Combined Collector: A photovoltaic device or module that provides useful heat energy in addition to electricity. Concentrator: A photovoltaic module, which ...

POWER FROM THE SUN: Photovoltaics (PV) is the direct conversion of solar energy into electricity. Many advantages and benefits add value to PV systems beyond ...

Solar cell efficiency is the ratio of the electrical energy produced by a photovoltaic cell (under full sun conditions or 1 kW/m2) to the energy from sunlight.

Direct Current (DC) - The unidirectional flow of electric charge. Direct current is produced by such sources as batteries, thermocouples, and solar cells.

Solar Energy Glossary. Photovoltaic(s) (PV) - Pertaining to the direct conversion of light into electricity. Photovoltaic (PV) cell - The smallest ...

Solar Panel. Devices that collect energy from the sun (solar energy). This is usually solar photovoltaic (PV) modules that use solar cells to convert light from ...

SOLAR BASICS & GLOSSARY. POWER FROM THE SUN: Photovoltaics (PV) is the direct conversion of solar energy into electricity. Many advantages and benefits add ...

Alternating current is an electric current whose direction reverses cyclically, as opposed to direct current (DC), whose direction remains constant.

Concentrated Solar Power, a means of electricity generation by concentrating sunlight to create heat that is in turn converted to electricity. Demonstration ...

Below is a collection of key terminology and acronyms, related specifically to wind energy, electricity, and the solutions One Energy provides. Energy ...