A more complex circuitry device which performs the opposite function, converting DC to AC, is known as an inverter.

It is so named because early mechanical AC to DC converters were made to work in reverse, and thus were "inverted", to convert DC to AC.

Given the right auxiliary and control equipment, an M-G set or rotary converter can be "run backwards", converting DC to AC.

They generate short pulses of power to feed, e.g., the magnetron, a special type of vacuum tube that converts DC (usually pulsed) into microwaves.

The missile used a rotary inverter to convert DC to AC- this was replaced by a solid-state static inverter.

Well, the technology for DC distribution requires high power phase invertors to convert DC to AC for local distribution and use.

A motor controller converts DC to AC.

The power conditioning system uses an inverter/rectifier to transform alternating current (AC) power to direct current or convert DC back to AC power.

Current source inverters convert DC current into an AC current waveform.

But some will run off 12-volt direct current while others require an inverter, which converts 12-volt DC to 115-volt alternating current, he notes.