Home > Terms > English, UK (UE) > Solar array

Solar array

Solar cells connected in series and/or parallel to generate power. Often the sole power source for a spacecraft.

This is auto-generated content. You can help to improve it.
0
Improve it
More
Collect to Blossary

Other Languages:

More

Member comments

You have to log in to post to discussions.

Related terms

solar array
Energy; Energy efficiency

A group of solar collectors or solar modules connected together.

solar array
Electrical equipment; Power supplies

Solar cells connected in series and/or parallel to generate power. Often the sole power source for a spacecraft.

solar array (SA)
Aerospace; Space flight

A packaged interconnected assembly of solar cells, also known as photovoltaic cells. The solar panel can be used as a component of a larger photovoltaic system to generate and ...

tracking solar array
Energy; Energy efficiency

A solar energy array that follows the path of the sun to maximize the solar radiation incident on the PV surface. The two most common orientations are (1) one axis where the array ...

photovoltaic solar array
Energy; Energy efficiency

A group of solar photovoltaic modules connected together.

array
Printing & publishing; Publishing

An ordered arrangement of data elements in one or more dimensions: a list, a table, or a multidimensional arrangement of items. A vector is a one-dimensional array; a matrix is a ...

brownout
Electrical equipment; Power supplies

A drop in voltage of a power supply, which causes (among other things) the lights to dim.

circuit
Electrical equipment; Power supplies

A closed path through which an electric current flows. Circuits have a source of electricity, such as battery or generator.

coulomb
Electrical equipment; Power supplies

A unit used to measure electric charge. One coulomb is equal to the quantity of charge that passes a point in an electric circuit in one second.

series circuit
Electrical equipment; Power supplies

An electric circuit in which the source of electricity is connected to two or more devices that follow one after the other on the same wire.

Westinghouse
Electrical equipment; Power supplies

American inventor who introduced the system of electricity that uses alternating current to the United States.

cable gland plate
Electrical equipment; Power supplies

Removable accessory of the enclosure, intended for securing and sealing of cables, conductors and conduits at their point of entry.

Terms in the News

Featured Terms

Harry8L
  • 0

    Terms

  • 0

    Blossaries

  • 1

    Followers

Industry/Domain: People Category: Musicians

Pussy Riot

Pussy Riot is a Russian feminist punk-rock band based in Moscow. The band was founded in August 2011 and stages politically provocative performances ...

Contributor

Featured blossaries

Most Popular Cooking TV Show

Category: Entertainment   4 7 Terms

Emily Griffin

Category: Literature   1 4 Terms

Browers Terms By Category

TERMS

SOCIAL

EXTRAS

SOLUTIONS