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What is Insolation?
The amount of solar radiation incident on a surface of a specified area during a given period of time. As a rule, measured in langleys, or W/m2. Do not confuse
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What is Interconnect?
Usually refers to either conductors or some other components of solar modules providing electrical interconnection between photovoltaic
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What is Interconnection?
Usually refers to white gap lines on PV panels between the cells. Required to allow the solar cells expand when heated.
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What is Integrator?
A company designing, building, and installing complete photovoltaic systems for specified applications, combining components manufactured by various
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What is Investment?
The total price of a complete solar system. This includes not only the product itself, but the cost of installing and connecting to the power grid as well.
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What is Islanding?
The unwanted condition in which a grid-tied inverter supplies electricity to the electric grid during a utility outage.
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What is IRR?
Abbreviation for Internal Rate of Return. Measure of relative investment performance, which can be used for comparison of potential return on PV relative to
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What is Kerf?
Width of a slice left in a silicon ingot after cutting wafers, usually leading to material loss.
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What is KWp?
Abbreviation for kilowatt-peak. Unit of measurement of maximum electrical output of a solar system in standard conditions.
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What is Lattice?
Regularly arranged molecules or atoms in a crystal of semiconductor materials.
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What is Life?
How long a solar system can operate above a specified performance level.
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What is Load?
May refer to: demand on a system generating electricity; amount of electrical energy consumed by an appliance; an electrical device using electrical power from
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What is Maintenance?
Inspection of a photovoltaic system at regular intervals (at least once a year) aimed to detect and repair any damage caused by environmental or human action,
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What is Meter?
A device used by utility companies to measure the electricity use in commercial and residential building for billing
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What is Metrology?
The science of means, methods and uniformity of measurements.
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