -- Distributed generation is a new trend in the generation of heat and electrical power. The concept permits the "consumer", who is generating heat or electricity for their own needs, to send their ... > full article

Electrical phenomena -- Electrical phenomena are commonplace and unusual events that can be observed which illuminate the principles of the physics of electricity and are explained by ... > full article

Power station -- A power station or power plant is a facility for the generation of electric power. At the centre of nearly all power stations is a generator, a rotating machine that converts mechanical energy into ... > full article

Electricity -- Electricity is a property of matter that results from the presence or movement of electric charge. Together with magnetism, it constitutes the fundamental interaction known as electromagnetism. ... > full article

Ampere -- The ampere (symbol: A) is the SI base unit of electric current equal to one coulomb per ... > full article

Three-phase electric power -- Three-phase is a common method of electric power transmission. It is a type of polyphase ... > full article

Volt -- The volt (symbol: V) is the SI derived unit of electric potential difference. The number of volts is a measure of the strength of an electrical source in the sense of how much power is produced for a ... > full article

Electrical conductivity -- Electrical conductivity is a measure of a material's ability to conduct an electric current. When an electrical potential difference is placed across a conductor, its movable charges flow, giving ... > full article

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