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Glossary of Solar Energy Terms

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Absorber

AC

AC Side Isolation Switch

Acceptor

Activated Shelf Life

Activation Voltage(s)

Active Solar

Adjustable Set Point

AEER (Appliance Energy Efficiency Ratings)

AGM

AH/Ah

AIC

Air mass

Alternating Current (AC)

Alternative Energy

Alternator

Ambient Temperature

Amorphous Semiconductor

Amorphous Silicon

Amperage Interrupt Capability (AIC)

Ampere (amp)

Ampere Hour Meter

Ampere-Hour (Ah/AH)

Angle of Incidence

Angle of Inclination

Annual Solar Savings

Anode

Antireflection Coating

Array

Array Current

Array Operating Voltage

Asynchronous Generator

Autonomous System

Availability

Azimuth Angle

Balance of System

Band Gap

Band Gap Energy (Eg)

Barrier Energy

Base Load

Batch System

Battery

Battery Available Capacity

Battery Capacity

Battery Cell

Battery Cycle Life

Battery Energy Capacity

Battery Energy Storage

Battery Life

BIPV (Building-Integrated Photovoltaics)

Blocking Diode

Boron (B)

Boule

Btu (British Thermal Unit)

Buffer Storage

Bus (electrical)

Bypass Diode

Cadmium (Cd)

Cadmium Telluride (CdTe)

Capacity Factor

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