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Most car wheel diameters are in the range of 14 to 19 inches with such car following is submitted.
For a car with wheel diameter 14 inch (radius R= 17.8 cm) ,Circumference = 2πR, then the circumference is 111.78 cm or 1.11 meter.
For a larger wheel diameter of 28 inch (radius R=35.56 cm), circumference =2πR, the,
Solar power is the fastest growing sector of the global clean energy market, presenting one of the most promising solutions to counter the negative effects of climate change. Photovoltaic (PV) power plants are the most widely utilized type of solar energy generation.
Problem: Overall sunlight to electricity efficiency of solar PV plants are very low. Moreover,
The interface like "Caps lock" should be provided to copy the text whatever I was writing now onwards by keeping that interface in high mode until I make that interface low.
Now the content to be pasted gets copied to the software now use "ctrl v" or pasted opt to paste wherever needed.
Take a scenario (writing code for a particular problem statement...
The use of PPE has increased dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic, with an estimated 6.8 billion (approximately 206,470 tonnes) disposable face masks, as an example, being used each day globally. The demand is expected to increase at a compounded annual rate of 10.6%-11.2% until 2027 at least.
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Hypertension is a pandemic. Inadequate diagnosis and control increases the risk of diseases: Stroke, Retinopathy, Nephropathy, Hypertensive Encephalopathy, Myocardial Infarction, cognitive impairment and death from cardiovascular events. Approximately 30% of the world's population is hypertensive. Single-chamber blood pressure cuffs with different measurements are available on the market.
Pollution is a powerful thing. It's hard to manage and is very bad for our Earth. My solution to this problem is a very sturdy machine I call a garbage disposal. It's built from 9 different motors just to turn into 3 different motors. Our factories use these types of DC motors every day.
The main drawback of electric cars is the long time it takes to recharge their battery pack.
At night they must be recharged at home and during the day at the few recharging points available throughout the city.
The objective of the SOLECTRIC CAR is to reduce the recharge time by 50%.
With this project,
Drive module combining in one reducer and motor, which is not driven not by a rotating magnetic field, but the forces of magnetic attraction and repulsion generated between the current in coils and permanent magnets. The design is shown in the attached figures, where fig. 1 is sectional view of the axis of the drive module,
We are developing an advanced phase change based passive battery pack for EV applications. Regions like india where summer temperature reaches 45 degrees needs better thermal management solutions which enhance the adoption for technology. We came up with passive cooled battery pack. These battery packs enhance battery life, safety, long term cost of ownership.
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