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A thin coating of a material applied to a solar cell surface that reduces the light reflection and increases light transmission.
Industry:Energy
1,000 thousand watts acting over a period of 1 hour. The kWh is a unit of energy. 1 kWh=3600 kJ.
Industry:Energy
The process of modifying the characteristics of electrical power (for e.g., inverting direct current to alternating current).
Industry:Energy
Unit of solar irradiance. One gram calorie per square centimeter. 1 L = 85.93 kwh/m2.
Industry:Energy
see photovoltaic (PV) array.
Industry:Energy
The regular periodic arrangement of atoms or molecules in a crystal of semiconductor material.
Industry:Energy
A general category that includes batteries with plates made of pure lead, lead-antimony, or lead-calcium immersed in an acid electrolyte.
Industry:Energy
The period during which a system is capable of operating above a specified performance level.
Industry:Energy
The estimated cost of owning and operating a photovoltaic system for the period of its useful life.
Industry:Energy
Defects, such as dangling bonds, induced in an amorphous silicon semiconductor upon initial exposure to light.
Industry:Energy