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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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Solar power
Voltage regulation
Energy; Solar power
This indicates the variability in the output voltage. Some loads will not tolerate voltage variations greater than a few percent.
Wafer
Energy; Solar power
A thin sheet of semiconductor (photovoltaic material) made by cutting it from a single crystal or ingot.
Parallel connexion
Energy; Solar power
A way of joining solar cells or photovoltaic modules by connecting positive leads together and negative leads together; such a configuration increases the current, but not the voltage.
Passivation
Energy; Solar power
A chemical reaction that eliminates the detrimental effect of electrically reactive atoms on a solar cell's surface.
Peak power current
Energy; Solar power
Amperes produced by a photovoltaic module or array operating at the voltage of the I-V curve that will produce maximum power from the module.
