Glossary

A glossary of terms used around Electric Vehicles and charging them.

A click on the underlined abbreviations or terms will take you to their Wikipedia entry.

Alternating Current. The power as it comes from the grid, and out of the powerpoints at your home, or from a inverter attached to your solar panels.

1 kW = 1000 W

A unit of power, as generated by a wind turbine or used by an electric motor. Also the unit to express the rate at which an EV is being charged.

Current Transformer. Measures the current flowing through an AC power line.

1 kWh = 1000 Wh

A unit of energy, as it is stored in a battery, generated in a solar system or used in an EV.

Direct Current. The power as it is stored in a battery, and also as it comes from the solar panels on your roof.

The rated maximum output power of a PV (photovoltaic) system.