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U.S. Department of Energy
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The device that reduces the pressure of liquid refrigerant thereby cooling it before it enters the evaporator coil in a heat pump.
Industry:Energy
The difference between net electrical system capability and system maximum load requirements (peak load); the margin of capability available to provide for scheduled maintenance, emergency outages, system operating requirements and unforeseen loads.
Industry:Energy
The difference between the brightness of an object compared to that of its immediate background.
Industry:Energy
The difference between the total cooling effect and the dehumidifying effect.
Industry:Energy
The difference in electrical pressure (voltage) between any two points in an electrical system or between any point in an electrical system and the earth.
Industry:Energy
The direct, diffuse, and reflected solar radiation that strikes a surface.
Industry:Energy
The direction, at any point on the earth that is geographically in the northern hemisphere, facing toward the South Pole of the earth. Essentially a line extending from the point on the horizon to the highest point that the sun reaches on any day (solar noon) in the sky.
Industry:Energy
The discomfort or interference with visual perception when viewing a bright object against a dark background.
Industry:Energy
The distance between similar points on successive waves.
Industry:Energy
The downward facing structural element that is directly opposite the floor.
Industry:Energy