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37、proved byEnergy efficiency and renewable energysources Common internationalterminology Part 2: Renewable energysources(ISO/IEC 13273-2:2015, IDT)CAN/CSA-ISO/IEC 13273-2:15National Standard of CanadaCAN/CSA-ISO/IEC 13273-2:15Energy efficiency and renewable energy sources Commoninternational terminolo
38、gy Part 2: Renewable energy sourcesAugust 2015 2015 CSA GroupCSA/5CAN/CSA-ISO/IEC 13273-2:15Energy efficiency and renewable energysources Common internationalterminology Part 2: Renewable energysources(ISO/IEC 13273-2:2015, IDT)CSA PrefaceThis is the first edition of CAN/CSA-ISO/IEC 13273-2, Energy
39、efficiency and renewable energy sources Common international terminology Part 2: Renewable energy sources, which is an adoption withoutmodification of the identically titled ISO/IEC (International Organization for Standardization/International Electrotechnical Commission) Standard 13273-2 (first edi
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49、ified The word “the” at the beginning of the description was removed, the symbols were added as was the Note 1 to entry from ISO 50001:2011.3.1.2energy sourcematerial, natural resource or technical system from which energy (3.1.1) can be extracted or recoveredNote 1 to entry: A press spring, flywheel or battery are examples of a technical system used as an energy source. ISO/IEC 2015 All rights reserved 1CAN/CSA-ISO/IEC 13273-2:15ISO/IEC 13273-2:2015(E)3.1.3intermittent energy sourcesource of energy that is not contin
