| DISCOM |
Short for Distribution Company. DISCOM is your electricity provider, also commonly known as Utility Provider. |
| Photovoltaic (PV) System |
A system that converts sunlight into electricity using solar panels. |
| Photovoltaic Cell (PV Cell) |
The basic unit of a solar panel that converts sunlight into electricity. |
| Balance of System (BoS) |
All components of a solar PV system, excluding solar panels, such as mounting structure, inverter, battery, DCDB, ACDB, earthing, lightning arrestor (LA) etc. |
| Inverter |
A device that converts DC electricity produced by solar panels into AC electricity, that can be either
used by AC loads or fed into the
grid. |
| MPPT |
Maximum Power Point Tracking: A mechanism that allows the inverter to maximize power output from solar energy. |
| Net Meter & Gross Meter |
Net meter tracks the net energy used, and adjusts consumed units against exported ones, reducing the bill. In gross metering, the consumer is compensated with a fixed tariff for generated units. |
| On-Grid or Grid-tied |
An on-grid or grid-tied system is connected to the utility grid, providing the benefit of Net-Metering. |
| Off-Grid System |
A standalone solar PV system not connected to the electrical grid, used in places having frequent power outage or need for a standalone system or remote. |
| Circuit Breaker |
Protects your system from faults, fires, and damage. |
| ACDB and DCDB |
ACDB (AC distribution box) protects the system in case of load side failure, while DCDB (DC distribution box) protects against faults on the DC side. |
