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What is TMY?
Abbreviation for Typical Meteorological Year. Comparison of hourly meteorological and solar values within a year’s period. It is intended to predict the
Sep 13, 2023
What is Varistor?
A resistor, in which the resistance depends on the applied voltage. It is mostly used for protection of sensitive equipment against strokes of lightning or
Sep 13, 2023
What is Window?
A material with a wide bandgap selected for its light transparency. It is commonly used as the top layer of a PV device, allowing most of the sunlight to reach
Sep 13, 2023
What is BVES?
The Bear Valley Electric Service company is an electric utility serving Big Bear Valley in San Bernardino County, California. They supply power to about 44
Sep 11, 2023
What is Junction?
A p-n junction is a transition area between two layers of semiconductors – an n-type layer with a high concentration of electrons and a p-type layer with
Sep 12, 2023
What is Availability?
A PV system’s state of being available to supply electric power to an electrical load. The most common unit of measurement is hour per year. To calculate
Sep 11, 2023
What is Electron?
Negatively charged fundamental particle. The number of electrons around the nucleus of an atom determines chemical characteristics of an element. The mass of
Sep 12, 2023
What is OCPD?
Stands for Over Current Protection Device. It is intended for opening a circuit in case of excessive current flow, for example too high load for electrical
Sep 13, 2023
What is Yield?
The measure of economy and value of a photovoltaic system, expressed in watt-hours. It is used to measure the amount of energy the solar system generates with
Sep 13, 2023
What is EPC?
Engineering, Procurement & Construction is an international term that refers to turn-key implementation of a construction project by contractors or general
Sep 12, 2023
What is DNSP?
Distribution Network Service Provider is a firm owning and operating local power lines. Local distribution lines consist of poles and wires powering all local
Sep 12, 2023
What is ERCOT?
Texan nonprofit council managing the electric power transmission and distribution to over 23mn customers, which is about 85% of Texan electric load. The
Sep 12, 2023
What is Dopant?
An element added in tiny amounts to a semiconductor for increasing its electrical conductivity. N-type dopants (such as phosphorus) are called donors, they
Sep 12, 2023
What is Sulfation?
Large crystals of lead sulfate growing on a battery plate. Formation of such crystals is usually caused by temperature cycling in partially discharged cells.
Sep 13, 2023
What is NMC?
Abbreviation from Nickel Manganese Cobalt. A type of Li-ion batteries with the cathode consisting of approximately equal parts of cobalt, manganese and nickel.
Sep 13, 2023
