Saturable reactorA saturable reactor in electrical engineering is a special form of inductor where the magnetic core can be deliberately saturated by a direct electric current in a control winding. Once saturated, the inductance of the saturable reactor drops dramatically. This decreases inductive reactance and allows increased flow of the alternating current (AC). Saturable reactors provide a very simple means to remotely and proportionally control the AC through a load such as an incandescent lamp; the AC current is roughly proportional to the direct current (DC) through the control winding.
Child developmentChild development involves the biological, psychological and emotional changes that occur in human beings between birth and the conclusion of adolescence. Childhood is divided into three stages of life which include early childhood, middle childhood, and late childhood (preadolescence). Early childhood typically ranges from infancy to the age of 6 years old. During this period, development is significant, as many of life's milestones happen during this time period such as first words, learning to crawl, and learning to walk.
Conceptual schemaA conceptual schema or conceptual data model is a high-level description of informational needs underlying the design of a database. It typically includes only the main concepts and the main relationships among them. Typically this is a first-cut model, with insufficient detail to build an actual database. This level describes the structure of the whole database for a group of users. The conceptual model is also known as the data model that can be used to describe the conceptual schema when a database system is implemented.
Bobine (électricité)Une bobine, solénoïde, auto-inductance ou quelquefois self (par anglicisme), est un composant courant en électrotechnique et électronique. Une bobine est constituée d'un enroulement de fil conducteur éventuellement autour d'un noyau en matériau ferromagnétique qui peut être un assemblage de feuilles de tôle ou un bloc de ferrite. Les physiciens et ingénieurs français l'appellent souvent par synecdoque « inductance », ce terme désignant la propriété caractéristique de la bobine, qui est son opposition à la variation du courant dans ses spires.
Henry (unité)The henry (symbol: H) is the unit of electrical inductance in the International System of Units (SI). If a current of 1 ampere flowing through a coil produces flux linkage of 1 weber turn, that coil has a self inductance of 1 henry. The unit is named after Joseph Henry (1797–1878), the American scientist who discovered electromagnetic induction independently of and at about the same time as Michael Faraday (1791–1867) in England.
Series and parallel circuitsTwo-terminal components and electrical networks can be connected in series or parallel. The resulting electrical network will have two terminals, and itself can participate in a series or parallel topology. Whether a two-terminal "object" is an electrical component (e.g. a resistor) or an electrical network (e.g. resistors in series) is a matter of perspective. This article will use "component" to refer to a two-terminal "object" that participate in the series/parallel networks.
Dette du tiers mondeLa dette du tiers monde est une dette extérieure contractée par les pays du tiers monde (le terme « tiers monde » est toujours employé, bien qu'on lui préfère désormais souvent d'autres expressions telles que « pays en voie de développement » (PVD) ou pays en développement (PED)) ou encore pays du Sud. Cette dette correspond tant à des prêts souverains (d'autres États, du FMI, de la Banque mondiale, etc.) que des financements privés (prêts bancaires, obligations placées auprès de fonds de placement...).
Résine photosensibleLa résine photosensible (appelée aussi photorésine et parfois photorésist) est un matériau photosensible utilisé dans de nombreux procédés industriels, comme la photolithographie ou la photogravure, afin de former un revêtement protecteur ajouté à la surface d'un substrat.
Export-oriented industrializationExport-oriented industrialization (EOI), sometimes called export substitution industrialization (ESI), export-led industrialization (ELI), or export-led growth, is a trade and economic policy aiming to speed up the industrialization process of a country by exporting goods for which the nation has a comparative advantage. Export-led growth implies opening domestic markets to foreign competition in exchange for market access in other countries.
Masque photographiqueA photomask is an opaque plate with transparent areas that allow light to shine through in a defined pattern. Photomasks are commonly used in photolithography for the production of integrated circuits (ICs or "chips") to produce a pattern on a thin wafer of material (usually silicon). Several masks are used in turn, each one reproducing a layer of the completed design, and together known as a mask set. For IC production in the 1960s and early 1970s, an opaque rubylith film laminated onto a transparent mylar sheet was used.
ExternalisationL'externalisation, la sous-traitance ou l'impartition (Québec), en anglais : outsourcing, désigne le transfert de tout ou partie d'une fonction d'une organisation (entreprise ou administration) vers un partenaire externe. Elle consiste très souvent en la sous-traitance des activités jugées non essentielles et non stratégiques : pour une entreprise, il s'agit de celles qui sont les moins productrices de revenus.
Météorologie de l'espaceLa météorologie de l’espace (ou météorologie spatiale) est une discipline récente qui s’intéresse principalement à l'impact de l'activité solaire sur l'environnement terrestre. Plus exactement : « La météorologie de l’espace est la discipline qui traite de l’état physique et phénoménologique des environnements spatiaux naturels.
