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Energy efficiency
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Energy efficiency
Lower net heating value
Energy; Energy efficiency
The lower or net heat of combustion for a fuel that assumes that all products of combustion are in a gaseous state.
Cut-in-speed
Energy; Energy efficiency
The lowest wind speed at which a wind turbine begins producing usable power.
Annual fuel utilisation efficiency (AFUE)
Energy; Energy efficiency
The measure of seasonal or annual efficiency of a residential heating furnace or boiler. It takes into account the cyclic on/off operation and associated energy losses of the heating unit as it ...
Ballast efficacy factor
Energy; Energy efficiency
The measure of the efficiency of fluorescent lamp ballasts. It is the relative light output divided by the power input.
Energy efficiency ratio (EER)
Energy; Energy efficiency
The measure of the instantaneous energy efficiency of room air conditioners; the cooling capacity in Btu/hr divided by the watts of power consumed at a specific outdoor temperature (usually 95 ...
Total harmonic distortion
Energy; Energy efficiency
The measure of closeness in shape between a waveform and it's fundamental component.
