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American photovoltaics manufacturer
Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (ECD) was an American photovoltaics manufacturer of thin-film solar cells made of amorphous silicon used in flexible laminates
Energy_Conversion_Devices
Process of changing energy
Energy transformation, also known as energy conversion, is the process of changing energy from one form to another. In physics, energy is a quantity that
Energy_transformation
Electrical power generation from wind
(2014). "The state of the art of wind energy conversion systems and technologies: A review". Energy Conversion and Management. 88: 332. Bibcode:2014ECM
Wind_power
American engineer, scientist and inventor
September 5, 2006. Jennifer Kho, "Energy Conversion Devices' turnaround: Is BIPV finally ready to take off?" Renewable Energy World, January 16, 2009 and Dominique
Stanford_R._Ovshinsky
Conversion of electrical energy from one form to another
engineering, power conversion is the process of converting electrical energy from one form to another. A power converter is an electrical device for converting
Electric_power_conversion
Automotive technology corporation
between California-based Chevron Corporation and Michigan-based Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (also called ECD Ovonics, ECD, or Ovonics) The intermediary
Cobasys
Consumption of energy by animals and societies
2025-06-27. Retrieved 2025-06-30. "EGEE 102: Energy Conservation and Environmental Protection". Energy Conversion Devices. Retrieved 2025-06-30. "How does a car
Energy_consumption
types of memory over time: In 1970, it was used by Intel and Energy Conversion Devices to refer to a new type of amorphous and crystalline nonvolatile
Read-mostly_memory
Ratio between the useful output and the input of a machine
Energy conversion efficiency (η) is the ratio between the useful output of an energy conversion machine and the input, in energy terms. The input, as well
Energy_conversion_efficiency
Japanese-American entrepreneur
father became a research scientist and his mother a secretary for Energy Conversion Devices, Inc., now Ovonics. The founder of his mother's company, Stanford
Joi_Ito
Conspiracy theory
between ChevronTexaco and Ovonics, now known as Energy Conversion Devices (ECD) Ovonics. Energy Conversion Devices announced that they had exercised an option
Patent encumbrance of large automotive NiMH batteries
Patent_encumbrance_of_large_automotive_NiMH_batteries
Electrochemical energy conversion is a field of energy technology concerned with electrochemical methods of energy conversion including fuel cells and
Electrochemical energy conversion
Electrochemical_energy_conversion
Indian two-wheeler and three-wheeler manufacturing company
Bajaj heads the company. List of Bajaj Auto products Bajaj Lite Energy Conversion Devices, Inc List of motorcycle manufacturers List of motor scooter manufacturers
Bajaj_Auto
particularly in its applications to catalysis, charge transport, and energy conversion devices. Maytal was born in Israel. She completed her BA degree in molecular
Maytal_Caspary_Toroker
Converting a charged particle's kinetic energy into voltage
Direct energy conversion (DEC) or simply direct conversion converts a charged particle's kinetic energy into a voltage. It is a scheme for power extraction
Direct_energy_conversion
A fuel cell is an electrochemical energy conversion device. Fuel cells differ from batteries in that they are designed for continuous replenishment of
List of fuel cell manufacturers
List_of_fuel_cell_manufacturers
Direct conversion process from heat to electricity via photons
Thermophotovoltaic (TPV) energy conversion is a direct conversion process from heat to electricity via photons. A basic thermophotovoltaic system consists
Thermophotovoltaic energy conversion
Thermophotovoltaic_energy_conversion
American electrical engineer
electronics. Since joining Stanford, he has contributed to thermionic energy conversion devices and broad-spectrum electronic biomolecular sensors. He was elected
Roger_T._Howe
Topics referred to by the same term
Electronic civil disobedience Energy Citations Database, maintained by the United States Department of Energy Energy Conversion Devices, an American photovoltaics
ECD
Conversion to other forms of energy
Solar energy conversion describes technologies devoted to the transformation of solar energy to other (useful) forms of energy, including electricity,
Solar_energy_conversion
Oasis-class cruise ship
Sail on Royal Caribbean's Allure of the Seas" (Press release). Energy Conversion Devices. GlobeNewswire. 6 January 2011. Archived from the original on
Allure_of_the_Seas
American physicist
chairman. Fritzsche was a vice president and board member of Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. since 1969 and a member of the board of directors of United
Hellmut_Fritzsche
Type of nuclear battery which generates electric current
which then is used to generate electricity, betavoltaic devices use a non-thermal conversion process, converting the electron–hole pairs produced by the
Betavoltaic_device
American inventor, engineer, computer pioneer, and professor
vice president of engineering in 1964. From there, he worked at Energy Conversion Devices and Ovonic Imaging Systems before moving to head the computer
Robert_Royce_Johnson
Motorized version of a rickshaw
Bajaj Auto made a HICV auto rickshaw together with the company "Energy Conversion Devices". They made a report on it called "Clean Hydrogen Technology for
Auto_rickshaw
the endowment by friends of David Adler and major support from Energy Conversion Devices, Inc., as well as support from the American Physical Society's
David_Adler_Lectureship_Award
Collecting energy from external sources
energy, wind energy, salinity gradients, and kinetic energy, also known as ambient energy), then stored for use by small, wireless autonomous devices
Energy_harvesting
General Motors executive
industry. In 1993, Stempel joined Stanford Ovshinsky, founder of Energy Conversion Devices (ECD) as an adviser. Stempel was named chairman in 1995. Shortly
Robert_Stempel
Con-way Freight Covansys Corporation Déjà Vu Delphi Dow Corning Energy Conversion Devices Family Christian Stores Felpausch The Geek Group Gerber Products
List_of_Michigan_companies
Devices generating electricity from radioisotope decay
designed to extract electrical energy from nuclear sources. Nuclear batteries can be classified by their means of energy conversion into two main groups: thermal
Atomic_battery
1988 video game
replenish the suit's energy supply. There are also a number of energy conversion devices that allow the player to transform shield energy to fuel and vice
Dark_Side_(video_game)
Indian inventor (born 1963)
"Relaying piston multiuse valve-less electromagnetically controlled energy conversion devices". He was granted two more patents in 2009 for a unique gas-operated
Anadish_Pal
University in Uttar Pradesh, India
of thin-film solar energy conversion devices, organic semiconductors and currently multilayer and nanostructure materials and devices have been developed
Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University
Deen_Dayal_Upadhyay_Gorakhpur_University
Non-crystalline silicon
polyvinyl butyral (PVB) and back side glass. Uni-Solar, a division of Energy Conversion Devices produced a version of flexible backings, used in roll-on roofing
Amorphous_silicon
American businesswoman and scientist
an American businesswoman and scientist, and the co-founder of Energy Conversion Devices with her husband Stanford R. Ovshinsky, serving as its Vice President
Iris_M._Ovshinsky
Novel computer memory type
to any physically realizable device is open to question. In the 1960s, Stanford R. Ovshinsky of Energy Conversion Devices first explored the properties
Phase-change_memory
essential in the development of non-precious metal catalysts for energy conversion devices and electrochemical sensors. [1][2][3] He also has contributed
José_Zagal_Moya
Record of energy use in device production
related to the amount of energy or material goods consumed by an energy conversion device in industrial production. A certificate may be in any form, including
Energy_certificate
American multinational technology company
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Denver, Colorado that develops precision power conversion, measurement
Advanced_Energy
Brand name for a chemical product
of Nafion are both permeable to gases, which is a drawback for energy conversion devices such as artificial leaves, fuel cells, and water electrolyzers
Nafion
Energy storage device
accumulator is an energy storage device: a device which accepts energy, stores energy, and releases energy as needed. Some accumulators accept energy at a low
Accumulator_(energy)
Device used to allow a firearm to fire a different cartridge
A caliber conversion device can be used to non-permanently alter a firearm to allow it to fire a different cartridge than the one it was originally designed
Caliber_conversion_device
Power generation via movement of water
watermills has been used as a renewable energy source for irrigation and the operation of mechanical devices, such as gristmills, sawmills, textile mills
Hydropower
American semiconductor manufacturer
Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI), also known simply as Analog, is an American multinational semiconductor company specializing in data conversion, signal processing
Analog_Devices
Private research institution and NGO
education, training, and research. Solar Energy Division Bio-Conversion Technology Division Thermo-chemical Conversion Division Extensions Division Consultancy :
Sardar Patel Renewable Energy Research Institute
Sardar_Patel_Renewable_Energy_Research_Institute
American chemist and academic
Purdue University, is leading research to improve electronic and energy conversion devices. (Image by Vincent Walter)". www.nanotech-now.com. Retrieved 2023-03-27
Shelley_Claridge
Device that converts other energy to electrical energy
British scientist Michael Faraday. The reverse conversion of electrical energy into mechanical energy is done by an electric motor, and motors and generators
Electric_generator
thermal, and mechanical processes in nano-electronics, MEMS and energy conversion devices; thermo-mechanical response and chemistry of polymers, polymer
Alejandro_Strachan
Extracting energy from the ocean
Ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) is a renewable energy technology that harnesses the temperature difference between the warm surface waters of the
Ocean thermal energy conversion
Ocean_thermal_energy_conversion
American physicist and MIT professor
other physicists at Energy Conversion Devices, Inc., where Adler consulted, he published work on solar photovoltaic energy conversion, and threshold switching
David_Adler_(physicist)
Chinese-born electrical engineering professor (born 1931)
Amorphous Semiconductors Institute (ASI) and directed energy research at Energy Conversion Devices (ECD) near Detroit, MI, as invited by inventor Stan Ovshinsky
Raphael_Tsu
Type of solid-state thermo-electrochemical heat engine
stated that the converter has the theoretical potential to achieve an energy conversion efficiency of up to 60% of the Carnot limit; however, this performance
Johnson thermoelectric energy converter
Johnson_thermoelectric_energy_converter
British and Israeli physicist (born 1944)
various associated symmetries. His solar energy research spanned studies of solar radiation, energy conversion devices, and power-producing systems. His most
David_Faiman
Energy available from oceans
energy conversion Osmotic power Renewable energy Renewable energy commercialization Carbon Trust, Future Marine Energy. Results of the Marine Energy Challenge:
Marine_energy
Electrical transmission without physical connection
resonant inductive wireless energy transfer was used successfully in implantable medical devices including such devices as pacemakers and artificial
Wireless_power_transfer
All-electric compact crossover SUV
Electric vehicle Battery electric vehicle PZEV SULEV AT-PZEV Energy Conversion Devices Ovonics Government incentives for plug-in electric vehicles List
Toyota_RAV4_EV
American petroleum brand owned by Chevron Corporation
restructured into Cobasys, a 50/50 joint venture between Chevron and Energy Conversion Devices (ECD) Ovonics. Joseph S. Cullinan, 1902–1913 Elgood C. Lufkin
Texaco
Type of electronic circuit
electronic devices such as cellular phones and laptop computers, which are supplied with power from batteries primarily. Such electronic devices often contain
DC-to-DC_converter
American theoretical condensed matter physicist
with the General Electric Company, Argonne National Laboratory, Energy Conversion Devices, Monsanto Company, Union Carbide Company, and Schlumberger Limited
Morrel_H._Cohen
Work being continuously done without an external input of energy
will eventually be exhausted. A common example is devices powered by ocean currents, whose energy is ultimately derived from the Sun, which itself will
Perpetual_motion
Electrical engineer
nanotechnology, bio-engineering, 3-D imaging, information technology and energy conversion devices. Professor Lambertus Hesselink has been issued approximately 60
Lambertus_Hesselink
Solar cell that can produce electrical energy from each side of the cell
Bifacial solar cells and solar panels (devices that consist of multiple solar cells) can improve the electric energy output and modify the temporal power
Bifacial_solar_cells
Taiwanese engineer and researcher
1982 to 1985. From 1980 to 1982, he worked as a researcher at Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. in Troy, Michigan. He served as associate editor of the
Lee_Si-chen
Captured energy for later usage
energy demand and energy production. A device that stores energy is generally called an accumulator or battery. Energy comes in multiple forms including radiation
Energy_storage
Direct use or generation of wind energy
Airborne wind energy (AWE) is the direct use or generation of wind energy by the use of aerodynamic or aerostatic lift devices. AWE technology is able
Airborne_wind_energy
Indian scientist and solar cell inventor
Award From Department Of Energy". renewableenergyworld.com. 26 January 2001. Retrieved 2023-10-19. "DEV-Energy Conversion Devices Dr Subhendu Guha Wins 2009
Subhendu_Guha
American chemist and educator
field effects in molecules and proteins, the optimization of energy conversion devices, and the design and characterization of ionic conductor materials
Mary_Jo_Ondrechen
Artificial process that uses sunlight energy to drive chemical synthesis
semiconductor device (vs. UV light with titanium dioxide semiconductors) was first demonstrated and patented by William Ayers at Energy Conversion Devices during
Artificial_photosynthesis
American academic, engineer and author
for energy conversion devices with the three dimensional prescribed surface curvature distribution blade design (CIRCLE) method” Applied Energy, Vol
Theodosios_Alexander
Facioscapulohumeral Society 1981 Robert C. Stempel (died 2011) Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. 1990 Thomas G. Stephens General Motors 2007 Beno Sternlicht
List of members of the National Academy of Engineering (mechanical)
List_of_members_of_the_National_Academy_of_Engineering_(mechanical)
Physical quantity
scales, the conversion of an everyday amount of rest mass from rest energy to other forms of energy (such as kinetic energy, thermal energy, or the radiant
Energy
German physicist and chemist
Specifically, he addresses processes in working catalysts and energy conversion devices such as electrolyzers, fuel cells or batteries. For this, he advances
Karsten_Reuter
Molecular photophysics selection rule
"Molecular insights and concepts to engineer singlet fission energy conversion devices". Energy & Environmental Science. 13 (9): 2741–2804. doi:10.1039/D0EE00495B
Singlet_fission
Maximum possible efficiency of electrical power from sunlight
operate as quantum energy conversion devices, and are therefore subject to the thermodynamic efficiency limit. Photons with an energy below the band gap
Thermodynamic efficiency limit
Thermodynamic_efficiency_limit
Cooling output divided by electricity input, as a standard for HVAC systems
The seasonal energy efficiency ratio (SEER) is a meaurement used to rate the efficiency of air conditioners. The SEER rating of a device is the cooling
Seasonal energy efficiency ratio
Seasonal_energy_efficiency_ratio
Device for concentrating solar radiation using luminescence
re-emitted, implying efficiency of 50%. Most devices (such as solar cells) for converting the incoming energy to useful output are relatively small and costly
Luminescent solar concentrator
Luminescent_solar_concentrator
Italian chemical engineer, academic and minister (1927–2006)
council of economy and labour. He was one of the shareholders of Energy Conversion Devices and became a member of its board of directors in July 1995 before
Umberto_Colombo_(scientist)
Indian-born American Electrical Engineer
Institute for Energy. At Stanford she works on ultra-wide and wide-bandgap semiconductors and device engineering for energy-efficient electronic devices. She serves
Srabanti_Chowdhury
Topics referred to by the same term
(electricity), a device consisting of one or more electrochemical cells that convert stored chemical energy into electrical energy Some conversion devices are sometimes
Power_source
Irish physicist
fabrication of heteroepitaxial thin films, oxide materials, and energy-conversion devices. He has published over 330 peer-reviewed papers and holds 27 patents
Igor_Shvets
American physicist
He founded Energy/Matter Conversion Corporation, Inc. (EMC2) in 1985 to validate his theory, and tested several (15) experimental devices from 1994 through
Robert_W._Bussard
module. Crystalline silicon (used for conventional solar cells) Energy Conversion Devices (ECD Solar) Emerging photovoltaics Solar cell Thin film solar
TEL_Solar
Overview of controversies involving Chevron Corporation
between California-based Chevron Corporation and Michigan-based Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (also called ECD Ovonics, ECD, or Ovonics) The intermediary
Criticism_of_Chevron
Day of the year
R. Ovshinsky, American scientist and businessman, co-founded Energy Conversion Devices (born 1922) 2012 – Kōji Wakamatsu, Japanese director, producer
October_17
Type of radio design
A direct-conversion receiver (DCR), also known as a homodyne, synchrodyne, zero intermediate frequency receiver (zero-IF receiver), is a radio receiver
Direct-conversion_receiver
Irreversible transformation of energy into forms less capable of doing work
mechanical engineering, dissipation is the irreversible conversion of mechanical energy into thermal energy with an associated increase in entropy. Processes
Dissipation
Technology of power electronics
and conversion of electric power. The first high-power electronic devices were made using mercury-arc valves. In modern systems, the conversion is performed
Power_electronics
Device for producing electrical power
The energy tower is a device for producing electrical power. The brainchild of Dr. Phillip Carlson,[1] expanded by Professor Dan Zaslavsky from the Technion
Energy_tower_(downdraft)
Transport of energy by wind waves, and the capture of that energy to do useful work
and efficiency of wave energy converters, such as oscillating water column (OWC) devices, point absorbers, and overtopping devices, requires overcoming
Wave_power
Spanish chemist
In particular, Escudero-Escribano works on new catalysts for energy conversion devices. This involves searching for alternatives for the platinum catalysts
María_Escudero-Escribano
Solar energy company
Alta Devices was a US-based specialty gallium arsenide (GaAs) PV manufacturer, which claimed to have achieved a solar cell conversion efficiency record
Alta_Devices
station at the time. Photovoltaics may also be incorporated as energy conversion devices for objects at elevated temperatures and with preferable radiative
Applications_of_photovoltaics
Industrial production of molecular hydrogen
which is also named artificial photosynthesis. William Ayers at Energy Conversion Devices demonstrated and patented the first multijunction high efficiency
Hydrogen_production
Electricity generation by nuclear fusion
light atomic nuclei combine to form a heavier nucleus and release energy. Devices that use this process are known as fusion reactors. Research on fusion
Fusion_power
Energy per volume
the kinetic energy of motion. Energy density differs from energy conversion efficiency (net output per input) or embodied energy (the energy output costs
Energy_density
Unit of energy
of energy it takes to lift a one-pound (0.45 kg) weight 778 feet (237 m). For purposes of site energy[clarification needed], the following conversion factors
British_thermal_unit
Process of using energy that would normally be wasted
supposed to evacuate in the air, to heat up heat-producing devices like water heaters. Those devices are called heat recovery units (HRU). For residential
Energy_recycling
contributions to the endowment by friends of David Adler and Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. The winner receives a $5,000 honorarium. Will Allis Prize
List of American Physical Society prizes and awards
List_of_American_Physical_Society_prizes_and_awards
Radiant light and heat from the Sun, harnessed with technology
technology. Solar power, also known as solar electricity, is the conversion of energy from sunlight into electricity, either directly using photovoltaics
Solar_energy
Electrochemical device to convert heat
is a thermally regenerative electrochemical device for the direct conversion of heat to electrical energy. It is characterized by high potential efficiencies
Alkali-metal thermal to electric converter
Alkali-metal_thermal_to_electric_converter
ENERGY CONVERSION-DEVICES
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English surname transferred to forename use, derived from the German personal name Emeric, EMERY means "work-power."
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The God of conversion.
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Life's Energy; Energy of Life
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Conversion, captivity.
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Captivity, conversion, old age.
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the God of conversion
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captivity; conversion; old age
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Respiration, conversion, taking captive.
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conversion; captivity
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