Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

eigenverschattungsoptimiert

English translation:

optimized to reduce self-shadowing

Added to glossary by Stephen Old
Jul 9, 2009 16:16
14 yrs ago
German term

eigenverschattungsoptimiert

German to English Tech/Engineering Construction / Civil Engineering SOLON Single Axis system - installation
The SOLON Single Axis system converts solar energy into electricity. The tracking modules track the sun:Die Modulreihen des SOLON Single Axis werden ueber eine in Kunststofflagern gefuehrte Vierkantwelle einachsig der Sonne nachgefuehrt. Somit steht die Modulflaeche stets im optimierten resultierenden Winkel aur errechneten Sonnenstansposition. Durch die eigenverschattungsoptimierte Nachfuehrung (Backtracking) wird......eine Erstragssteigerung von bis zu 25 Prozent erreicht.

Discussion

Stephen Old (asker) Jul 9, 2009:
eigenverschattung Thanks Uta, That is more or less what I thought it meant but I have had many different things competing for my attention today and could not quite get there. Thanks for doing my thinking for me!
Uta Kappler Jul 9, 2009:
preventing modules from shading one another What I think this means is:
Automatic backtracking corrects the position of the units as needed to prevent the modules from shading one another. see http://www.solarserver.de/solarmagazin/news-ea2008m10.html

Proposed translations

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optimized to reduce self-shadowing

Based on the reference material I found, the unambiguous translation of "optimiert", and jccantrell's advice ;-)
Example sentence:

See reference material

Peer comment(s):

agree hazmatgerman (X)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks, John. At least you got the points for this one! "
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optimised for automatic shadowing of colors

Verschattung
Eine Verschattung ist ein heller und eine Aufhellung ein dunkler Bereich auf einem Röntgenbild.
Beide Begriffe werden in der Regel für von der Norm abweichende Helligkeiten verwendet - gelegentlich aber auch für nichtpathologische Befunde.
In der Frühzeit des Röntgen in der Medizin verwandte man statt Röntgenfilmen Fluoreszenzschirme. Diese reagierten auf viel Röntgenstrahlen mit mehr (hellerem) Licht und auf wenig Röntgenstrahlen mit weniger (dunklerem) Licht.

Note from asker:
Danke sehr - das ist mor sehr aufschlussreich!
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Reference comments

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Reference:

eigenverschattung = self-shadowing

Eigensverchattung would appear to mean "self-shadowing", at least such a term is used with some frequency in the solar energy industry (See Google search).

I'm not sure what you want to do with with "optimiert": optimized self-shadowing? Self-shadowing optimized? Optimized for self-shadowing? Perhaps someone with experience in the industry knows the answer.:-)
Example sentence:

Google search for ("self-shadowing" optimized solar)

Peer comments on this reference comment:

agree jccantrell : Yep, optimized to reduce (or eliminate) self-shadowing. Put this as an answer John!
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Thanks "jc" - I'll put this as an answer, though you certainly share in it :-)
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