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Switch gear used to connect or disconnect components in a photovoltaic system.
Industry:Energy
This is the amount of current (power) used by the inverter when no load is active (lost power). The efficiency of the inverter is lowest when the load demand is low.
Industry:Energy
A variety of small, modular power-generating technologies that can be combined with energy management and storage systems and used to improve the operation of the electricity delivery system, whether or not those technologies are connected to an electricity grid.
Industry:Energy
A battery containing little or no free fluid electrolyte.
Industry:Energy
A popular term for localized or on-site power generation.
Industry:Energy
The available capacity remaining in the battery, expressed as a percentage of the rated capacity.
Industry:Energy
Generic term for any power supply located near the point where the power is used. Opposite of central power. See stand-alone systems.
Industry:Energy
A device capable of transforming energy from electric to chemical form and vice versa. The reactions are almost completely reversible. During discharge, chemical energy is converted to electric energy and is consumed in an external circuit or apparatus.
Industry:Energy
Systems that are installed at or near the location where the electricity is used, as opposed to central systems that supply electricity to grids. A residential photovoltaic system is a distributed system.
Industry:Energy
A condition that occurs when the acid concentration varies from top to bottom in the battery electrolyte. Periodic, controlled charging at voltages that produce gassing will mix the electrolyte. See equalization.
Industry:Energy