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Solar power
Solar power is the conversion of sunlight into electricity, either directly using photovoltaics (PV), or indirectly using concentrated solar power (CSP). Concentrated solar power systems use lenses or mirrors and tracking systems to focus a large area of sunlight into a small beam. Photovoltaics convert light into electric current using the photoelectric effect.
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Underground service entrance (USE)
Energy; Solar power
May be used within battery enclosures and for interconnecting balance-of-systems.
Fixed tilt array
Energy; Solar power
A photovoltaic array set in at a fixed angle with respect to horizontal.
Tilt angle
Energy; Solar power
The angle at which a photovoltaic array is set to face the sun relative to a horizontal position. The tilt angle can be set or adjusted to maximise seasonal or annual energy collection.
Energy
Energy; Solar power
The capability of doing work; different forms of energy can be converted to other forms, but the total amount of energy remains the same.
Tin oxide
Energy; Solar power
A wide band-gap semiconductor similar to indium oxide; used in heterojunction solar cells or to make a transparent conductive film, called NESA glass when deposited on glass.
Energy audit
Energy; Solar power
A survey that shows how much energy used in a home, which helps find ways to use less energy.
Transformer
Energy; Solar power
An electromagnetic device that changes the voltage of alternating current electricity.
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