Dictionary and FAQ for the PEGE pages

Some words are used in many different ways
Some words are very technical
Some words have a different image in different countries
Some words are containing surprising aspects



1000 Watt per square meter
  The surface temperature has to be 25 degree Celsius in this photovoltaic test. This test simulates full sunshine on the surface of planet earth.


Aircondition or Air-condition
  In normal cars is the aircondition system powered direct by the car's engine. Air-Condition for cars by photovoltaic is here something really new.


bodyheat or body heat
  Maybe You remember some personal experiences. For example the heat from 100 persons in a 50 m² room. It is like a 10 kW heating system.


Chevalier title at the EUREKA in Brussels
  You can become a Chevalier at the world innovation fair EUREKA in Brussels.
There are two ways:


CO2 or Carbon Oxygen problem
  The problem is that humanity increases the quota of CO2 in the atmosphere significant.
This changes the thermal system from planet earth.


Compressor
  Compared to the AC compressors, DC compressors are very expensive. This is the main reason why a compressor refrigerator for a car is much more expensive than for a house.


Grey energy
  All the energy to produce something. For example You drink a glass of milk. The grey energy is used to transport the chow to the cow, to transport the milk to the creamery.


Inverter
  Most electrical devices are using AC with 110 V or 230 V. An inverter changes low voltage DC into 110 V or 230 V AC.


Joint Venture
  Different resources are used together. A typical joint venture is, that one side has a good idea and the other side has good money.


logarithmical or logarithmically
  The solution is a logarithmical scale. This means 1=0, 10=1, 100=2, 1000=3, 10000=4, 100000=5, 1000000=6...


MLM Multi-Level Marketing
  Some criteria to evaluate the quality of a MLM system: Dreams and the truth about the downline development. The difference between MLM and a pyramide game


Money
  Something You trust in its value to have something common for exchange.
Currency units like DM or $ are only useable on planet earth.


Peak (from a PV module)
  In these documents the performance from a Photovoltaic at 1000 W / m²


photovoltaic or photo voltaic
  Converts light into electrical power. Any light, not only direct sun light. The current world wide production should be fast incresed.


Raytracer Raytracer
  Software to create pictures from objects only existing in the computer.
A very good shareware raytracer is the POV "persistance of vision" raytracer.


SitCom
  Situation Comic Series. Usually many 25 minutes long telecasts. In most cases is the screenplay an invention and has nothing to do with real life. But there is one exeption...


Solar Architecture
  Houses designed to use solar energy. For example small or no windows to the north and big windows to the south. The most extreme example is the GEMINI inhabited solar power plant


Survive
  A common misunderstanding is that survive means only to be just alive.
A person is just alive when he dies tomorrow, a very low level of survive.


UV-C Ultra Violet Light-C
  Ultra Violet light has a shorter wavelength than visible light.
The UV spectrum is divided into A, B, C. UV-C is the part from the UV spectrum with the shortest wavelength.


Wm²K - Watt per square meter Kelvin
  Quality from an insulation. Small values are better.


W / (m . K)
  Quality from an Insulation material. Small values are better. There is one square meter from the material...