Assertion: diode | /r/CapableOf | consume power
Facets:
value: in the first arrangement
type: TEMPORAL
value: in the first setup
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: The diode is a a passive device that consumes power.
text: Diodes do consume some amount of power when conducting forward current, and they won't block out all reverse current.
text: This setup with the diode in reverse biased works better than the setup before, because in the first setup, the diode consumes power.
text: The entire circuit with the reverse-biased diode works better than the circuit before because, in the first arrangement, the diode consumes power.