Energy efficiency

Energy efficiency

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Module

Energy; Energy efficiency

The smallest self-contained, environmentally protected structure housing interconnected photovoltaic cells and providing a single dc electrical output; also called a panel.

Chimney effect

Energy; Energy efficiency

The tendency of heated air or gas to rise in a duct or other vertical passage, such as in a chimney, small enclosure, or building, due to its lower density compared to the surrounding air or gas.

Staebler-wronski effect

Energy; Energy efficiency

The tendency of the sunlight to electricity conversion efficiency of amorphous silicon photovoltaic devices to degrade (drop) upon initial exposure to light.

Rankine cycle

Energy; Energy efficiency

The thermodynamic cycle that is an ideal standard for comparing performance of heat-engines, steam power plants, steam turbines, and heat pump systems that use a condensable vapour as the working ...

Solar noon

Energy; Energy efficiency

The time of the day, at a specific location, when the sun reaches its highest, apparent point in the sky; equal to true or due, geographic south.

Framing

Energy; Energy efficiency

The structural materials and elements used to construct a wall.

Flue

Energy; Energy efficiency

The structure (in a residential heating appliance, industrial furnace, or power plant) into which combustion gases flow and are contained until they are emitted to the atmosphere.