| Description |
1 online resource (1 page) : color illustrations. |
|
text txt rdacontent |
|
computer c rdamedia |
|
online resource cr rdacarrier |
| Series |
NREL/PO ; 5K00-83104 |
|
NREL/PO ; 5K00-83104.
|
| Note |
"Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC-49), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 05-10 June 2022." |
|
In scope of the U.S. Government Publishing Office Cataloging and Indexing Program (C&I) and Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP). |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Funding |
DE-AC36-08GO28308 |
|
Solar Energy Technologies Office agreement numbers 30311 and 10311 |
| Note |
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (NREL, viewed October 24, 2022). |
| Summary |
Photovoltaic (PV) modules work best in the sunniest environments. Unfortunately, often the sunniest places also have substantial amounts of airborne "dust" that deposits on the front surface of the modules and blocks the sunlight; reducing energy output. In fact, natural soiling has reduced the energy output of PV systems since the technology was first used, and viable mitigation strategies have remained elusive ever since. With the ever-increasing deployments around the world, especially in dusty environments, soiling is becoming a billion-dollar problem, worldwide. While substantial work has been done to examine and resolve some of the issues with PV soiling, often mitigation comes down to physically cleaning the modules. However, a more systematic evaluation of the different module properties correlations to soiling mitigation needs to be done. In many instances, the causal connections between module properties and soiling are simply not known. This lack of knowledge results in a substantial increase in time and effort to evaluate and qualify appropriate soiling mitigation protocols based on site specific issues and the intrinsic module properties that are typically not optimized for mitigating soiling in a given environment. Thus, module property protocols and/or standards are needed to more quickly help identify appropriate module and site-specific mitigation. |
| Subject |
Solar cells -- Cleaning -- United States.
|
|
Cellules solaires -- Nettoyage -- États-Unis.
|
|
United States https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq
|
| Indexed Term |
mitagation |
|
module cleaning |
|
PV |
|
reliability |
|
soiling |
|
solar panel |
| Added Author |
Brandtl, Matthew, author.
|
|
Huntamer, Ryo, author.
|
|
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (U.S.), issuing body.
|
|
United States. Department of Energy. Solar Energy Technologies Office, sponsoring body.
|
| Added Title |
Photovoltaic module research and development considerations for soiling mitigation |
| Gpo Item No. |
0430-P-17 (online) |
| Sudoc No. |
E 9.28:NREL/PO-5 K 00-83104 |
|
