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A device that can be set to automatically turn appliances (lights) off and on at set times.
Industry:Energy
Energy available from the movement of the wind across a landscape caused by the heating of the atmosphere, earth, and oceans by the sun.
Industry:Energy
A WECS designed to produce electricity.
Industry:Energy
A diagram that indicates the average percentage of time that the wind blows from different directions, on a monthly or annual basis.
Industry:Energy
The rate of flow of the wind undisturbed by obstacles.
Industry:Energy
A WECS that is used to grind grain, and that typically has a high-solidity rotor; commonly used to refer to all types of WECS.
Industry:Energy
An electronic device that allows current to flow in one direction only. See blocking diode and bypass diode.
Industry:Energy
A chemical element used in making certain types of solar cells and batteries.
Industry:Energy
A measure of the flow of current (in amperes) over one hour; used to measure battery capacity.
Industry:Energy
The withdrawal of electrical energy from a battery.
Industry:Energy