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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 07:32, 6 May 2009
Acronymns
ACRONYMS | Meaning |
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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)