Local Variability in PV Soiling Rate

Michael Gostein; Kendra Passow; Michael G. Deceglie; Leonardo Micheli; Bill Stueve

doi:10.1109/PVSC.2018.8548049

Local Variability in PV Soiling Rate

Michael Gostein, Kendra Passow, Michael G. Deceglie, Leonardo Micheli, Bill Stueve

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Abstract

We examine the correlation between monthly PV system soiling rates over a multi-year period within two groups of First Solar soiling stations in separate regions of California as a function of site separation. The results demonstrate large seasonal variations in monthly soiling rates, with seasonal patterns that differ between sites. Monthly patterns at nearby sites were more highly correlated, suggesting that soiling rates can be strongly affected by local geography and weather. For the two regions studied, soiling rate pattern correlation diminished beyond a distance on the order of 50 km.

Original language	American English
Pages	3421-3425
Number of pages	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2018.8548049 https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2018.8548049
State	Published - 26 Nov 2018
Event	2018 IEEE 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion (WCPEC) - Waikoloa Village, Hawaii Duration: 10 Jun 2018 → 15 Jun 2018

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Conference	2018 IEEE 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion (WCPEC)
City	Waikoloa Village, Hawaii
Period	10/06/18 → 15/06/18

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NREL/CP-5K00-73697

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performance analysis
photovoltaic systems
solar energy
solar power generation

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