alternating electric current

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alternating electric current - an electric current that reverses direction sinusoidally; "In the US most household current is AC at 60 cycles per second"

alternating current, AC

electrical energy, electricity - energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor; "they built a car that runs on electricity"

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This creates an alternating electric current that is detected by the sensor.

Factors to consider... When selecting a non-contact capacitive displacement sensor, a number of key factors need to be considered, including target size and shape, guarding method and bandwidth. As well as clean environments, the sensors can also operate in dirty, dusty industrial areas too, says Chris Jones of Micro-Epsilon

They need to have a high permeability which means they are easy to magnetise and demagnetise in an alternating electric current.

Start saving on your energy at power source; Dr Fiona Robinson is principal researcher at Cogent Power Ltd, Tata Steel and her work is focused on improving the magnetic properties of grain-oriented electrical steels primarily for use in transformers