Meanings
plural overpulses
- businessAn electric pulse that spikes above normal operating levels.
The algorithm then requires that you multiply the interval by 3 to yield a single overpulse.
1985, EDN, Electrical Design News - Volume 30, page 1652 more examples
In an electromagnetic launcher such as a railgun for propelling a projectile at high velocity, an overpulse energy recovery circuit is employed to transfer stored inductive energy from a source inductor to the railgun inductance to propel the projectile down the railgun.
1986, Catalog of Government Patents, page 75For example, Intel's earlier Intelligent programming algorithm, which is still required for cerdip parts, uses a one millisecond pulse and an overpulse scheme.
1987, Electronic Packaging and Production
present singular third person overpulses · participle present overpulsing · participle past overpulsed · past overpulsed
- To pulse too much.
Do not overpulse, as this will make the patties crumbly and wet.
2010, David Stowell, George Black, The Veganopolis Cookbook: A Manual for Great Vegan Cooking, →ISBN2 more examples
Another problem is that they might have "overpulsed". It's not clear that the high numbers for data rate go with the low numbers for drive voltage.
1987, Mark A. Mentzer, S. Sriram, Integrated optical circuit engineering IVMake sure you don't overpulse, as you want to leave some texture.
2016, Einat Mazor, Chickpeas: Sweet and Savory Recipes from Hummus to Dessert, →ISBN
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