Glossary

Glossary.

Glossary

Glossary words and terms.

Collector

A device for gathering solar energy. -
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Radiator

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Transport Fluid

A fluid used to move energy from one location to another.
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Photovoltaic - PV for short.

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Inverter

An electronic and electrical device that generates a.c. current from d.c. current flowing from batteries or other d.c. sources.
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Micro Inverter

An inverter designed to convert the output of one PV panel to a.c. current (in contrast to an inverter that converts the output of an entire string of PV panels).
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Rectifier

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Hybrid

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Series Hybrid

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Parallel Hybrid

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Series-Parallel Hybrid

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Electrolyte

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Tracking

A solar system that moves the position of its collectors as the sun changes position in the sky.
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PHEV

Pluggable Hybrid Electric Vehicle. A hybrid vehicle that can be charged by plugging into an electrical supply.
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EV

Electric Vehicle. A vehicle with electric traction and only electric traction.
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Smart Grid

Term for an electrical supply grid that has two-way communications added to enable advanced control and monitoring.
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