PV Ch 14/15

The starting and operation of a PV system for the first time

The seperation of the bonded layers of glass and/or plastic encasing the PV cells of a module

An instrument used to measure the specific gravity of a liquid

A test instrument that indicates battery health by drawing a high discharge current from a battery for a short period

A checklist of all required regular maintenance tasks and their recommended intervals

The repeated measurement of electrical, environmental, or battery parameters at certain intervals

The recording and processing of data from a monitoring system

A systematic method of investigating the cause of system problems and determining the best solution

The depth of examination into the equipment or processes that compose a system

A monetary inducement to invest in a certain type of capital improvement, such as an every generating system or energy-conservation measure

A recurring payment program that provides project owners with cash payments based on electricity production

An expense related to the energy input of an electricity-generating system

The rate at which the value of furture money is reduced to its present value

A multiplication factor for determining the present value of a single future cost for a given discount rate and period

A multiplication factor for determining the present value of an annually recurring cost for a given discount rate

A portion of the total life-cycle cost attributed equally to each year of operation

The amount of time required for the avoided costs from an alternate energy source to match the cost of the chosen energy-production system

The point at which the accumulated life-cycle cost of one system option matches the total life-cycle cost of the other system option

The amount of time a PV system must operate to produce enough energy to offset the energy required to manufacture the PV system