Abstract
The performance losses due to soiling occurring on any photovoltaic (PV) device are caused by a complex mechanism that involves numerous factors and their interactions. For this reason, the present work analyzes the outputs of reference PV cells installed in various locations, with the aim of contributing to the identification of the most important factors influencing the accumulation of dust on a PV surface. Parameters such as the air-quality indexes, the recurrence and the amount of rainfall and the climate zone are investigated and related to the soiling losses of the PV device.
Original language | American English |
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Pages | 1724-1729 |
Number of pages | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 18 Nov 2016 |
Event | 43rd IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2016 - Portland, United States Duration: 5 Jun 2016 → 10 Jun 2016 |
Conference
Conference | 43rd IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2016 |
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Country/Territory | United States |
City | Portland |
Period | 5/06/16 → 10/06/16 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2016 IEEE.
NREL Publication Number
- NREL/CP-5J00-66512
Keywords
- dust
- performance analysis
- photovoltaic systems
- soiling