Determining the Effects of Environment and Atmospheric Parameters on PV Field Performance

Conference · Mon Nov 21 00:00:00 EST 2016 · Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2016.7749919· OSTI ID:1343863

Micheli, Leonardo; Muller, Matthew; Kurtz, Sarah

The performance losses due to soiling occurring on any photovoltaic (PV) device are caused by a complex mechanism that involves numerous factors and their interactions. For this reason, the present work analyzes the outputs of reference PV cells installed in various locations, with the aim of contributing to the identification of the most important factors influencing the accumulation of dust on a PV surface. Parameters such as the air-quality indexes, the recurrence and the amount of rainfall and the climate zone are investigated and related to the soiling losses of the PV device.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Solar Energy Technologies Office
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-08GO28308
• OSTI ID: 1343863
• Report Number(s): NREL/CP-5J00-66512
• Journal Information: Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, Vol. 2016; Conference: 2016 IEEE 43rd Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), Portland, OR (United States), 5-10 Jun 2016; ISSN 0160-8371
• Publisher: IEEE
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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