What is MW? What does MW stand for?

Solar power generation has two kinds: photo-thermal power generation and photovoltaic power generation. In terms of production and sales, development speed and prospects, photo-thermal power generation is not as good as photovoltaic power generation. It is possible that because photovoltaic power generation is widely used. It has less contact with formal power generation. Usually, when we refer to solar photovoltaic power generation, it is based on the photovoltaic effect principle. The use of solar cells to directly convert solar energy into electricity. Then, what is the MW unit? What does PV power generation MW stand for?

Whether used independently or grid-connected on rooftop, ground or floating solar systems, photovoltaic power generation systems are mainly composed of solar panels (modules), solar mounting systems, controllers and inverters, which are composed of electronic components and do not involve mechanical parts. Therefore, the photovoltaic power generation equipment is extremely fine, reliable and stable and has a long life. It is easy to install and maintain. In theory, photovoltaic technology can be used to power everything from spacecraft to homes, megawatt power stations and toys. Solar power generation is everywhere.

What is a MW?

The MW is the unit of solar cell power generation. M is Megabyte. W is watt. They together represent megawatt. The conversion is as follows: 1KW = 1000W, 1MW = 1000KW, 1GW = 1000MW.
1. A Megawatt (English: megawatt, usually abbreviated as MW) is a unit of power, which is commonly used to refer to the amount of electricity that a generator set can produce per unit time under rated conditions. (Note that watts are defined as joules per second and megawatts are defined as megabits per second).

2. The megawatt is the derived unit of the order of magnitude of the power base unit watt, and power itself is a description of the work done per unit of time, which is similar to mill watt, kilowatt and other terms.

3. A watt is defined as one joule of work done per second, or 3600 joules of work done per hour.

4. A kilowatt is a thousand fold derivative of a watt, meaning that work is done 1,000 joules per second and 3,600,000 joules per hour.

5. Similarly, megawatts are defined as 1,000,000 joules of work done per second and 3,600,000,000 joules of work done per hour. Therefore, a megawatt means one million joules of electricity per second.

6. Because in the calculation of electricity consumption (electricity generation) often use "watt-hour" as the main unit of measurement of electricity generation, among which KWH is the most commonly used unit of measurement of electricity consumption (electricity generation), that is, the degree.

7. The megawatt can be understood as one megawatt hour, or 1,000 kilowatt hours (KWH) per hour.

The solar photovoltaic power generation industry, including floating solar solutions, is growing rapidly. It is because clean energy has many advantages. Moreover, a more attractive motivation is that the solar cell modules and buildings have more affinity than solar water heaters in the process of solar energy and building integration. Solar cell components can not only be used as energy equipment, but also as roofing and wall materials. It saves not only power, but also building materials.