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8 List of Terms
AC
Acronym for alternating-current.
Amount
Amount of electric energy sold to utility company.
DC
Acronym for direct-current.
Earth fault
Earth fault current detected on the PV inverter.
Energy
Cumulative electric energy generated by PV inverter.
Input voltage
Voltage input into the PV inverter.
LCD
Acronym for Liquid Crystal Display. A variety of operational states of the PV inverter is displayed on one built-in LCD.
Output current
Electric current output from the PV inverter.
Output power
Electric power output from the PV inverter.
Purchased energy
Power purchased from utility company which is required to make up that needed by home appliances.
PV
Abbreviation of photovoltaic. New word for solar energy.
DC disconnector
Electrical isolation switch between PV modules and PV inverter
Solar cell
An electronic device to supply energy when irradiated. A group of cells connected to each other make up PV modules.
Solar energy
Energy supplied by the sun in the form of radiation such as sunlight which includes heat and ultraviolet waves.
Sold energy
Energy generated in the PV system and sold to a utility company.
String
A group of PV modules connected in series.
Total accumulated energy
Total energy generated in the PV system, accumulated from the time when the PV inverter was installed to the present.
