Disjoncteurthumb|upright=1.2|Un disjoncteur bipolaire monté sur rail. Les deux contacteurs solidaires sont en parallèle, mais il existe aussi des disjoncteurs bipoles en monocontacteur. Un disjoncteur est un interrupteur électrique à commande automatique conçu pour laisser circuler le courant électrique, et, protéger un circuit électrique contre les dommages causés par un courant excessif provenant d'une surcharge, d'un court-circuit ou d'une fuite à la terre (disjoncteur différentiel).
Overhead power lineAn overhead power line is a structure used in electric power transmission and distribution to transmit electrical energy across long distances. It consists of one or more uninsulated electrical cables (commonly multiples of three for three-phase power) suspended by towers or poles. Since most of the insulation is provided by the surrounding air, overhead power lines are generally the least costly method of power transmission for large quantities of electric energy.
Transistor radioA transistor radio is a small portable radio receiver that uses transistor-based circuitry. Following the invention of the transistor in 1947—which revolutionized the field of consumer electronics by introducing small but powerful, convenient hand-held devices—the Regency TR-1 was released in 1954 becoming the first commercial transistor radio. The mass-market success of the smaller and cheaper Sony TR-63, released in 1957, led to the transistor radio becoming the most popular electronic communication device of the 1960s and 1970s.
Internal resistanceIn electrical engineering, a practical electric power source which is a linear circuit may, according to Thévenin's theorem, be represented as an ideal voltage source in series with an impedance. This impedance is termed the internal resistance of the source. When the power source delivers current, the measured voltage output is lower than the no-load voltage; the difference is the voltage drop (the product of current and resistance) caused by the internal resistance.
