inverter
noun
in·vert·er
in-ˈvər-tər 
1
: one that inverts
2
: a device for converting direct current into alternating current
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This innovative technology represents a significant leap forward in marine propulsion, combining advanced battery packs, inverters, and high-efficiency motors with proprietary software and assembly techniques.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 May 2024
It's known for leveraging cutting-edge technologies such as string inverters and micro-inverters to ensure efficient energy production tailored to individual circumstances.
—Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 18 May 2024
The firm is one of the world’s biggest producers of solar inverters – equipment critical to making electricity from solar panels usable in grids.
—Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 May 2024
Each motor pair is mounted with inverters in housings at each axle, sending power through halfshafts to individual wheels.
—IEEE Spectrum, 13 May 2024
Mercedes is instead filling that space with all the requisite inverters and cabling to make the eSprinter go.
—Tim Stevens, Ars Technica, 5 Feb. 2024
In Nigeria, where considerable dysfunction has become normalized — for instance, the widespread use of home generators and inverters to cope with the incessant power outages — that concept seems apt.
—Siddhartha Mitter, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2024
Ann Scott Tyson/The Christian Science Monitor Factory workers operate machinery for Sungrow Power, a large Chinese producer of photovoltaic inverters and other key solar, wind, and other green energy equipment, in Hefei, Anhui province, March 27, 2024.
—Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Apr. 2024
The work will entail removing the existing pavement and installing the coil circuits and electronics, including inverters and transmitters.
—Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Mar. 2024
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 May 2024
It's known for leveraging cutting-edge technologies such as string inverters and micro-inverters to ensure efficient energy production tailored to individual circumstances.
—Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 18 May 2024
The firm is one of the world’s biggest producers of solar inverters – equipment critical to making electricity from solar panels usable in grids.
—Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 May 2024
Each motor pair is mounted with inverters in housings at each axle, sending power through halfshafts to individual wheels.
—IEEE Spectrum, 13 May 2024
Mercedes is instead filling that space with all the requisite inverters and cabling to make the eSprinter go.
—Tim Stevens, Ars Technica, 5 Feb. 2024
In Nigeria, where considerable dysfunction has become normalized — for instance, the widespread use of home generators and inverters to cope with the incessant power outages — that concept seems apt.
—Siddhartha Mitter, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2024
Ann Scott Tyson/The Christian Science Monitor Factory workers operate machinery for Sungrow Power, a large Chinese producer of photovoltaic inverters and other key solar, wind, and other green energy equipment, in Hefei, Anhui province, March 27, 2024.
—Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Apr. 2024
The work will entail removing the existing pavement and installing the coil circuits and electronics, including inverters and transmitters.
—Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Mar. 2024
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