photovoltaic equipment

English translation: OK

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English term or phrase:	photovoltaic equipment
Selected answer:	OK
Entered by:	erudite (X)

23:06 Nov 3, 2003

English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Tech/Engineering

English term or phrase: photovoltaic equipment

These luminous panel systems are supplied by photovoltaic
equipment and are entirely selfcontained

This sentance has been translated from French but I do not have the original text. 'photovoltaic equipment' is this the correct English terminology?

erudite (X) KudoZ activity Questions: 36 (none open) (3 without valid answers) (1 closed without grading) Answers: 8
Local time: 08:51

Explanation:
... but I would possibly suggest looking for an alternative for 'equipment', often mis-translated from French.

As my colleague says, 'photovoltaic' basically means 'solar powered', though it COULD have a broader meaning (i.e. not necessarily the sun!)

'Cells' is OK, but the original use of equipment suggests that it is more than JUST the bare cells, but maybe a whole unit of control equipment, batteries etc. that go with them.

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Tony M
France
Local time: 09:51

Grading comment

Thanks for pointing this out Dusty. The photovoltaic system in question sources energy from sunlight and moonlight; infact from any kind of light source from what I can gather.
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photovoltaic

Stephen McCann

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Tony M

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peer agreement (net): +6

photovoltaic

Explanation:
Photovoltaic equipment is fine. Alternatively you could say "solar cells"

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Note added at 2003-11-03 23:12:40 (GMT)
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the former is more general, since it includes other devices that are not solar cells, such as solar modules

Stephen McCann
Spain
Local time: 09:51
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Spanish

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Tony M
France
Local time: 09:51
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English
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Grading comment

Thanks for pointing this out Dusty. The photovoltaic system in question sources energy from sunlight and moonlight; infact from any kind of light source from what I can gather.

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