Solar Fraction: This is your strategy of the percentage of total energy load you want provided by solar. You can also reduce your total energy consumption by concentrating on conservation.
Module efficiency: the total solar radiation converted to electricity. The solar pv industry ranges from 5% to 20% efficiency.
Tilt angle: the angle above the horizontal at which the collector is lifted to face the sun.
Units of Electricity
Volts = force (on electrons)
Amperes = head count (electrons past a certain point)
Watt = volts x amps
Kilowatt = 1,000 watts
Kilowatt-Hour: A kilowatt-hour is a common unit of electrical power consumption that equals the amount of power used over one hour of time. One kilowatt-hour equals 1000 watt-hours. A 60 watt light bulb turned on for 1 hour uses .06 kilowatt-hours of power. Your utility bill should list your home or business electricity consumption in kilowatt-hours. Determining the amount of electricity you use is the first step to sizing a solar energy photovoltaic (PV) system.
The utility sells you electricity in units of magnitude of power x duration.
Kilowatt-hour =
1,000 watts x 1 hour
100 watts x 10 hours
10 watts x 100 hours