Glossary

Glossary of Solar Energy Terms

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Items starting with D

Dangling Bonds

Days of Storage

DC

DC Side Isolation Switch

DC-to-DC Converter

Deep Discharge

Deep-Cycle Battery

Dendrite

Dendritic Web Technique

Depletion Zone

Depth of Discharge (DOD)

Design Month

Diffuse Insolation

Diffuse Radiation

Diffusion Furnace

Diffusion Length

Diode

Direct Beam Radiation

Direct Current (DC)

Direct Insolation

Discharge

Discharge Factor

Discharge Rate

Disconnect

Distributed Energy Resources (DER)

Distributed Generation

Distributed Power

Distributed Systems

Donor

Donor Level

Dopant

Doping

Downtime

Drainback System

Dry Cell

Duty Cycle

Duty Rating