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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
module derate factor
Energy; Solar power
A factor that lowers the photovoltaic module current to account for field operating conditions such as dirt accumulation on the module.
movistor
Energy; Solar power
Metal Oxide Varistor. Used to protect electronic circuits from surge currents such as those produced by lightning.
multicrystalline
Energy; Solar power
A semiconductor (photovoltaic) material composed of variously oriented, small, individual crystals. Sometimes referred to as polycrystalline or semicrystalline.
multijunction device
Energy; Solar power
A high-efficiency photovoltaic device containing two or more cell junctions, each of which is optimized for a particular part of the solar spectrum.
multi-stage controller
Energy; Solar power
A charging controller unit that allows different charging currents as the battery nears full state_of_charge.
