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Pertaining to the direct conversion of light into electricity.
Industry:Energy
An interconnected system of PV modules that function as a single electricity-producing unit. The modules are assembled as a discrete structure, with common support or mounting. In smaller systems, an array can consist of a single module.
Industry:Energy
A unit of power equal to 1 billion Watts; 1 million kilowatts, or 1,000 megawatts.
Industry:Energy
The smallest semiconductor element within a PV module to perform the immediate conversion of light into electrical energy (direct current voltage and current). Also called a solar cell.
Industry:Energy
The energy difference between the Fermi level and vacuum zero. The minimum amount of energy it takes to remove an electron from a substance into the vacuum.
Industry:Energy
In a photovoltaic device, the material that readily absorbs photons to generate charge carriers (free electrons or holes).
Industry:Energy
The ratio of the electric power produced by a photovoltaic device to the power of the sunlight incident on the device.
Industry:Energy
The angle between the direction of interest (of the sun, for example) and the zenith (directly overhead).
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