voltage regulator

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noun Electricity.

a device that controls or maintains the voltage of an electrical circuit. Abbreviation: VR

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Origin of voltage regulator

First recorded in 1910–15

Words nearby voltage regulator

volt, volta, Volta effect, voltage, voltage divider, voltage regulator, voltaic, voltaic battery, voltaic cell, voltaic couple, voltaic electricity

How to use voltage regulator in a sentence

Another key feature is to look for line interactive topology, which in some UPS models, use an automatic voltage regulator to compensate for small dips and spikes in the active power coming into your house.
The best battery backups to keep your gear up and running|Terry Sullivan|September 10, 2021|Popular-Science
An automatic voltage regulator smoothes over brown outs and spikes without needing to change your battery.
The best battery backups to keep your gear up and running|Terry Sullivan|September 10, 2021|Popular-Science
The Soviets fiddled with the spark plugs, the generator, and the voltage regulator, but nothing could start the engine—Silveti’s men had filed down the distributor rotor.
Lunik: Inside the CIA’s audacious plot to steal a Soviet satellite|Bobbie Johnson|January 28, 2021|MIT Technology Review
It succeeds within its own parameters, but it never administers the maximum-voltage jolt of genuine surprise.
Ted Thompson’s Debut Novel Features A 1 Percenter As Its Hero|Stefan Beck|May 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The state insurance regulator does not have claims data for 2011 and 2012.
Boom Times for Florida’s Sinkhole Fixer-Uppers|Daniel Gross|August 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But where was the voltage, the sense of anticipation, the excitement?
Aung San Suu Kyi’s Year of Living Dangerously|Peter Popham|April 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST
To commit this “rudimentary political error,” he wrote, was to “touch a high-voltage line.”
China’s Glamorous First Lady Peng Liyuan Saving the Communist Party With Song|Eveline Chao|March 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But according to their assessment, the victim had already died after being electrocuted by the high-voltage fence.
The Last Days of Stalin's Son During WWII|David Frum|March 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST
They were difficult to kill, and it required the maximum voltage of our electric guns to bring them down.
Spacewrecked on Venus|Neil R. Jones
This cell will have a voltage of two volts, a rather low internal resistance, and will be capable of delivering a large current.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2|Various
He applied voltage till his generator groaned, and watched in awe as meters climbed and climbed without any sign of stopping.
Security|Poul William Anderson
He insisted on taking back the watch, which ever after he used as a regulator.
Captains of Industry|James Parton
If it does, maybe we can get the cap and the regulator on the top.
On the Edge of the Arctic|Harry Lincoln Sayler