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  2. Direct and indirect band gaps - Wikipedia

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    In semiconductor physics, the band gap of a semiconductor can be of two basic types, a direct band gap or an indirect band gap. The minimal-energy state in the conduction band and the maximal-energy state in the valence band are each characterized by a certain crystal momentum (k-vector) in the Brillouin zone .

  3. Direct current - Wikipedia

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    Direct current (DC) (red line). The vertical axis shows current or voltage and the horizontal 't' axis measures time and shows the zero value. Direct current (DC) is one-directional flow of electric charge. An electrochemical cell is a prime example of DC power.

  4. Short circuit ratio (synchronous generator) - Wikipedia

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    Higher SCR requires lower reactance that in practice means a larger air gap. [5]Both high and low levels of SCR have their benefits: [6] low SCR: in case of a short circuit, the current is proportional to SCR, therefore generators with low SCR require less protection and thus are cheaper;

  5. Solar tracker - Wikipedia

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    The effective collection area of a flat-panel solar collector varies with the cosine of the misalignment of the panel with the Sun.. Sunlight has two components: the "direct beam" that carries about 90% of the solar energy [6] [7] and the "diffuse sunlight" that carries the remainder – the diffuse portion is the blue sky on a clear day, and is a larger proportion of the total on cloudy days.

  6. Vertical-axis wind turbine - Wikipedia

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    The world's tallest vertical-axis wind turbine, in Cap-Chat, Quebec Vortexis schematic Vertical axis wind turbine offshore. A vertical-axis wind turbine (VAWT) is a type of wind turbine where the main rotor shaft is set transverse to the wind while the main components are located at the base of the turbine. This arrangement allows the generator ...

  7. FirstRand - Wikipedia

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    The FirstRand group's history traces back to the 1970s as an investment bank.The group as currently was established on 1 April 1998, through a merger of the financial services interests of Anglo American Corporation of South Africa Limited (now Anglo American plc) and RMB Holdings (RMBH) in order to achieve the objective of a unified financial services grouping.

  8. Rotation formalisms in three dimensions - Wikipedia

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    Rotation formalisms are focused on proper (orientation-preserving) motions of the Euclidean space with one fixed point, that a rotation refers to.Although physical motions with a fixed point are an important case (such as ones described in the center-of-mass frame, or motions of a joint), this approach creates a knowledge about all motions.

  9. DirectInput - Wikipedia

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    In computing, DirectInput is a legacy [1] Microsoft API for collecting input from a computer user, via input devices such as the mouse, keyboard, or a gamepad.It also provides a system for action mapping, which allows the user to assign specific actions within a game to the buttons and axes of the input devices.