The Modeling of the Effects of Soiling, Its Mechanisms, and the Corresponding Abrasion

Conference · Wed Feb 24 00:00:00 EST 2016

OSTI ID:1288169

Simpson, Lin; Muller, Matthew; Deceglie, Michael; Miller, David; Moutinho, Helio

Decreasing LCOE with predictive soiling loss models (using site data to predict annualized energy loss), quantification of different soiling mechanisms (using AFM-based characterization), and developing standards for PV module coatings.

• 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: 1288169
• Report Number(s): NREL/PR-5K00-66822
• Resource Relation: Conference: Presented at the 2016 Photovoltaic Module Reliability Workshop, 23-25 February 2016, Lakewood, Colorado
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
photovoltaics
soiling rate model
module coatings
PV module
abrasion test
reliability