Cleaning methods for dust deposited on the front cover of photovoltaic module

• Autorzy: Rudnicka Małgorzata , Klugmann-Radziemska Ewa

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.2478/eces-2023-0045

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Photovoltaic modules are one of the renewable energy sources with great potential for application in various regions of the world as well as for different terrain. They are, however, sensitive to external factors, affecting the overall amount of energy generated, such as solar irradiance, shading effects and any form of soil build-up on the front glass cover of solar device. The latter issue happens over a course of weeks, months and years and the exact pace is determined for a specific location. Nevertheless, dust remaining on the module surface limits the amount of solar irradiation that can reach solar cells. It then leads to a lowered maximum power and correspond to a decrease in energy yield. A way to mitigate soiling effect, outside of natural washing dependent on precipitation, is a regular debris removal. The proposed methods utilise different approaches, namely active cleaning such as manual, mechanical or electrodynamic, or passive cleaning by applying additional hydrophobic or hydrophilic coating to slow down the accumulation tempo.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

photovoltaic modules; surface soil; power decrease; efficiency decrease

PL

moduły fotowoltaiczne; powierzchniowe warstwy gleby; spadek mocy; spadek wydajności

• Wydawca: Towarzystwo Chemii i Inżynierii Ekologicznej
• Czasopismo: Ecological Chemistry and Engineering. S
• Rocznik: 2023
• Tom: Vol. 30, nr 4
• Strony: 505--516
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 62 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Rudnicka Małgorzata

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1957-4963

autor

Klugmann-Radziemska Ewa

• Department of Energy Conversion and Storage, Faculty of Chemistry, Gdańsk University of Technology, ul. G. Narutowicza 11/12, 80-233 Gdańsk, Poland, phone [phone]

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5159-3913

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa nr SONP/SP/546092/2022 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2024).