Acronyms and Unit Abbreviations
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)