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Make-up air
Energy; Energy efficiency
Air brought into a building from outside to replace exhaust air.
Single-package system
Energy; Energy efficiency
A year 'round heating and air conditioning system that has all the components completely encased in one unit outside the home. Proper matching of components can mean more energy-efficient operation ...
Wood stove
Energy; Energy efficiency
A wood-burning appliance for space and/or water heating and/or cooking.
Hydrogenated amorphous silicon
Energy; Energy efficiency
Amorphous silicon with a small amount of incorporated hydrogen. The hydrogen neutralises dangling bonds in the amorphous silicon, allowing charge carriers to flow more freely.
Phase
Energy; Energy efficiency
Alternating current is carried by conductors and a ground to residential, commercial, or industrial consumers. The waveform of the phase power appears as a single continuous sine wave at the system ...
Three-phase current
Energy; Energy efficiency
Alternating current in which three separate pulses are present, identical in frequency and voltage, but separated 120 degrees in phase.
Central receiver solar power plants
Energy; Energy efficiency
Also known as "power towers," these use fields of two-axis tracking mirrors known as heliostats. Each heliostat is individually positioned by a computer control system to reflect the sun's rays to a ...
