EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS OF THE OUTPUT PERFORMANCE OF THE ABRASIVE EFFECT OF DUST ON PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS

Authors : Hüseyin BENLİ, Mert GÜRTÜRK, Neslihan KOÇDEMİR

Pages : 158-177

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Publication Date : 2020-12-31

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This article presents an evaluation of the power-voltage (P-V) and I-V characteristics of PV cells after exposure to artificial dust spraying. The dusted cells and other clean cells have been to the tested, exposed to five different radiation ranges, and used a solar simulator. In the experiment, a solar simulator analyzer was used to define the PVs' electrical performance, meantime a Sandblasting Cabinet and Atomic Force Microscope were used to inspect the properties abrasive of the dust on the cells. A significant reduction in both I-V and P-V properties was observed when dust accumulation on the surface of photovoltaic solar cells was compared to the same parameters of the clean cells. The average yield loss rate of solar cells exposed to dust spraying has decreased by 5-25% compared to clean cells, considering the inclination angle of the cells.
Keywords : Photovoltaic cell, dust effect, solar energy, dust spraying, renewable energy