Appendix A

Nomenclature

BIPV Building-Integrated Photovoltaics
CAPEX Capital Expenses
DC Direct Current
DHI Diffuse Horizontal Irradiance
DNI Direct Normal Irradiance
DT Digital Twin
DTA Digital Twin Aggregate
DTE Digital Twin Environment
DTI Digital Twin Instance
DTP Digital Twin Prototype
EPC Engineering, Procurement and Construction
GHI Global Horizontal Irradiance
IFC Industry Foundation Classes
LCC Total lifetime cost
LCOE Levelized Cost of Electricity
NPE Total lifetime energy generated
OPEX Operational Costs
O&M Operation and Maintenance
PIM PV Information Management
PLM Product Lifecycle Management
SCADA Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition

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