Pyrheliometer

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A device that measures the intensity of direct beam solar radiation.

US DOE Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy — Glossary of Energy-Related Terms retrieved 2014-05-26

Related Energy terms

Beam Radiation
Diffuse Solar Radiation
Direct Beam Radiation
Global Insolation (or Solar Radiation)
Heliothermometer
Incident Solar Radiation
Irradiance
Long-Wave Radiation
Panel Radiator
Pyranometer
Radiant Energy
Solar Irradiation
Total Incident Radiation
Tracking Solar Array

Nearby Energy terms

Propane
Propeller (Hydro) Turbine
Proximate Analysis
Psi
Psia
Psig
Psychrometer
Psychrometrics
Public Utilities Regulatory Policy Act (PURPA) of 1978
Public Utility Holding Company Act (PUHCA) of 1935
Public Utility or Services Commissions (PUC or PSC)
Pulse-Width-Modulated (PWM) Wave Inverter
Pumped Storage Facility
Purchase of Development Rights
Pyranometer
Pyrheliometer
Pyrolysis
Quad
Qualifying Facility
Quality of Life
R-Factor
R-Value
Radiant Barrier
Radiant Ceiling Panels
Radiant Energy
Radiant Floor
Radiant Heating System
Radiation
Radiative Cooling
Radiator
Radiator Vent

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