Alternating current (AC) arc melting technology has been developed for the manufacturing of lightweight materials and provides a potential heat source in welding and additive manufacturing. However, ...

The battery as we know it today was an invention of Italian chemist and physicist Alessandro Volta. He witnessed electricity splitting water into its constituent elements of oxygen and hydrogen and ...

The topic of motors and motor control techniques is wide and varied. Part one of this two-part article will cover the principles of alternating-current (AC) motor operation and control. Part two will ...