solar battery

American  

noun

1. an array of solar cells, used as a source of electrical power.

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Etymology

Origin of solar battery

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

Athena ended up in a frigid crater and tipped over, leaving its solar batteries unable to charge.

From MarketWatch

I know the migration well, as most years I, too, make the quick trip from Philadelphia to scarf down guava-cheese pastries, practice my embarrassing Spanish and recharge my solar battery.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Residential Clean Energy Credit includes a 30% tax credit for the total installation cost of wind turbines, geothermal heat pumps and solar panels, solar water heaters and solar battery storage.

From The Wall Street Journal

He has what he refers to as a “deep pantry” of supplies, including three months' worth of toilet paper, solar batteries, and a generator.

From Salon

But trouble with the probe’s solar batteries made it hard at first to figure whether the probe landed in the target zone.

From Seattle Times