OEO Ontology

Overview / Open Energy Ontology / Class - solar energy transformation
Label: solar energy transformation

Definition:
Solar energy transformation is an energy transformation that converts solar energy.

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Definition:
Photovoltaic energy transformation is a solar energy transformation that converts solar energy into electrical energy.

Definition:
A solar chemical energy transformation is a solar energy transformation that converts solar energy into chemical energy.

Definition:
Solar thermal energy transformation is a solar energy transformation that converts solar energy into thermal energy.

Definition:
A solar-steam-electric process is a solar energy transformation that converts solar energy into electrical energy. It has two partial processes: a solar thermal energy transformation and a steam-electric process.

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Definition:
Energy transformation is a transformation in which one or more certain types of energy as input result in certain types of energy as output.