Evaluating effectiveness of non-water based cleaning mechanisms for PV systems

dc.contributor.authorKhanum, Khadija K.
dc.contributor.authorSoni, Shruti
dc.contributor.authorRamamurthy, Praveen C.
dc.contributor.authorMani, Monto
dc.date.accessioned2015-08-25T12:25:52Z
dc.date.available2015-08-25T12:25:52Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractPaper presented to the 3rd Southern African Solar Energy Conference, South Africa, 11-13 May, 2015.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractPV systems in tropical regions are gifted with ample sunshine, but also vulnerabilities to high cell temperatures and dust settlement. Dust related degradation is progressive and if left unattended, can severely inhibit by more than 40% the efficiency and output of the system. Current mechanisms of cleaning PV systems adopt large quantities of clean water, making the system unsustainable. The current study thereby investigates the effectiveness of non-water based cleaning mechanisms based on traditional palm-leaf brooms. These brooms were found to be more than 90% effective in comparison to water based cleaning. The reason for this effective cleaning has been further scrutinized based on micro-structure studies and dust adhering propertiesen_ZA
dc.description.librariandc2015en_ZA
dc.format.extent4 pagesen_ZA
dc.format.mediumPDFen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationKhanum, K.K., Soni, S., Ramamurthy, P.C. & Mani, M. 2015, 'Evaluating effectiveness of non-water based cleaning mechanisms for PV systems', Paper presented to the 3rd Southern African Solar Energy Conference, South Africa, 11-13 May, 2015.en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/49582
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisher3rd Southern African Solar Energy Conference, South Africa, 11-13 May, 2015.en_ZA
dc.rights© 2015 University of Pretoriaen_ZA
dc.subjectPV systemsen_ZA
dc.subjectHigh cell temperaturesen_ZA
dc.subjectCleaning PV systemsen_ZA
dc.titleEvaluating effectiveness of non-water based cleaning mechanisms for PV systemsen_ZA
dc.typePresentationen_ZA

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