direct current: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Invalidated site: MIT School of Engineering - What?s the difference between AC and DC? Oct 26, 2026
Add new Web site: Open Oregon Educational Resources - Electrical Circuit Analysis 1 - DC Current Sources. Jun 26, 2026
Add new Web site: Physics LibreTexts - DC Currents. May 16, 2026
Add new Web site: OpenStax - College Physics 2e - Alternating Current versus Direct Current. Feb 07, 2026
Add new Web site: CORE - Alternating Current and Direct Current Generator (PDF). Sep 27, 2025
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Direct Current to Digital Converter (DIDC): A Current Sensor. Jul 05, 2025
Add new Web site: IEEE Xplore - A Brief History of Direct Current in Electrical Power Systems. May 07, 2025
Add new Web site: MIT School of Engineering - What?s the difference between AC and DC? Jan 01, 2025
Add new Web site: OpenStax - College Physics 2e - Alternating Current versus Direct Current. Nov 20, 2024
Add new Web site: Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research - The Overview of Direct Current Motor and their Types. Aug 28, 2024
Add new Web site: Khan Academy - AC and DC generators. May 21, 2024
Add new Web site: Stanford University - Department of Physics - Direct Current Transmission Lines. Mar 01, 2024
Add new Web site: Open Library Publishing Platform - PEG-3722 Electrotechnology - AC Voltage and Current. Oct 27, 2023
Add new Web site: UNESCO-EOLSS - Direct Current and Alternating Current Systems. Aug 25, 2023
Add new Web site: OpenStax - College Physics 2e - Alternating Current versus Direct Current. Sep 22, 2022
Abbreviation changed from "Dc" to "DC." Mar 31, 2016
Added new Web site: Window To The Universe - Basic Facts About Direct (DC) And Alternating (AC) Current. May 11, 2009
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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