Given that same 20% savings, half of respondents said they would let the electric company control appliances given the assurance that they could override the decision.
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As for the liquid lens, Nippon Electric Glass' version uses low-power electric field to control its liquid crystal molecular orientation, thus changing the focal point.
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That was how Jack Welch dealt with General Electric when he assumed control in 1981.
U.S. intelligence officials have grown increasingly alarmed about what they believe to be Chinese and Russian surveillance of computer systems that control the electric grid and other U.S. infrastructure.
According to the AMG developers, "torque vectoring" involves the individual control of the electric motors, something which enables completely new levels of freedom to be achieved.
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Each LNG In A Box unit is fully equipped with a gas pre-treatment system, cold box assembly and boil off gas compressor as well as a GE's turboexpander compressor, high-speed reciprocating compressor, electric motor, driver and control system.
The other main joint venture, Ford-led Ecostar, takes the machinery from Stuttgart and fits it into electric motors, transmission and control equipment to make a fuel-cell engine that can turn the wheels of a car or a bus.
General Electric would be nowhere in quality control if not for quick and constant measurement of output.
Both were Hoosiers and were on opposite sides of the epic struggle over who would control America's electric utilities, which appeared pivotal to controlling the economy.
From the nuances of 8-way electric adjustment settings to standard climate control, to the proper Bose sound system, the Cayenne Hybrid S is a stud worth riding.
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It is everything in the electric utility business, where regulators essentially control company revenues and profit.
Dr Gauthier's group is now experimenting on sheep to try to administer small electric shocks and bring the chaos under control.
It is easy for parking software to control because it involves switching electric motors on and off, rather than operating mechanical pumps.
But the giant companies that make control systems--General Electric, Siemens, ABB and others--say that even when they offer new wares with digital armor, customers balk.
When Comcast acquired control of NBCUniversal from General Electric Co.
Together, the camera and laser sensors monitor the white lines and, if the car strays out of its lane, an electronic control unit attached to an electric power-steering unit corrects it.
There are a number of different electronic training aids, including an anti-bark collar, remote control collars used to control any unwanted behaviour, electric shock training leads and electric boundary or "freedom" fences.
He left Western Electric to become a freelance consultant on quality control.
Substantially more complex than previous aircraft, the new plane required the pilot to attend to the four engines, a retractable landing gear, new wing flaps, electric trim tabs that needed adjustment to maintain control at different airspeeds, and constant-speed propellers whose pitch had to be regulated with hydraulic controls, among other features.
This pre-entry climate control system makes the B-Class Electric Drive unique in its segment.
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You control the throttle and brake, and electric power assist steering controls the steering wheel.
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The double-decker buses have climate control, free wi-fi and hybrid electric-diesel engines to save fuel.
These workers control, operate or maintain machinery to generate electric power keeping your home or business juiced.
Meanwhile, rebels have reportedly seized control of Syria's largest hydro-electric dam, in what would be a strategic loss to the government.
In 2009, this newspaper reported that the control systems for the U.S. electric power grid had been hacked and secret openings created so that the attacker could get back in with ease.
Malicious software infecting the computers of electric utilities could cause turbines at power plants to spin out of control, potentially destroying them.
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The rich world's electric networks are currently midstream between an old command-and-control world and a brave new liberalised world of market signals and competition.
For example, the Ford Focus Electric can wirelessly connect to cloud-based applications that allow owners to control settings while away from their cars.
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In addition to the petrol engine and electric motor, the LF-CC hybrid drive system further comprises a generator, a high-performance battery, a power split device which, via planetary reduction gears, combines and re-allocates power from the engine, electric motor and generator according to operational requirements, and a compact power control unit to govern the high speed interaction of the system components.
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The electro electric systems business markets transformers, switchgears, circuit breakers, power electronics and control systems and others.
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