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shunt load, shunt loading (s) (noun), shunt loads; shunt loadings (pl)
An electrical load employed to make use of excess generated power when it is not needed for its primary uses: A residential photovoltaic system makes use of a shunt load that employs power for domestic water heating when it is not needed for purposes as operating lights or running heating systems.
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