Solar panel Solar panel Photovoltaic solar panels absorb sunlight as a source of energy to generate electricity. A photovoltaic (PV) module is a packaged, connected assembly of typically 6x10 photovoltaic solar cells. Photovoltaic modules constitute the photovoltaic array of a photovoltaic system that generates and supplies solar electricity in commercial and residential applications. Each module is rated by its DC output power under standard test conditions (STC), and typically ranges from 100 to 365 Watts (W). The efficiency of a module determines the area of a module given the same rated output an 8% efficient 230 W module will have twice the
Poisk (ISS module) Poisk (ISS module) Poisk (; lit. "Search"), also known as the Mini-Research Module 2 (MRM 2), , or "МИМ 2", is a docking module of the International Space Station. Its original name was Docking Module 2 ( (SO-2)), as it is almost identical to the Pirs Docking Compartment. Added in 2009, "Poisk" was the first major Russian addition to the International Space Station since 2001. Poisk is overall the same design as a docking module Pirs. Whereas Pirs has been attached to the "nadir" ("bottom") port of "Zvezda" module, Poisk is attached to the "zenith" ("top"); Pirs is closer to