Comparative on-grid solar systems winter performance analyses of different PV technologies in Baghdad weather

Obaid, Nibras M.; Kasim, Naseer K.; Kadhim, Arwa M.; Alhamadani, Ahmed; Abdullah, Oday I.

doi:10.1063/5.0068878

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“…The maximum efficiency ∆η was 1.82 with reference efficiency, which increased on January 21 st , occurring on a dry day (light dust wave). Besides, the final energy yields refer to the number of days the PV solar system can generate alternating energy with its nominated capacity (Obaid et al, 2021;Kasim et al, 2020). Fig.…”

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A New Correlation for Solar Radiation Incidence Angle and Dust Accumulation of Photovoltaic PV Systems

Obaid¹,

Aljibori

Abed³

et al. 2023

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It can be considered that electric generating power from solar energy is an essential topic in the energy field. Several environmental factors affect the energy production of solar cells. Dust accumulation is one of the main factors which significantly negatively influences output energy. However, this topic is not investigated extensively, despite its significant impact, especially in arid areas such as Iraq. In this research paper, both theoretical and experimental techniques were applied to investigate the effect of accumulated dust particles on the efficiency of photovoltaic PV systems. An on-grid photovoltaic system was selected to achieve the experimental work. The results proved the negative effect of dust particles on the performance of the solar cell. Based on the obtained results, a new relationship was introduced between efficiency degradation and the amount of dust that accumulated on the surfaces of cells. This correlation is considered a necessity to find the characteristics of PV solar systems to improve their performance and efficiency. The new correlation introduced in this paper can be considered a promising prediction tool to estimate the characteristics of photovoltaic solar cells under different actual environment working conditions. The output power of the cleaned array system increased by 5–26% compared with the untreated system over the test period. Furthermore, the performance ratio (PR) was enhanced within the cleaned array system by 3 to 6 compared with the uncleaned array. A significant formula introduced the connection between the actual output power of the PV systems and the environmental condition (dust accumulation), where it can be considered as feedback to keep the performance in a steady status, which means obtaining the highest output power.

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confidence: 99%