Phase Inducer

A 'Phase Inducer is a component of a starship's Warp Drive, Transporter, and other equipment.

It is believed that a Phase Inducer works similar to a step-up all along the power relay system, they are most likely located in the Plasma Conduits.

In order to survive for an extended period of time in a transporter, Montgomery Scott connected the emitter array to the phase inducers, turned off the override and locked the pattern buffer into a continuous diagnostic cycle. (TNG: "Relics")

In 2369, Miles O'Brien mentioned that the phase inducers were activated prior to restoring Jean-Luc Picard to his adult body in the transporter. (TNG: "Rascals")

Also in 2369, when attempting to get a monitor to work properly on Relay Station 47, Geordi La Forge mentioned that the phase inducers were aligned, so the screen should have been working. (TNG: "Aquiel")

When studying for her bridge officer's exam in 2370, Deanna Troi said that she may have trouble telling the difference between a plasma conduit and a phase inducer, but that there was more to being a bridge officer than memorizing technical manuals. (TNG: "Thine Own Self")

In 2371, T'Rul told Benjamin Sisko that she couldn't restore warp drive on the Defiant because she couldn't align the ODN matrixes with the phase inducers. (DS9: "The Search, Part I")

Also in 2371, O'Brien was re-routing a phase inducer in the ops pit when a plasma conduit blew out. (DS9: "Visionary")

In an unknown, alternate future timeframe, La Forge joked to Picard when they meet in a vineyard in France that "there's a problem with the warp core, or the phase inducers, or some other damn thing." Later, on board the Pasteur, La Forge could not deliver warp power for Captain Beverly Crusher because he was not able keep the phase inducers on-line. (TNG: "All Good Things...")