Solar analytics glossary

A shared language for performance decisions.

ArraySignal uses explicit definitions and units so asset owners, O&M teams, portfolio managers, and engineers can interpret results consistently.

Actual production

Measured energy or power produced by the system after validation.

Availability

The share of eligible operating time in which a system or component is available under defined evidence rules.

Clipping

Output constrained near an inverter or system AC limit during high potential generation; often normal design behavior.

Data coverage

The share of expected intervals containing valid usable measurements.

Energy deficit

Eligible expected energy minus actual energy, never silently inferred from missing telemetry.

Expected production

Modeled generation based on site configuration, weather, and a named model version.

GHI

Global horizontal irradiance, expressed in watts per square meter.

Health score

An explainable summary of performance, availability, coverage, and qualified issue severity.

Modeled lost energy

An estimate of forgone generation supported by expected production and quality-qualified evidence.

Performance percentage

Eligible actual energy divided by eligible expected energy.

POA irradiance

Plane-of-array irradiance incident on the module plane, expressed in watts per square meter.

Probable fault

A classification supported by analytical evidence but not confirmed by physical inspection.

Revenue impact

Modeled lost energy multiplied by an explicit energy-value assumption; not guaranteed savings.

Soiling

Performance loss associated with material accumulated on module surfaces; confirmation generally requires field evidence.

Telemetry

Timestamped measurements such as power, energy, irradiance, temperature, and equipment status.

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