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May refer to: 1) Speed, 2) Normal to a surface 3) lifetime of the project

Ability of a power system to continue its unrestricted operation in case of failure of any one component.

The nacelle of a wind turbine contains the gear box and the generator. It is mounted at the top of the tower.

Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action

sodium nickel chloride

Sodium Sulphur

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Designated European sites that constitute Natura 2000 network of protected sites for habitats and species across the EU. They are defined in combination of Special Areas of Conservation and Special Protection Areas.

A natural monopoly is a monopoly in an industry in which it is most efficient (involving the lowest long-run average cost) for production to be permanently concentrated in a single firm rather than contested competitively. Examples are infrastructures, such as electric power grids or natural gas grids, which cannot be operated in economic competition. Investment in these infrastructure will not justify parallel setups.

National Designated Authority

Nationally Determined Contribution

Distributed generation is sometimes seen as negative load, as it reduces the load on a feeder.

North American Electric Reliability Corporation

The amount of heat released by a unit weight or unit volume of a substance during complete combustion. Lower than gross calorific value. For most combustion processes, the net calorific value is the relevant parameter.

A company's total cash minus total liabilities when discussing financial statements. Net cash is commonly used in evaluating a company's cash flow. More generally, net cash can refer to the amount of cash remaining after a transaction has been completed and all charges and deductions related to the transaction have been subtracted. (Syn. net cash flow).

Net metering allows residential and commercial customers who generate their own electricity from renewable power to feed electricity they do not use back into the grid, and to obtain credits for it.

The net operating income equals all annual costs minus the annual revenue. The initial investment costs are not included in the net operating income.

NPV - the net present value or net present worth (NPW) is defined as the sum of the present values (PVs) of incoming and outgoing cash flows over a period of time.

"The physical structure of an electrical grid.

Non Governmental Organisation

Nickel Cadmium

National Implementing Entity

Describe la capacidad de una fuente de producir ruido (intensidad de la fuente). IEC 61400-11 es una norma para mediciones de ruido en turbinas. El sonido se mide en unidades de decibelios (dB).

Medida del nivel de ruido en el receptor (vecindad de parques eólicos, micrófono). El sonido se mide en unidades de decibelio (dB) y dB(A).

Nivel de ruido presente en el medio ambiente, por ejemplo, en forma previa a la instalación de una turbina eólica.

Un instrumento óptico usado para establecer puntos en el mismo plano horizontal. Se usa con un equipo calibrado para medir diferencia de altura, es decir, cabeza

National Meteorological Centre

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Nominal Operating Cell Temperature

(slack node en inglés) El nodo en un problema de flujo de carga, donde los flujos de potencia activa y reactiva están balanceados.

Temperature at which a solar cell operates when producing electricity over time under nearly full sunshine conditions, specifically 800 [W/m2], 20 ⁰C ambient temperature, and 1 [m/s] of wind speed. More realistic conditions that STC. Figure is given by manufacturers. Typically 20 ⁰C + upwards of 27 ⁰C = 47 ⁰C for standard modules. Sometimes used in sizing.

Value of the voltage by which the electrical installation or part of the electrical installation is designated and identified.

Non-recourse debt or a non-recourse loan is a secured loan (debt) that is secured by a pledge of collateral, typically real property, but for which the borrower is not personally liable. If the borrower defaults, the lender/issuer can seize the collateral, but otherwise the lender's recovery is limited to the collateral.

Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation

Normativas definidas por la Comisión Eléctrica Internacional (IEC) sobre la manera de llevar a cabo una aprobación de tipo.

Short-term forecasts, normally with a forecast horizon between 0 and 8 hours.

net present value

turn ratio

Número de pares de polos magnéticos en máquinas eléctricas

numerical weather prediction

mathematical model to forecast the weather usually running on super computers at a weather service.