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|hydrogenated amorphous silicon
|hydrogenated amorphous silicon
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|AM |air mass
|AM  
|air mass
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|ASF |Anderson, Schultz, and Flory
|ASF  
|Anderson, Schultz, and Flory
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|BOS balance of system
|BOS  
|balance of system
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|CB conduction band
|CB  
|conduction band
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|CHP combined heat and power
|CHP  
|combined heat and power
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|COP coefficient of performance
|COP  
|coefficient of performance
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|CPV concentrated photovoltaic
|CPV  
|concentrated photovoltaic
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|dc direct current
|dc direct current
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|DNI direct normal irradiation
|DNI  
|direct normal irradiation
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|DOE U.S. Department of Energy
|DOE  
|U.S. Department of Energy
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|EFG edge-defined film-fed growth
|EFG  
|edge-defined film-fed growth
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|EIA Energy Information Administration
|EIA  
|Energy Information Administration
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|EPV electrochemical photovoltaic
|EPV  
|electrochemical photovoltaic
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|HCPV high-concentration photovoltaic
|HCPV  
|high-concentration photovoltaic
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|HHV higher heating value
|HHV  
|higher heating value
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|IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
|IPCC  
|Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
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|IR infrared
|IR  
|infrared
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|ITO Indium Tin Oxide
|ITO  
|Indium Tin Oxide
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|LH1/LH2 light-harvesting pigment/protein complexes
|LH1/LH2  
|light-harvesting pigment/protein complexes
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|MBE molecular beam epitaxy
|MBE  
|molecular beam epitaxy
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|MEG multiple exciton generation
|MEG  
|multiple exciton generation
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|MESP minimum ethanol selling price
|MESP  
|minimum ethanol selling price
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|MOCVD metalorganic chemical vapor deposition
|MOCVD  
|metalorganic chemical vapor deposition
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|NAE National Academy of Engineering
|NAE  
|National Academy of Engineering
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|NHE normal hydrogen electrode
|NHE  
|normal hydrogen electrode
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|NRC National Research Council
|NRC  
|National Research Council
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|OEC oxygen-evolving complex
|OEC  
|oxygen-evolving complex
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|OLED organic light emitting diode
|OLED  
|organic light emitting diode
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|OPV organic photovoltaic (solar cell)
|OPV  
|organic photovoltaic (solar cell)
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|PCET proton-coupled electron transfer
|PCET  
|proton-coupled electron transfer
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|PCM phase change storage material
|PCM  
|phase change storage material
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|PEC photoelectrochemical
|PEC  
|photoelectrochemical
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|PEM proton exchange membrane
|PEM  
|proton exchange membrane
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|PRD priority research directions
|PRD  
|priority research directions
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|PV photovoltaic
|PV  
|photovoltaic
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|R&D research and development
|R&D  
|research and development
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|RC reaction center
|RC reaction center
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|TCO transparent conducting oxide
|TCO  
|transparent conducting oxide
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|TMS theoretical modeling and simulation
|TMS  
|theoretical modeling and simulation
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|TPV thermophotovoltaic
|TPV  
|thermophotovoltaic
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|U.S. United States
|U.S.  
|United States
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|UV ultraviolet
|UV  
|ultraviolet
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|XAFS X-ray absorption fine-structure (spectroscopy)
|XAFS  
|X-ray absorption fine-structure (spectroscopy)
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|ZT thermoelectric figure of merit
|ZT  
|thermoelectric figure of merit
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Revision as of 08:32, 6 May 2009

Acronymns

ACRONYMS Meaning
a-Si:H hydrogenated amorphous silicon
AM air mass
ASF 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)

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