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Solar Energy Enginering Terminology
"In questions of science, the authority of a thousand is not worth the humble
reasoning of a single individual."
(Galileo Galilei)
Electropedia -
is the world's most comprehensive online electrical and electronic
terminology database
containing more than 20 000 terms and definitions in English
and French organized by
subject area, with equivalent terms in various other languages.
The term photovoltaics derives from the Greek word "phos" meaning light and the word
"volt" (named by
Alessandro Volta). Photovoltaics is a science, which
examines light-electricity conversion, respectively, photon energy-electric
current conversion. In other words it stands for
light-current conversion. As many other technical (and common) words even
significant amount of solar energy enginering terminology based on ancient greek language. Some
words were derived directly from greek language other indirectly from latin language. Few words originate in arabic language, they
were overtaken from arabic language in the early middle century.
Some important photovoltaic terms and symbols used in solar energy engineering and in photovoltaics
are presented in the tables below. Detailed information can be found in "IEC/TR2 61836, Solar
photovoltaic energy systems - Terms and symbols". For detailed definitions please see also references
at the bottom of the page.
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Terminology - units and symbols |
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Terminology - books and dictionaries |
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Glare, P.W.G.: 
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Oxford University Press, 1983, 978-0198642244.
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Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers, 2000, ISBN 978-0865164918.
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Chambers; Rei Sub edition, 1994, ISBN 978-0550190031.
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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.; 4 edition, 2007, ISBN 978-0742547803.
Oxford University Press, 1945, ISBN 978-0199102068.
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Ellin, 2003, ISBN 978-9602867921.
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Units, Weights and Measures - books |
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Springer, 2003, ISBN 978-1852336820.
Springer, 2009, ISBN 978-3642007378.
Professional Publications, Inc., 1998, ISBN 978-1591260998.
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Terminology and units - detailed information and conversion tools |
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convert-me.com - Here you will find interactive calculators for many measurement systems both commonly used like metric and U.S. Avoirdupois and quite exotic like Ancient Greek and Roman. Languages: |
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Electropedia -
is the world's most comprehensive online electrical and electronic terminology database
containing more than 20 000 terms and definitions in English and French organized by
subject area, with equivalent terms in various other languages.
Languages: |
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More information and some interesting web sites |
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