peak load

The maximum load, or usage, of electrical power occurring in a given period of time, typically a day. Also known as peak demand.

A building that utilizes non- mechanical, non-electrical methods for heating , cooling and/or lighting.

A way of joining two or more electricity-producing devices such as PV cells or modules, or batteries by connecting positive leads together and negative leads together; such a configuration increases the current but the voltage is constant.

See `photovoltaic panel.’

A semiconductor device structure in which the junction is formed between a p-type layer and an n- type layer.

Semi-conductor grade silicon doped with the element boron giving it a positive bias.

Placement according to the compass directions, north, south, east, west.

The maximum possible voltage across a photovoltaic cell or module; the voltage across the cell in sunlight when no current is flowing.

A system capable of rotating about one axis, also referred to as single axis. These tracking systems usually follow the sun from east to west throughout the day.

The unit of resistance to the flow of an electric current.