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2. Solar air conditioning - Wikipedia

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   This can be done through passive solar design, solar thermal energy conversion, and photovoltaic conversion (sunlight to electricity). The U.S. Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 [ 1 ] created 2008 through 2012 funding for a new solar air conditioning research and development program, which should develop and demonstrate multiple new ...

3. Nominal power (photovoltaic) - Wikipedia

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   In the context of domestic PV installations, the kilowatt (symbol kW) is the most common unit for nominal power, for example P peak = 1 kW. Colloquial English sometimes conflates the quantity power and its unit by using the non-standard label watt-peak (symbol W p), possibly prefixed as in kilowatt-peak (kW p), megawatt-peak (MW p), etc.

4. Solar-cell efficiency - Wikipedia

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   The efficiency of the solar cells used in a photovoltaic system, in combination with latitude and climate, determines the annual energy output of the system. For example, a solar panel with 20% efficiency and an area of 1 m 2 produces 200 kWh/yr at Standard Test Conditions if exposed to the Standard Test Condition solar irradiance value of 1000 ...

5. Photovoltaic system performance - Wikipedia

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   PV performance can be measured as the ratio of actual solar PV system output vs expected values, the measurement being essential for proper solar PV facility's operation and maintenance. The primary energy input is the global light irradiance in the plane of the solar arrays, and this in turn is a combination of the direct and the diffuse ...

6. Panel generation factor - Wikipedia

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   Panel generation factor (PGF) [1] is used while calculating the size of solar photovoltaic cells. It is a varying factor depending upon the climate of the site location (depending upon global geographic location). For example, in Thailand it is 3.43, in EU countries it is 2.93, etc. This factor is used in calculation of "Total Watt-Peak Rating ...

7. Thermophotovoltaic energy conversion - Wikipedia

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   As electrical power is the product of voltage and current, there is a sweet spot where the total output is maximized. [3] Terrestrial solar radiation is typically characterized by a standard known as Air Mass 1.5, or AM1.5. This is very close to 1,000 W of energy per square meter at an apparent temperature of 5780 K.

8. Photovoltaic system - Wikipedia

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   A photovoltaic system, also called a PV system or solar power system, is an electric power system designed to supply usable solar power by means of photovoltaics.It consists of an arrangement of several components, including solar panels to absorb and convert sunlight into electricity, a solar inverter to convert the output from direct to alternating current, as well as mounting, cabling, and ...

9. Solar energy conversion - Wikipedia

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   Solar cells started in 1876 with William Grylls Adams along with an undergraduate student of his. A French scientist, by the name of Edmond Becquerel, first discovered the photovoltaic effect in the summer of 1839. [7] He theorized that certain elements on the periodic table, such as silicon, reacted to the exposure of sunlight in very unusual ...