Deep analysis of soiling effect on glass transmittance of PV modules in seven sites in Morocco

Laarabi, Bouchra; Baqqal, Youssef El; Dahrouch, Abdelouahed; Barhdadi, Abdelfettah

doi:10.1016/j.energy.2020.118811

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“…Nayshevsky et al (Nayshevsky et al, 2019) used glass coupons to evaluate the self-cleaning effectiveness of a hybrid hydrophobic-hydrophilic coating that increases the dew collection rate and decreases the soil accumulation rates. Recently, Laarabi et al (Laarabi et al, 2020) analyzed glass coupons installed in several different sites in Morocco and found a linear correlation between the deposited mass density and the transmittance losses. In addition, as mentioned earlier, the field comparison between the stand-alone-glass-based OSM sensors and the soiling stations is showing promising results (Gostein et al, 2019, 2020; Korevaar et al, Figure 15.…”

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“…Recently, Laarabi et al. ( Laarabi et al., 2020 ) analyzed glass coupons installed in several different sites in Morocco and found a linear correlation between the deposited mass density and the transmittance losses. In addition, as mentioned earlier, the field comparison between the stand-alone-glass-based OSM sensors and the soiling stations is showing promising results ( Gostein et al, 2019 , 2020 ; Korevaar et al., 2019 ; Morley et al., 2020 ).…”

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Monitoring photovoltaic soiling: assessment, challenges, and perspectives of current and potential strategies

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Soiling is the process whereby dirt, dust, and organic/inorganic contaminants deposit on the surface of a photovoltaic (PV) module. It causes significant economic losses and can have a substantial impact on the expansion of photovoltaic technologies for energy generation. The first step to address soiling adequately is monitoring, as soiling mitigation has to be tailored to the specific conditions of each PV system and no universally valid strategy exists. The main focus of this study is to assess the current state of the art in soiling monitoring, in order to help the community better understand the needs and the challenges in this area. The potentials and the limitations of each monitoring method are discussed thoroughly in the paper, with the support of original experimental data. An estimation of the future soiling monitoring market trends is also presented, with a forecasted need for tens of thousands of new soiling monitors every year.

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Section: Soiling Monitoring Instrumentationmentioning

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Monitoring photovoltaic soiling: assessment, challenges, and perspectives of current and potential strategies

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“…The impact of atmospheric dust on incident solar radiation in Morocco was reported by several studies [9,10]. So far, no past studies have focused on the influence of dust deposited on the panels installed in Agadir, on the efficiency of solar PV modules.…”

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Structural and Physicochemical Properties of Dust and Their Effect on Solar Modules Efficiency in Agadir-Morocco

Asbayou¹,

Ihlal²,

Isknan³

et al. 2023

Journal of Renewable Materials

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Experiments of soiling effects on the performances of a PV panel have been performed using dust collected from two sites in the region of Agadir-Morocco. The optical transmittance of the front glass was found to depend on the nature and density of dust. The nature of dust was studied by means of scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy. It was found that the granulometry of dust particles depends on the study area. For a dust density of around 20 g/m², the maximum power Pmax of the solar panel decreases drastically from 30 to 20 W for the (HP) site, and no more than 14 W for the (AD) site. The diversity of the behavior of the soiled panel was explained in terms of the size of the particles collected from each area. The transmission of light across the front glass of the PV panel is more affected when the sizes of particles are small.

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“…However, power generation from PV technology depends on the climatic parameter (Solar intensity, ambient temperature, wind speed), tilt angle, and azimuthal orientation [3]. After solar insolation and temperature, dust is another factor that has an adverse impact on PV power generation [4]. Dust-covered PV restricts the incident solar radiation from reaching the PV cells [5,6].…”

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Experimental investigations for dust build-up on low-iron glass exterior and its effects on the performance of solar PV systems

Enaganti

Bhattacharjee

Ghosh

et al. 2022

Energy

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Deep analysis of soiling effect on glass transmittance of PV modules in seven sites in Morocco

Cited by 35 publications

References 15 publications

Monitoring photovoltaic soiling: assessment, challenges, and perspectives of current and potential strategies

Monitoring photovoltaic soiling: assessment, challenges, and perspectives of current and potential strategies

Structural and Physicochemical Properties of Dust and Their Effect on Solar Modules Efficiency in Agadir-Morocco

Experimental investigations for dust build-up on low-iron glass exterior and its effects on the performance of solar PV systems

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