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Electrical equipment, or power electronics, used to convert power from a photovoltaic array into a form suitable for subsequent use. A collective term for inverter, converter, battery charge regulator, and blocking diode.
Industry:Energy
The electrical current produced by a photovoltaic array when it is exposed to sunlight.
Industry:Energy
The voltage produced by a photovoltaic array when exposed to sunlight and connected to a load.
Industry:Energy
The ratio of the power available from a battery to its mass (W/kg) or volume (W/l).
Industry:Energy
The ratio of actual power being used in a circuit, expressed in watts or kilowatts, to the power that is apparently being drawn from a power source, expressed in volt-amperes or kilovolt-amperes.
Industry:Energy
The quality or condition of a photovoltaic system being available to provide power to a load. Usually measured in hours per year. One minus availability equals downtime.
Industry:Energy
The angle between true south and the point on the horizon directly below the sun.
Industry:Energy
