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The number of years that a battery can keep its stated capacity when it is kept at float charge.
Industry:Energy
A number representing the time in hours during which a battery can be charged at a constant current without damage to the battery. Usually expressed in relation to the total battery capacity, i.e., C/5 indicates a charge factor of 5 hours. Related to charge rate.
Industry:Energy
Energy content of an electron in orbit about an atomic nucleus. Also called bound state.
Industry:Energy
Metal Oxide Varistor. Used to protect electronic circuits from surge currents such as those produced by lightning.
Industry:Energy
A way of joining photovoltaic cells by connecting positive leads to negative leads; such a configuration increases the voltage.
Industry:Energy
A battery operation in which the battery is normally connected to an external current source; for instance, a battery charger which supplies the battery load< under normal conditions, while also providing enough energy input to the battery to make up for its internal quiescent losses, thus keeping the battery always up to full power and ready for service.
Industry:Energy
A semiconductor (photovoltaic) material composed of variously oriented, small, individual crystals. Sometimes referred to as polycrystalline or semicrystalline.
Industry:Energy
The current applied to a cell or battery to restore its available capacity. This rate is commonly normalized by a charge control device with respect to the rated capacity of the cell or battery.
Industry:Energy
A voltage-dependent variable resistor. Normally used to protect sensitive equipment from power spikes or lightning strikes by shunting the energy to ground.
Industry:Energy
