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What is Dielectric?
An insulating material that does not conduct electricity, such as plastic or rubber coating around electrical wires.
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What is Degradation?
Gradual efficiency reduction, for example of a crystalline photovoltaic cell or other solar device.
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What is Dendrite?
Thin filiform spike of a pure crystalline material, for example silicon.
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What is Diode?
Electronic component based on a p-n junction, which only allows unidirectional flow of electric charges, for example PV cells or light-emitting diodes. See
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What is Disconnect?
Switches used for connecting and disconnecting the components of a PV system.
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What is Donor?
N-type doping agent (for example, phosphorus) in a PV cell, which donated an electron into the energy level very close to conduction band. The donated electron
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What is Doping?
Intentional adding of small amounts of dopants to the crystal lattice of a pure semiconductor to modify its electrical characteristics. Doping silicon with
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What is Downtime?
How long a PV array cannot provide electrical power for the load. It can be given either in hours per year or as a
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What is Efficiency?
See photovoltaic (PV) conversion efficiency.
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What is Electricity?
Energy caused by the flow of electric charge carriers, such as electrons, cations and anions.
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What is Electrode?
Can refer to either an electric conductor through which current flows from or into some medium, or a semiconductor that emits or collects charge
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What is Electrodeposition?
A method of depositing a metal at the negative electrode from electrolytic solution of ions of the metal.
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What is Electrolyzer?
Electrolytic unit running electric current through water in order to split molecules of water into separate components (oxygen and
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