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A WECS that is used to grind grain, and that typically has a high-solidity rotor; commonly used to refer to all types of WECS.
Industry:Energy
A WECS designed to produce electricity.
Industry:Energy
A way of joining photovoltaic cells or modules by connecting positive leads together and negative leads together; such a configuration increases the current, but not the voltage.
Industry:Energy
A way of joining photovoltaic cells by connecting positive leads to negative leads; such a configuration increases the voltage.
Industry:Energy
A water heater that uses electricity to move heat from one place to another instead of generating heat directly.
Industry:Energy
A water heater that releases hot water from the top of the tank when a hot water tap is opened. To replace that hot water, cold water enters the bottom of the tank to ensure a full tank.
Industry:Energy
A water heater that heats water before it is directly distributed for end use as required; a demand water heater.
Industry:Energy
A water and energy conserving device that limits the amount of water that a faucet or shower head can deliver.
Industry:Energy
A wall with high thermal mass used to store solar energy passively in a solar home. The wall absorbs solar energy and transfers it to the space behind the wall by means of radiation and by convection currents moving through spaces under, in front of, and on top of the wall.
Industry:Energy
A wall usually about 3 to 4 feet high located that is placed in the attic of a home, anchored with plates between the attic floor joists and the roof joist. Sheathing can be attached to these walls to enclose an attic space.
Industry:Energy