active solar

adjective

Making indirect use of solar energy by first converting it to another form (e.g. by using solar panels).

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Meanings

adjectiveactive solar (not comparable)
  1. not comparableMaking indirect use of solar energy by first converting it to another form (e.g. by using solar panels).

    By contrast, an active solar collector is an ancillary system; instead of incorporating heat collection, storage, and release into the structure of the building, active systems are made up of devices attached to the structure.

    1997, James Kachadorian, The Passive Solar House
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