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Volt
Energy; Energy efficiency
A unit of electrical force equal to that amount of electromotive force that will cause a steady current of one ampere to flow through a resistance of one ohm.
Farad
Energy; Energy efficiency
A unit of electrical capacitance; the capacitance of a capacitor between the plates of which there appears a difference of 1 Volt when it is charged by one coulomb of electricity.
Kilovolt-ampere (kVa)
Energy; Energy efficiency
A unit of apparent power, equal to 1,000 volt-amperes; the mathematical product of the volts and amperes in an electrical circuit.
Ribbon (photovoltaic) cells
Energy; Energy efficiency
A type of solar photovoltaic device made in a continuous process of pulling material from a molten bath of photovoltaic material, such as silicon, to form a thin sheet of material.
Recirculation systems
Energy; Energy efficiency
A type of solar heating system that circulate warm water from storage through the collectors and exposed piping whenever freezing conditions occur; obviously a not very efficient system when ...
Baseboard radiator
Energy; Energy efficiency
A type of radiant heating system where the radiator is located along an exterior wall where the wall meets the floor.
Liquid-to-liquid heat exchanger
Energy; Energy efficiency
A heat exchanger that transfers heat contained in a liquid heat transfer fluid to another liquid.
