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Solar power
Solar power is the conversion of sunlight into electricity, either directly using photovoltaics (PV), or indirectly using concentrated solar power (CSP). Concentrated solar power systems use lenses or mirrors and tracking systems to focus a large area of sunlight into a small beam. Photovoltaics convert light into electric current using the photoelectric effect.
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Solar power
dry cell
Energy; Solar power
A cell (battery) with a captive electrolyte. A primary battery that cannot be recharged.
microgroove
Energy; Solar power
A small groove scribed into the surface of a solar cell, which is filled with metal for contacts.
minority carrier
Energy; Solar power
A current carrier, either an electron or a hole, that is in the minority in a specific layer of a semiconductor material; the diffusion of minority carriers under the action of the cell junction ...
minority carrier lifetime
Energy; Solar power
The average time a minority carrier exists before recombination.
modified sine wave
Energy; Solar power
A waveform that has at least three states (i.e., positive, off, and negative). Has less harmonic content than a square wave.
modularity
Energy; Solar power
The use of multiple inverters connected in parallel to service different loads.
