p-i-n solar cell
41solar cell — unit in a device that stores energy from the light of the sun …
42solar cell — noun (C) a piece of equipment for producing electric power from sunlight …
43Solar Cell — A device which changes light into electricity …
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44Solar energy — is the light and radiant heat from the Sun that powers Earth s climate and weather and sustains life. Since ancient times it has been harnessed for human use through a range of technologies. Solar radiation along with secondary solar resources… …
45Solar car racing — refers to competitive races of electric vehicles which are powered by solar energy obtained from solar panels on the surface of the car (solar cars). The first solar car race was the Tour de Sol in 1985 which led to several similar races in… …
46Solar thermal energy — Solar thermal system for water heating in Santorini, Greece …
47Solar shingles — (or photovoltaic shingles) are photovoltaic cells designed to look like conventional asphalt shingles. There are several varieties of solar shingles, including shingle sized solid panels that take the place of a number of conventional shingles in …
48Solar sail — Solar sails (also called light sails or photon sails, especially when they use light sources other than the Sun) are a proposed form of spacecraft propulsion using large membrane mirrors. Radiation pressure is about 10 5 Pa at Earth s distance… …
49Solar — means appertaining to the Sun, our planet s star. Solar also has other meanings. Related to energy * Active solar * Passive solar ** Passive solar building design * Solar cell, a device that directly creates electricity from solar energy * Solar… …
50solar — mid 15c., from L. solaris of the sun, from sol sun (see SOL (Cf. sol)). Meaning living room on an upper story is from O.E., from L. solarium (see SOLARIUM (Cf. solarium)). Solar power is attested from 1915. Solar system is attested from c.1704.… …
