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Any appliance that consumes power even when it is turned off. Examples of phantom loads include appliances with electronic clocks or timers, appliances with remote controls, and appliances with wall cubes (a small box that plugs into an AC outlet to power appliances).

Industry:Energy

heat transmission coefficient

Any coefficient used to calculate heat transmission by conduction, convection, or radiation through materials or structures.

Industry:Energy

heliotropic

Any device (or plant) that follows the sun's apparent movement across the sky.

Industry:Energy

selectable load

Any device, such as lights, televisions, and power tools, which is plugged into your central power source and used only intermittently.

Industry:Energy

solid fuels

Any fuel that is in solid form, such as wood, peat, lignite, coal, and manufactured fuels such as pulverized coal, coke, charcoal, briquettes, pellets, etc.

Industry:Energy

heating fuels

Any gaseous, liquid, or solid fuel used for indoor space heating.

Industry:Energy

task lighting

Any light source designed specifically to direct light a task or work performed by a person or machine.

Industry:Energy

prime mover

Any machine capable of producing power to do work.

Industry:Energy

fuel

Any material that can be burned to make energy.

Industry:Energy

semiconductor

Any material that has a limited capacity for conducting an electric current. Certain semiconductors, including silicon, gallium arsenide, copper indium diselenide, and cadmium telluride, are uniquely suited to the photovoltaic conversion process.

Industry:Energy