Non-uniform dust distribution effect on photovoltaic panel performance

<p><em>A novel experimental method for power efficiency loss is presented in this paper. It is used to quantitatively determine the impact of dust deposition on the PV power generation panel. To determine the selection range of unknown parameters in the </em><em>experiment pr...

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Main Authors: Saman S. Jaafar, Hiwa A. Maarof, Renas T. Salh, Hoshang Sahib, Yousif H. Azeez
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author Saman S. Jaafar
Hiwa A. Maarof
Renas T. Salh
Hoshang Sahib
Yousif H. Azeez
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Hiwa A. Maarof
Renas T. Salh
Hoshang Sahib
Yousif H. Azeez
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description <p><em>A novel experimental method for power efficiency loss is presented in this paper. It is used to quantitatively determine the impact of dust deposition on the PV power generation panel. To determine the selection range of unknown parameters in the </em><em>experiment process</em><em>, a photovoltaic </em><em>panel</em><em> </em><em>with </em><em>five</em><em> </em><em>collected</em><em> dust </em><em>samples</em><em> (</em><em>Toner (C)</em><em>, Soil,</em><em> Cement</em><em> </em><em>(</em><em>Ca</em><em>O</em><em>,</em><em> </em><em>SiO<sub>4</sub></em><em>)</em><em>, </em><em>Gypsum (</em><em>Ca<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>4</sub>.2H<sub>2</sub>O</em><em>)</em><em>, and</em><em> Sand (</em><em>AL<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>, SiO<sub>4</sub></em><em>)</em><em>) is designed. According to experimental </em><em>results</em><em>, the </em><em>extinction</em><em> coefficient for the </em><em>five</em><em> pollutants are </em><em>recorded</em><em>. Eventually, the </em><em>impact</em><em> of</em><em> dusts on</em><em> the </em><em>results </em><em>is </em><em>proofed</em><em> by </em><em>repeating in two continuous days of same</em><em> conditions. </em><em>The results show that the proposed process has a high effect on the reduction of output power (62% to 96%), decrease of irradiance (34% to 93%) and increase of output power due to increase of tilt angle as a doubling of power except toner.  </em><em></em><em>The experimental and calculated results are in agreement. The results show that non-uniform distribution of dust deposit pollutants on the photovoltaic panel significantly reduces the power output.</em></p><p><em><br /></em></p><p><strong>Received: 09 January 2023 </strong></p><p><strong>Accepted: 06 February 2023</strong></p><p><strong>Published: 16 February 2023</strong></p>
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spelling doaj-art-e2b2b25c844b44528b665979648bd5992025-08-20T03:28:54ZengAcademy Publishing CenterRenewable Energy and Sustainable Development2356-85182356-85692023-02-0191011010.21622/resd.2023.09.1.001256Non-uniform dust distribution effect on photovoltaic panel performanceSaman S. Jaafar0Hiwa A. Maarof1Renas T. Salh2Hoshang Sahib3Yousif H. Azeez4Physics department, College of Science,University of Halabja, KRG,IraqPhysics department, College of Science,University of Halabja, KRG,IraqPhysics department, College of Science,University of Halabja, KRG,IraqPhysics department, College of Science,University of Halabja, KRG,IraqPhysics department, College of Science,University of Halabja, KRG,Iraq<p><em>A novel experimental method for power efficiency loss is presented in this paper. It is used to quantitatively determine the impact of dust deposition on the PV power generation panel. To determine the selection range of unknown parameters in the </em><em>experiment process</em><em>, a photovoltaic </em><em>panel</em><em> </em><em>with </em><em>five</em><em> </em><em>collected</em><em> dust </em><em>samples</em><em> (</em><em>Toner (C)</em><em>, Soil,</em><em> Cement</em><em> </em><em>(</em><em>Ca</em><em>O</em><em>,</em><em> </em><em>SiO<sub>4</sub></em><em>)</em><em>, </em><em>Gypsum (</em><em>Ca<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>4</sub>.2H<sub>2</sub>O</em><em>)</em><em>, and</em><em> Sand (</em><em>AL<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>, SiO<sub>4</sub></em><em>)</em><em>) is designed. According to experimental </em><em>results</em><em>, the </em><em>extinction</em><em> coefficient for the </em><em>five</em><em> pollutants are </em><em>recorded</em><em>. Eventually, the </em><em>impact</em><em> of</em><em> dusts on</em><em> the </em><em>results </em><em>is </em><em>proofed</em><em> by </em><em>repeating in two continuous days of same</em><em> conditions. </em><em>The results show that the proposed process has a high effect on the reduction of output power (62% to 96%), decrease of irradiance (34% to 93%) and increase of output power due to increase of tilt angle as a doubling of power except toner.  </em><em></em><em>The experimental and calculated results are in agreement. The results show that non-uniform distribution of dust deposit pollutants on the photovoltaic panel significantly reduces the power output.</em></p><p><em><br /></em></p><p><strong>Received: 09 January 2023 </strong></p><p><strong>Accepted: 06 February 2023</strong></p><p><strong>Published: 16 February 2023</strong></p>http://apc.aast.edu/ojs/index.php/RESD/article/view/566dust depositiondust accumulationpower reductionsolar pv performanceextinction coefficient
spellingShingle Saman S. Jaafar
Hiwa A. Maarof
Renas T. Salh
Hoshang Sahib
Yousif H. Azeez
Non-uniform dust distribution effect on photovoltaic panel performance
Renewable Energy and Sustainable Development
dust deposition
dust accumulation
power reduction
solar pv performance
extinction coefficient
title Non-uniform dust distribution effect on photovoltaic panel performance
title_full Non-uniform dust distribution effect on photovoltaic panel performance
title_fullStr Non-uniform dust distribution effect on photovoltaic panel performance
title_full_unstemmed Non-uniform dust distribution effect on photovoltaic panel performance
title_short Non-uniform dust distribution effect on photovoltaic panel performance
title_sort non uniform dust distribution effect on photovoltaic panel performance
topic dust deposition
dust accumulation
power reduction
solar pv performance
extinction coefficient
url http://apc.aast.edu/ojs/index.php/RESD/article/view/566
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