Effects of dust on the performance of concentrator photovoltaic cells

El-Shobokshy, M.S.; Mujahid, A. M.; Zakzouk, A.K.M.

doi:10.1049/ip-i-1.1985.0002

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“…Maintenance and cleaning schedules for PV facilities have been recommended in other studies [2,4,5]. The effect of dust on the power output and currentevoltage (IeV) characteristics of PV modules depend on the density of deposited dust, the composition of the dust and its particle distribution [6,7]. Asl-Soleimami et al [8] reported that the energy output of solar module was reduced by 60% and recommended 30 tilt angle as the optimum for grid connected applications in Tehran, Iran.…”

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Effect of dust accumulation on the power outputs of solar photovoltaic modules

2013

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a b s t r a c tThere is a great potential for solar power utilization in the Eastern part of Saudi Arabia by employing solar photovoltaic (PV) modules. Dust accumulation on the surface of solar PV modules, mirrors, reflectors and other solar collectors is of great concern due to occasional to frequent dust storm in the gulf region. The performances of such devices are significantly affected by dust accumulation. This paper presents the result of a study on the effect of dust accumulation on the power output of solar PV modules in the Eastern province of Saudi Arabia. The study indicates that power decrease by as much as 50% can be experienced for solar PV modules that are left unclean for a period of over six months. Solar tracker improves power output and helps reduce dust accumulation effect by 50% at off-peak time.

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Effect of dust accumulation on the power outputs of solar photovoltaic modules

2013

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“…Similarly, another study indicated that the reduction in glass transmittance of PV panel was from 90.7% to 87.6% after 33 days of its exposure into the outside environment (Hee, Kumar, Danner, Yang, & Bhatia, 2012). Further, one more study shown that the reduction in short circuit current and power output of PV panel was up to 28.6% and 30.6% after 12 days of its exposure into the atmospheric condition (M. S. ElShobokshy, Mujahid, & Zakzouk, 1985).…”

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Performance Evaluation of PV Panel Under Dusty Condition

Tripathi

Aruna

Murthy

2017

Int. J. Renew. Energy Dev.

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ABSTRACT. The performance of PV panel depends on the incoming sunlight on its surface. The accumulated airborne dust particles on panel surface creates a barrier in the path of sunlight and panel surface, which significantly reduces the amount of solar radiation falling on the panel surface. The present study shows a significant reduction in short circuit current and power output of PV panel due to dust deposition on its surface, whereas the reduction in open circuit voltage is not much prominent. This study has been carried in the field as well as in the laboratory. The reduction in maximum power output of PV panel for both the studies ensures a linear relation with the dust deposition on its surface. In the field study, the reduction in the power output due to 12.86gm of dust deposition on the panel surface was 43.18%, whereas in the laboratory study it was 44.75% due to 11gm of dust deposition.

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“…Specifically, the longer exposure period, the more the soiling losses, assuming that no natural or human-initiated cleaning event has occurred. El-Shobokshy et al [6] believe, however, that the amount of dust deposited on a collector should be correlated to its performance degradation, rather than the exposure time of the solar collector to its natural environment. They have investigated the impact of dust accumulation on a CPV-cell system in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where the mean dust deposition rate during the test period was recorded as 0.387 g/m 2 /day.…”

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“…The impact of dust concentration density on the normalized shortcircuit current for solar insolation intensity of 370 W/m 2[6].…”

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Mitigation of soiling losses in concentrating solar collectors

Sayyah

Horenstein

Mazumder

2013

2013 IEEE 39th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC)

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The adverse impact of soiling (dust deposition) on solar collectors, and the mitigation of the related energy yield losses, are the main scopes of this paper. While soiling related losses have been studied more extensively for flat-plate photovoltaic (PV) panels, this study focuses primarily on the impact of dust accumulation on concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) and concentrated solar power (CSP) systems. We report on different methods used for cleaning solar collectors: (i) natural cleaning by rain and snowfall, (ii) manual cleaning by water and detergent, and (iii) an emerging method of dust removal by electrodynamic screens (EDS). Development of EDS technology as an automated, low-cost dust removal method which does not require any water or manual labor is presented.

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Effects of dust on the performance of concentrator photovoltaic cells

Cited by 46 publications

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Effect of dust accumulation on the power outputs of solar photovoltaic modules

Effect of dust accumulation on the power outputs of solar photovoltaic modules

Performance Evaluation of PV Panel Under Dusty Condition

Mitigation of soiling losses in concentrating solar collectors

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