solar electrical system
31Solar mirror — A Solar mirror is a reflective surface used for gathering and reflecting solar energy in a system being powered by solar energy. It comprises a glass substrate, a reflective layer for reflecting the solar energy, and an interference layer. The… …
32Solar Decathlon — The Solar Decathlon is a competition in which 20 teams of college and university students compete to design, build, and operate the most attractive, effective, and energy efficient solar powered house. The Solar Decathlon is also an event to… …
33Solar power by country — Nellis Solar Power Plant at Nellis Air Force Base in the USA. These panels track the sun in one axis. The development of solar power by country depends on national economic incentives more than insolation.[1] Many industrialized nations are… …
34Solar proton event — A Solar proton event occurs when protons emitted by the Sun become accelerated to very high energies either close to the Sun during a solar flare or in interplanetary space by the shocks associated with coronal mass ejections. These high energy… …
35electrical device — noun a device that produces or is powered by electricity • Hypernyms: ↑device • Hyponyms: ↑antenna, ↑aerial, ↑transmitting aerial, ↑attenuator, ↑ballast, ↑light ballast, ↑ …
36Solar cooker — A solar oven or solar cooker is a device which uses sunlight as its energy source. Because they use no fuel and they cost nothing to run, humanitarian organizations are promoting their use worldwide to help slow deforestation and desertification …
37solar energy — energy derived from the sun in the form of solar radiation. Also called solar. * * * Radiation from the Sun that can produce heat, generate electricity, or cause chemical reactions. Solar energy is inexhaustible and nonpolluting, but it is not an …
38system — [[t]sɪ̱stəm[/t]] ♦ systems 1) N COUNT: usu with supp A system is a way of working, organizing, or doing something which follows a fixed plan or set of rules. You can use system to refer to an organization or institution that is organized in this… …
39electrical grid — An integrated system of electricity distribution, usually covering a large area. As in off the grid . Solar Electric Glossary …
40Space-based solar power — Left: Part of the solar energy is lost on its way through the atmosphere by the effects of reflection and absorption. Right: Space based solar power systems convert sunlight to microwaves outside the atmosphere, avoiding these losses, and the… …
