SOLAR BASICS
The amount of solar energy received on a surface over a period of time.
What is Insolation?
Sun Path Chart
What is a chart used to show the sun's position throughout the year?
A collection of solar cells wired together.
What is a Module?
A graph showing the relationship between current and voltage.
What is an I-V Curve?
This Holiday is this Friday
What is Juneteenth?
The organization that certifies solar professionals in the United States.
What is NABCEP?
Anything that blocks sunlight from reaching a solar module.
What is Shading?
The most common material used in solar cells.
What is Silicon?
The point on an I-V curve where power production is highest.
What is the Maximum Power Point (MPP)?
The name of the Instructor's Company
What is "THAT ELECTRIC GUY LLC"?
A device that converts sunlight directly into electricity.
What is a Photovoltaic Cell?
The process of evaluating a location before a solar installation.
What is a Site Survey?
Array
What is a group of modules connected together?
The amount of solar power striking a surface at a given time.
What is Irradiance?
The sun sets in the ______
and rises in the _______
What is West and East?
The equivalent number of hours per day when solar irradiance averages 1,000 watts per square meter.
What are Peak Sun Hours?
Solar Pathfinder
What is a tool commonly used to analyze shading at a solar site?
A device that combines multiple PV strings into a single output.
What is a Combiner Box?
A value that describes how module performance changes with temperature.
What is a Temperature Coefficient?
The TV is facing ______
What is East?
Pyranometer
What is an instrument used to measure solar radiation?
Solar Radiation
What is the energy emitted by the sun and received by the Earth?
String
What is a series-connected group of solar modules?
The percentage of sunlight converted into usable electricity.
What is Efficiency?
Amount of students enrolled in this class.
What is 20?