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  2. Overheating (electricity) - Wikipedia

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    Overheating may be caused from any accidental fault of the circuit (such as short-circuit or spark-gap), or may be caused from a wrong design or manufacture (such as the lack of a proper heat dissipation system). Due to accumulation of heat, the system reaches an equilibrium of heat accumulation vs. dissipation at a much higher temperature than ...

  3. Thermal management of high-power LEDs - Wikipedia

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    The heat generated by a high power LED will first transfer to liquids through a cold plate. Then liquids driven by a pump will circulate in the system to absorb the heat. Lastly, a fan-cooled radiator will cool the heated fluids for the next circulation. The circulation of liquids manages the temperature of the high power LED.

  4. Thermal management (electronics) - Wikipedia

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    While a heat sink is a static object, a fan often aids a heat sink by providing increased airflow over the heat sink—thus maintaining a larger temperature gradient by replacing the warmed air more quickly than passive convection achieves alone—this is known as a forced-air system. Ideally, heat sinks are made from a good thermal conductor ...

  5. Standby power - Wikipedia

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    All of the above examples, such as the remote control, digital clock functions, and—in the case of adapters—no-load power, can be switched off just by switching off the power point. However, for some devices with a built-in internal battery, such as a phone, the standby functions can be stopped by removing the battery.

  6. Separator (electricity) - Wikipedia

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    Diagram of a battery with a polymer separator. A separator is a permeable membrane placed between a battery's anode and cathode.The main function of a separator is to keep the two electrodes apart to prevent electrical short circuits while also allowing the transport of ionic charge carriers that are needed to close the circuit during the passage of current in an electrochemical cell.

  7. Thermal cutoff - Wikipedia

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    Thermal switches are included in turn signals on older vehicles, some light fixtures, particularly with recessed lights, where excessive heat is most likely to occur. This may lead to "cycling" , where a light turns off and back on every few minutes.

  8. Light extraction in LEDs - Wikipedia

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    Often more than half of the emitted light is reflected back at the LED-package and package-air interfaces. The reflection is most commonly reduced by using a dome-shaped (half-sphere) package with the diode in the center so that the outgoing light rays strike the surface perpendicularly, at which angle the reflection is minimized. Substrates ...

  9. Joule heating - Wikipedia

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    The part that converts electricity into heat is called a heating element. Among the applications are: Buildings are often heated with electric heaters where grid power is available. Electric stoves and ovens use Joule heating to cook food. Soldering irons generate heat to melt conductive solder and make electrical connections.