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voltage
The amount of electromotive force, measured in volts, that exists between two points.
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activation voltage(s)
The voltage(s) at which a charge controller will take action to protect the batteries.
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array operating voltage
The voltage produced by a photovoltaic array when exposed to sunlight and connected to a load.
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cutoff voltage
The voltage levels (activation) at which the charge controller disconnects the photovoltaic array from the battery or the load from the battery.
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high voltage disconnect
The voltage at which a charge controller will disconnect the photovoltaic array from the batteries to prevent overcharging.
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high voltage disconnect hysteresis
The voltage difference between the high voltage disconnect set point and the voltage at which the full photovoltaic array current will be reapplied.
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input voltage
This is determined by the total power required by the alternating current loads and the voltage of any direct current loads.

Generally, the larger the load, the higher the inverter input voltage. This keeps the current at levels where switches and other components are readily available.

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low voltage cutoff; LVC
The voltage level at which a charge controller will disconnect the load from the battery.
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low voltage disconnect
The voltage at which a charge controller will disconnect the load from the batteries to prevent over-discharging.
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low voltage disconnect hysteresis
The voltage difference between the low voltage disconnect set point and the voltage at which the load will be reconnected.
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low voltage warning
A warning buzzer or light that indicates the low battery voltage set point has been reached.
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nominal voltage
A reference voltage used to describe batteries, modules, or systems (such as, a 12-volt or 24-volt battery, module, or system).
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open-circuit voltage; Voc
The maximum possible voltage across a photovoltaic cell; the voltage across the cell in sunlight when no current is flowing.
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resistive voltage drop
The voltage developed across a cell by the current flow through the resistance of the cell.
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system operating voltage
The photovoltaic array output voltage under load.

The system operating voltage is dependent on the load or batteries connected to the output terminals.

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voltage at maximum power; Vmp
The voltage at which maximum power is available from a photovoltaic module.
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voltage protection
Many inverters have sensing circuits that will disconnect the unit from the battery if input voltage limits are exceeded.
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voltage regulation
This indicates the variability in the output voltage.

Some loads will not tolerate voltage variations greater than a few percent.

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