Quantifying Soiling Loss Directly From PV Yield
Soiling of photovoltaic (PV) panels is typically quantified through the use of specialized sensors. Here, we describe and validate a method for estimating soiling loss experienced by PV systems directly from system yield without the need for precipitation data. The method, termed the stochastic rate and recovery (SRR) method, automatically detects soiling intervals in a dataset, then stochastically generates a sample of possible soiling profiles based on the observed characteristics of each interval. In this paper, we describe the method, validate it against soiling station measurements, and compare it with other PV-yield-based soiling estimation methods. The broader application of the SRR method will enable the fleet scale assessment of soiling loss to facilitate mitigation planning and risk assessment.
[1]- Publication Date:
- Report Number(s):
- NREL/JA-5J00-70668
Journal ID: ISSN 2156-3381
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC36-08GO28308
- Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 8; Journal Issue: 2; Journal ID: ISSN 2156-3381
- Publisher:
- IEEE
- Research Org:
- National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
- Sponsoring Org:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Solar Energy Technologies Office (EE-4S)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 14 SOLAR ENERGY; field performance; Monte Carlo methods; photovoltaic cells; photovoltaic systems; soiling; solar energy; solar panels; time series analysis
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1419409
Deceglie, Michael G., Micheli, Leonardo, and Muller, Matthew. Quantifying Soiling Loss Directly From PV Yield. United States: N. p.,
Web. doi:10.1109/JPHOTOV.2017.2784682.
Deceglie, Michael G., Micheli, Leonardo, & Muller, Matthew. Quantifying Soiling Loss Directly From PV Yield. United States. doi:10.1109/JPHOTOV.2017.2784682.
Deceglie, Michael G., Micheli, Leonardo, and Muller, Matthew. 2018.
"Quantifying Soiling Loss Directly From PV Yield". United States.
doi:10.1109/JPHOTOV.2017.2784682.
@article{osti_1419409,
title = {Quantifying Soiling Loss Directly From PV Yield},
author = {Deceglie, Michael G. and Micheli, Leonardo and Muller, Matthew},
abstractNote = {Soiling of photovoltaic (PV) panels is typically quantified through the use of specialized sensors. Here, we describe and validate a method for estimating soiling loss experienced by PV systems directly from system yield without the need for precipitation data. The method, termed the stochastic rate and recovery (SRR) method, automatically detects soiling intervals in a dataset, then stochastically generates a sample of possible soiling profiles based on the observed characteristics of each interval. In this paper, we describe the method, validate it against soiling station measurements, and compare it with other PV-yield-based soiling estimation methods. The broader application of the SRR method will enable the fleet scale assessment of soiling loss to facilitate mitigation planning and risk assessment.},
doi = {10.1109/JPHOTOV.2017.2784682},
journal = {IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics},
number = 2,
volume = 8,
place = {United States},
year = {2018},
month = {1}
}