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Design and Indoor Validation of DUSST: A Novel Low-Maintenance Soiling Station

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OSTI ID:1476445
This poster shows the design, and the indoor validation of 'DUSST' (Detector Unit for Soiling Spectral Transmittance), a new low-maintenance soiling station. DUSST projects a collimated monochromatic light through a glass surface and on to a light detector to measure the intensity of the transmitted light. As the glass surface naturally soils, the losses are quantified by comparing this soiled reading with a calibrated reading in the baseline clean condition.
Research Organization:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Solar Energy Technologies Office (EE-4S)
DOE Contract Number:
AC36-08GO28308;
OSTI ID:
1476445
Report Number(s):
NREL/PO-5K00-72428
Conference Information:
Presented at the 35th European PV Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, 24-28 September 2018, Brussels, Belgium
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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