Ways of using photovoltaic panels in the field, including concentrator photovoltaics, building-integrated photovoltaics, floating solar, agrivoltaics, hybrid photovoltaic thermal collectors and solar-powered pumps. A technology belongs here when its cited article describes a photovoltaic installation or application. These entries are ways of putting photovoltaic panels to work, on buildings, over water, above crops, under concentrating lenses or to power pumps, and what they share is the use of ordinary solar electricity in a particular setting. A technology is placed here by the cited article.
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Wikipedia: Solar Tracker
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For flat-panel photovoltaic systems, trackers are used to minimize the angle of incidence between the incoming sunlight and a photovoltaic panel
Wikipedia: Maximum power point tracking
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The technique is most commonly used with photovoltaic (PV) solar systems
Wikipedia: Concentrator photovoltaics
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Concentrator photovoltaics (CPV), also called concentrating photovoltaics or concentration photovoltaics, is a photovoltaic technology that generates electricity from sunlight.
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Concentrator photovoltaics (CPV), also called concentrating photovoltaics or concentration photovoltaics, is a photovoltaic technology that generates electricity from sunlight.
View the SourceWikipedia: Building-integrated photovoltaics
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Building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) are photovoltaic materials that are used to replace conventional building materials in parts of the building envelope such as the roof, skylights, or façades.
Wikipedia: Floating solar
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Floating solar or floating photovoltaics (FPV), sometimes called floatovoltaics, are solar panels mounted on a structure that floats.
Agrivoltaics - Wikipedia
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Agrivoltaics (also called agrophotovoltaics, agrisolar, or dual-use solar) refers to the practice of using the same land for both solar energy and agriculture.
Wikipedia: Photovoltaic thermal hybrid solar collector
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Photovoltaic thermal collectors, typically abbreviated as PVT collectors and also known as hybrid solar collectors, photovoltaic thermal solar collectors, PV/T collectors or solar cogeneration systems, are power generation technologies that convert solar radiation into usable thermal and electrical energy.
Solar-powered pump - Wikipedia
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Solar-powered pumps run on electricity generated by photovoltaic (PV) panels or the radiated thermal energy available from collected sunlight as opposed to grid electricity- or diesel-run water pumps.
Wikipedia: Photovoltaic System
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A photovoltaic system, also called a PV system or solar power system, is an electric power system designed to supply usable solar power by means of photovoltaics.
Wikipedia: Solar cell fabric
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Solar cell fabric refers to textiles that have integrated photovoltaic (PV) cells, enabling them to generate electricity when exposed to light.
Wikipedia: Hybrid solar lighting
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Hybrid solar lighting (HSL) or hybrid lighting systems combine the use of solar with artificial light for interior illumination by channelling sunlight through fiber-optic cable bundles to provide solar light into rooms without windows or skylights, and by supplementing this natural light with artificial light-typically LED-as required.
Solar inverter - Wikipedia
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A solar inverter or photovoltaic (PV) inverter is a type of power inverter which converts the variable direct current (DC) output of a photovoltaic solar panel into a utility frequency alternating current (AC) that can be fed into a commercial electrical grid or used by a local, off-grid electrical network.
Luminescent solar concentrator - Wikipedia
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A luminescent solar concentrator (LSC) is a device for concentrating radiation, solar radiation in particular, to produce electricity.
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