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  2. French and Raven's bases of power - Wikipedia

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    The original French and Raven (1959) model included five bases of power – reward, coercion, legitimate, expert, and referent – however, informational power was added by Raven in 1965, bringing the total to six. [ 5] Since then, the model has gone through very significant developments: coercion and reward can have personal as well as ...

  3. Power (social and political) - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. In political science, power is the social production of an effect that determines the capacities, actions, beliefs, or conduct of actors. [1] Power does not exclusively refer to the threat or use of force ( coercion) by one actor against another, but may also be exerted through diffuse means (such as institutions ). [2] Power may also ...

  4. Power management system - Wikipedia

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    On marine vessels the Power Management System PMS is in charge of controlling the electrical system. Its task is to make sure that the electrical system is safe and efficient. If the power consumption is larger than the power production capacity, load shedding is used to avoid blackout. Other features could be to automatic start and stop ...

  5. Power management integrated circuit - Wikipedia

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    Power management ICs are solid state devices that control the flow and direction of electrical power. Many electrical devices use multiple internal voltages (e.g., 5 V, 3.3 V, 1.8 V, etc.) and sources of external power (e.g., wall outlet, battery, etc.), meaning that the power design of the device has multiple requirements for operation. A PMIC ...

  6. Power (international relations) - Wikipedia

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    In international relations, power is defined in several different ways. [ 1] Material definitions of state power emphasize economic and military power. [ 2][ 3][ 4] Other definitions of power emphasize the ability to structure and constitute the nature of social relations between actors. [ 1][ 4] Power is an attribute of particular actors in ...

  7. Distribution management system - Wikipedia

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    A distribution management system ( DMS) is a collection of applications designed to monitor and control the electric power distribution networks efficiently and reliably. It acts as a decision support system to assist the control room and field operating personnel with the monitoring and control of the electric distribution system.

  8. Power management - Wikipedia

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    Power management. Power management is a feature of some electrical appliances, especially copiers, computers, computer CPUs, computer GPUs and computer peripherals such as monitors and printers, that turns off the power or switches the system to a low-power state when inactive. In computing this is known as PC power management and is built ...

  9. Electric power system - Wikipedia

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    An electric power system is a network of electrical components deployed to supply, transfer, and use electric power. An example of a power system is the electrical grid that provides power to homes and industries within an extended area. The electrical grid can be broadly divided into the generators that supply the power, the transmission ...