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Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

Eigenversorgung

English translation:

own electricity generation/supply

Added to glossary by Yuu Andou
Oct 28, 2013 08:41
10 yrs ago
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German term

Eigenversorgung

German to English Tech/Engineering Energy / Power Generation news - photovoltaics
Während der Intersolar 2012 zeigt Donauer Solartechnik täglich in der Halle B5, Stand 110 anhand von drei Szenarien, wie einfach die Besitzer von PV-Anlagen von der Netzeinspeisung auf die ***Eigenversorgung*** mit Solarstrom umsteigen können. Die alltagstauglichen Systeme inklusive Donauer Wechselrichter, Batterie-Management und Backup ermöglichen es, bis zu 100 Prozent des auf dem Dach erzeugten Solarstroms selbst im Haus zu nutzen. Anhand einer Computeranimation können Besucher den für ihren Haushalt möglichen Anteil an ***Eigenversorgung*** ermitteln.
Proposed translations (English)
3 +5 own electricity generation/supply
3 +2 autonomous power supply
4 self-sufficiency
4 self-supply
3 self-sufficient energy supply
Change log

Oct 28, 2013 08:42: Steffen Walter changed "Field (specific)" from "Engineering: Industrial" to "Energy / Power Generation"

Discussion

TonyTK Oct 28, 2013:
It would sound more natural ... ... if you paraphrase it ("... show how easy it is for owners of photovoltaic installations to use the energy produced by their solar panels in their own household rather than feeding it into the grid ..."). I'd certainly steer clear of anything that suggests self-sufficiency or autonomy. You could then use "self-supply" for the second instance.

Proposed translations

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own electricity generation/supply

supply from one's own roof (PV) system

See, for example, http://www.almostimpartialguide.co.uk/solar-energy/solar-ene...
Peer comment(s):
agree writeaway
30 mins
agree Heather McCrae : yes, I use "own supply" - no complaints so far :)
47 mins
:-)
agree Ramey Rieger (X) : I'll buy it
2 hrs
agree Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
2 hrs
neutral Yorkshireman : I personally think that it reads better with private (or domestic if it's for a household) than with own.
3 hrs
Yes, I'd agree with using "domestic".
agree palilula (X) : That is electricty generated by the solar system installed by owner on his property (roof).
16 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Danke schoen!"
+2
14 mins

autonomous power supply

Without the need for extra electricity from third-party providers.

autonomous private power supply
autonomous domestic power supply
autonomous household power supply

and another reference link:
http://www.systems-sunlight.com/blog/autonomous-power-supply...
Reference:

http://www.st.latvenergo.lv/eng/klientiem/pieslegumi/autonomas_elektroapgades_iekartas_pieslegums/

http://tinyurl.com/kwsr8sl

Peer comment(s):
agree writeaway
21 mins
neutral TonyTK : Given that "autonomous" is commonly taken to mean "self-sufficient", I'd say this is overstating the case. It's quite uncommon for households to cover all their energy needs from the energy generated by solar panels.
5 hrs
Up to 100% sounds pretty autonomous to me :-) Although it is oddly expressed in the source text - namely up to 100% of the power generated on the roof can be used for household purposes. Does a certain percentage get lost with other company's PV systems?
agree palilula (X) : This is the other way to say it. Answer is correect.
16 hrs
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14 mins

self-sufficiency

in reference to those who wish to add household self-sufficiency...
Peer comment(s):
neutral Steffen Walter : Self-sufficiency would be equivalent to 100% own supply, which is why this suggestion does not work in this context (note the mention of "Anteil an Eigenversorgung").
37 mins
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18 mins

self-sufficient energy supply

That would be my choice. See link below:

"A clean & self-sufficient energy supply......"

Reference:

http://vimeo.com/35908500

Peer comment(s):
neutral Steffen Walter : See my comment on Matthias's answer - the concept of self-sufficiency goes a bit too far here (IMHO). / ADD: This is about (PV-generated) electricity, not just "energy" (which would also include heat).
34 mins
Although the concept of energy self-sufficiency is not an all-or-nothing-concept and you can quite easily have varying degrees of self-sufficiency, I agree that this may be more than the author had in mind.
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52 mins

self-supply

self-supply
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