The Investigation of Sea Salt Soiling on PV Panel

Abstract

Renewable energy promises a better future for humankind and more flexible to be installed in a remote area such as a fisher village. The installation of PV panels by the seashore is prone to sea salt soiling. The unfortunate downside of solar energy is that it is highly affected by environmental changes. Therefore, the effect of sea salt deposition in time can reduce the installed PV panel's electrical performance. This paper presents the effect of sea salt soiling on PV panel performances during the rainy season and floated PV panel above a water body of an estuary to investigate the effect of sea salt soiling. The soiling PV panel simulation with sea salt resulting in a 2.09 W difference of the produced power from normal and sea salt soiling settings. A floating experiment is conducted for 29 days, and the electrical properties were measured on the last day. Even though the sea salt soiling can reduce PV panel performance, the benefit of PV panel application is significant, such as by installing a PV panel on a fisher boat, it can supply the electricity when the fisher goes fishing far to the sea.

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“…In their paper, the authors of [24] examined the effect of sea salt soiling on the performance of solar photovoltaic (PV) panels, with a specific focus on coastal and marine areas such as fishing villages. Through their research, they discovered that the deposition of sea salt can significantly decrease the electrical output of PV panels.…”