A photovoltaic system, also called a PV system or solar power system, is an electric power system designed to supply usable solar power by means of photovoltaics...
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Photovoltaic mounting systems (also called solar module racking) are used to fix solar panels on surfaces like roofs, building facades, or the ground...
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electrochemistry. The photovoltaic effect is commercially used for electricity generation and as photosensors. A photovoltaic system employs solar modules...
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Solar panel (redirect from Solar photovoltaic module)
Solar panels are usually arranged in groups called arrays or systems. A photovoltaic system consists of one or more solar panels, an inverter that converts...
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Photovoltaic system performance is a function of the climatic conditions, the equipment used and the system configuration. PV performance can be measured...
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peak power) is the nameplate capacity of photovoltaic (PV) devices, such as solar cells, modules and systems. It is determined by measuring the electric...
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Building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) are photovoltaic materials that are used to replace conventional building materials in parts of the building...
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Concentrator photovoltaics (CPV) (also known as concentrating photovoltaics or concentration photovoltaics) is a photovoltaic technology that generates...
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Solar cell (redirect from Photovoltaic cell)
cell or photovoltaic cell (PV cell) is an electronic device that converts the energy of light directly into electricity by means of the photovoltaic effect...
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Rooftop solar power (redirect from List of rooftop photovoltaic installations)
A rooftop solar power system, or rooftop PV system, is a photovoltaic (PV) system that has its electricity-generating solar panels mounted on the rooftop...
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Solar System comprises the Sun and the objects that orbit it, including the satellites of those objects. Solar System may also refer to: a photovoltaic system...
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and produce electrical power. Biological photovoltaic devices are a type of biological electrochemical system, or microbial fuel cell, and are sometimes...
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Solar inverter (redirect from Photovoltaic inverter)
off-grid electrical network. It is a critical balance of system (BOS)–component in a photovoltaic system, allowing the use of ordinary AC-powered equipment...
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The balance of system (BOS) encompasses all components of a photovoltaic system other than the photovoltaic panels. This includes wiring, switches, a mounting...
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The two types of stand-alone photovoltaic power systems are direct-coupled system without batteries and stand alone system with batteries. The basic model...
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photovoltaic power station, also known as a solar park, solar farm, or solar power plant, is a large-scale grid-connected photovoltaic power system (PV...
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Photovoltaic thermal collectors, typically abbreviated as PVT collectors and also known as hybrid solar collectors, photovoltaic thermal solar collectors...
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Solar power (redirect from Solar energy conversion system)
electricity, either directly using photovoltaics (PV) or indirectly using concentrated solar power. Solar panels use the photovoltaic effect to convert light into...
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Cadmium telluride (CdTe) photovoltaics is a photovoltaic (PV) technology based on the use of cadmium telluride in a thin semiconductor layer designed...
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conditioning (cooling) system that uses solar power. This can be done through passive solar design, solar thermal energy conversion, and photovoltaic conversion (sunlight...
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Maximum power point tracking (category Photovoltaics)
with photovoltaic (PV) solar systems but can also be used with wind turbines, optical power transmission and thermophotovoltaics. PV solar systems have...
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Thin-film solar cell (redirect from Thin-film photovoltaics)
cell made by depositing one or more thin layers (thin films or TFs) of photovoltaic material onto a substrate, such as glass, plastic or metal. Thin-film...
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unit of generation in photovoltaic systems than in conventional fossil fuel plants. The usage of copper in photovoltaic systems averages around 4-5 tonnes...
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Solar tracker (redirect from Sun tracking system)
For flat-panel photovoltaic systems, trackers are used to minimize the angle of incidence between the incoming sunlight and a photovoltaic panel, sometimes...
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climate change research, building engineering physics, photovoltaic systems, and monitoring of photovoltaic power stations. The solar energy industry, in a 2017...
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infrastructure. PV modules are used in photovoltaic systems and include a large variety of electrical devices. Photovoltaic arrays are often associated with...
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Between 1992 and 2023, the worldwide usage of photovoltaics (PV) increased exponentially. During this period, it evolved from a niche market of small-scale...
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solar buildings List of solar thermal power stations Photovoltaic power station Photovoltaic system Rooftop solar power Smart glass Solar inverter Solar...
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Solar Roadways (category Photovoltaics)
criticized as unfeasible and uneconomical as either a road surface or a photovoltaic system. The company was founded in 2006 by Scott and Julie Brusaw, with...
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Solar-cell efficiency (category Photovoltaics)
be converted via photovoltaics into electricity by the solar cell. The efficiency of the solar cells used in a photovoltaic system, in combination with...
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