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|a-Si:H | |a-Si:H | ||
|hydrogenated amorphous silicon | |hydrogenated amorphous silicon | ||
|-|AM |air mass | |- | ||
|-|ASF |Anderson, Schultz, and Flory | |AM |air mass | ||
BOS balance of system | |- | ||
CB conduction band | |ASF |Anderson, Schultz, and Flory | ||
CHP combined heat and power | |- | ||
COP coefficient of performance | |BOS balance of system | ||
CPV concentrated photovoltaic | |- | ||
dc direct current | |CB conduction band | ||
DNI direct normal irradiation | |- | ||
DOE U.S. Department of Energy | |CHP combined heat and power | ||
EFG edge-defined film-fed growth | |- | ||
EIA Energy Information Administration | |COP coefficient of performance | ||
EPV electrochemical photovoltaic | |- | ||
HCPV high-concentration photovoltaic | |CPV concentrated photovoltaic | ||
HHV higher heating value | |- | ||
IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change | |dc direct current | ||
IR infrared | |- | ||
ITO Indium Tin Oxide | |DNI direct normal irradiation | ||
LH1/LH2 light-harvesting pigment/protein complexes | |- | ||
MBE molecular beam epitaxy | |DOE U.S. Department of Energy | ||
MEG multiple exciton generation | |- | ||
MESP minimum ethanol selling price | |EFG edge-defined film-fed growth | ||
MOCVD metalorganic chemical vapor deposition | |- | ||
NAE National Academy of Engineering | |EIA Energy Information Administration | ||
NHE normal hydrogen electrode | |- | ||
NRC National Research Council | |EPV electrochemical photovoltaic | ||
OEC oxygen-evolving complex | |- | ||
OLED organic light emitting diode | |HCPV high-concentration photovoltaic | ||
OPV organic photovoltaic (solar cell) | |- | ||
PCET proton-coupled electron transfer | |HHV higher heating value | ||
PCM phase change storage material | |- | ||
PEC photoelectrochemical | |IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change | ||
PEM proton exchange membrane | |- | ||
PRD priority research directions | |IR infrared | ||
PV photovoltaic | |- | ||
R&D research and development | |ITO Indium Tin Oxide | ||
RC reaction center | |- | ||
TCO transparent conducting oxide | |LH1/LH2 light-harvesting pigment/protein complexes | ||
TMS theoretical modeling and simulation | |- | ||
TPV thermophotovoltaic | |MBE molecular beam epitaxy | ||
U.S. United States | |- | ||
UV ultraviolet | |MEG multiple exciton generation | ||
XAFS X-ray absorption fine-structure (spectroscopy) | |- | ||
ZT thermoelectric figure of merit | |MESP minimum ethanol selling price | ||
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|MOCVD metalorganic chemical vapor deposition | |||
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|NAE National Academy of Engineering | |||
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|NHE normal hydrogen electrode | |||
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|NRC National Research Council | |||
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|OEC oxygen-evolving complex | |||
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|OLED organic light emitting diode | |||
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|OPV organic photovoltaic (solar cell) | |||
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|PCET proton-coupled electron transfer | |||
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|PCM phase change storage material | |||
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|PEC photoelectrochemical | |||
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|PEM proton exchange membrane | |||
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|PRD priority research directions | |||
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|PV photovoltaic | |||
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|R&D research and development | |||
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|RC reaction center | |||
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|TCO transparent conducting oxide | |||
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|TMS theoretical modeling and simulation | |||
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|TPV thermophotovoltaic | |||
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|U.S. United States | |||
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|UV ultraviolet | |||
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|XAFS X-ray absorption fine-structure (spectroscopy) | |||
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|ZT thermoelectric figure of merit | |||
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Revision as of 08:30, 6 May 2009
Acronymns
| ACRONYMS | Meaning |
|---|---|
| a-Si:H | hydrogenated amorphous silicon |
| air mass | |
| Anderson, Schultz, and Flory | |
| BOS balance of system | |
| CB conduction band | |
| CHP combined heat and power | |
| COP coefficient of performance | |
| CPV concentrated photovoltaic | |
| dc direct current | |
| DNI direct normal irradiation | |
| DOE U.S. Department of Energy | |
| EFG edge-defined film-fed growth | |
| EIA Energy Information Administration | |
| EPV electrochemical photovoltaic | |
| HCPV high-concentration photovoltaic | |
| HHV higher heating value | |
| IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change | |
| IR infrared | |
| ITO Indium Tin Oxide | |
| LH1/LH2 light-harvesting pigment/protein complexes | |
| MBE molecular beam epitaxy | |
| MEG multiple exciton generation | |
| MESP minimum ethanol selling price | |
| MOCVD metalorganic chemical vapor deposition | |
| NAE National Academy of Engineering | |
| NHE normal hydrogen electrode | |
| NRC National Research Council | |
| OEC oxygen-evolving complex | |
| OLED organic light emitting diode | |
| OPV organic photovoltaic (solar cell) | |
| PCET proton-coupled electron transfer | |
| PCM phase change storage material | |
| PEC photoelectrochemical | |
| PEM proton exchange membrane | |
| PRD priority research directions | |
| PV photovoltaic | |
| R&D research and development | |
| RC reaction center | |
| TCO transparent conducting oxide | |
| TMS theoretical modeling and simulation | |
| TPV thermophotovoltaic | |
| U.S. United States | |
| UV ultraviolet | |
| XAFS X-ray absorption fine-structure (spectroscopy) | |
| ZT thermoelectric figure of merit |
Units
°C degree(s) Celsius $/kW dollar(s) per kilowatt μm micrometer(s) μs microsecond(s) Å angstrom(s) amp ampere(s) Bbl billion barrels cm centimeter(s) cm/min centimeter(s) per minute eV electron volt(s) fs femtosecond(s) gal gallon(s) Gha gigahectare(s) GJ gigajoule(s) Gtons gigatons (109 tons = 1 billion tons) GW gigawatt(s) (109 W = 1 billion watts) kg kilogram(s) kWh kilowatt hour(s) kWth kilowatt(s) (thermal) K Kelvin L liter(s) MHz megahertz mm millimeter(s) MW megawatt(s) (106 W = 1 million watts) MWe megawatt(s) (electric) MWth megawatt(s) (thermal) MW/yr megawatt(s) per year nm nanometer(s) nm/s nanometer(s) per second ps picosecond(s) psi pound(s) per square inch s second(s) TW terawatt(s) (1012 W = 1 trillion watts) W watt(s) Wp peak watt(s) yr year(s)