Abstract
This study was conducted to determine the optimum cleaning frequency for cleaning Photovoltaic (PV) modules installed in Mesa (near Phoenix), Arizona, United States. By monitoring the soiling loss of PV modules mounted on a mock rooftop at ASU-PRL during May through June 2014 (highest soiling period for this site), a detailed soiling loss modeling was obtained. During the dry/soiling summer season, the daily soiling rate has been determined to be -0.061% for 20° tilted PV modules. Based on the monitored soiling rate and extensive simulation of this investigation, it is concluded that the cleaning is not economically justifiable for 20° or higher tilted residential PV modules of this and nearby sites.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | 2015 IEEE 42nd Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2015 |
| Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781479979448 |
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| State | Published - Dec 14 2015 |
| Event | 42nd IEEE Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2015 - New Orleans, United States Duration: Jun 14 2015 → Jun 19 2015 |
Other
| Other | 42nd IEEE Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2015 |
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| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | New Orleans |
| Period | 6/14/15 → 6/19/15 |
Keywords
- angle of incidence
- cleaning frequency
- financial analysis
- photovoltaic modules
- soiling loss
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials