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DOI	10.1115/1.4048406
	Soiling Loss Rate Measurements of Photovoltaic Modules in a Hot and Humid Desert Environment
	Abdallah, Marwan; Khaiyat, Ahmad; Basaheeh, Ali; Kotsovos, Konstantinos; Ballard, Ian; AlSaggaf, Ahmed; Gereige, Issam; Theron, Ricardo
通讯作者	Abdallah, M (corresponding author), Saudi Aramco, Res & Dev Ctr, Dhahran 31311, Saudi Arabia.
来源期刊	JOURNAL OF SOLAR ENERGY ENGINEERING-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME
ISSN	0199-6231
EISSN	1528-8986
出版年	2021
卷号	143 期号:3
英文摘要	Power generation from renewable energy sources, in particular solar photovoltaics (PV), has become extremely attractive thanks to its very low levelized cost of electricity (LCoE). In desert-like environments, the energy yield is drastically reduced due to dust accumulation. While effective and affordable cleaning strategies can be implemented in large, MW-size PV power plants, soiling remains an economic and logistic challenge. In this article, we analyze the soiling loss rates of PV modules for different tilt angles measured during a period of 15 months in the Western Region of Saudi Arabia. We observe a strong correlation between weather parameters like humidity and wind speed and the mechanism of dust accumulation. Our measurements show that, for specific weather conditions, soiled modules undergo a partial cleaning process. As a consequence, and for the first time, the soiling loss rates are shown to have a clear dependence on the current soiling state of the modules, with clean modules soiling twice as fast as soiled ones. This dependency is a key for predicting the correct cleaning frequency of a PV power plant. Finally, the results obtained for vertically mounted modules (90 deg), where dust accumulation is negligible, point to a favorable case for the use of bifacial PV modules.
英文关键词	clean energy conservation efficiency energy environment measurement photovoltaics renewable simulation solar sustainability
类型	Article
语种	英语
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000646863400006
WOS关键词	DUST ; PANELS
WOS类目	Energy & Fuels ; Engineering, Mechanical
WOS研究方向	Energy & Fuels ; Engineering
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/350999
作者单位	[Abdallah, Marwan; Khaiyat, Ahmad; Basaheeh, Ali; Kotsovos, Konstantinos; AlSaggaf, Ahmed; Gereige, Issam; Theron, Ricardo] Saudi Aramco, Res & Dev Ctr, Dhahran 31311, Saudi Arabia; [Ballard, Ian] Saudi Aramco Power Syst, Renewables Dept, Dhahran 31311, Saudi Arabia
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Abdallah, Marwan,Khaiyat, Ahmad,Basaheeh, Ali,et al. Soiling Loss Rate Measurements of Photovoltaic Modules in a Hot and Humid Desert Environment[J],2021,143(3).
APA	Abdallah, Marwan.,Khaiyat, Ahmad.,Basaheeh, Ali.,Kotsovos, Konstantinos.,Ballard, Ian.,...&Theron, Ricardo.(2021).Soiling Loss Rate Measurements of Photovoltaic Modules in a Hot and Humid Desert Environment.JOURNAL OF SOLAR ENERGY ENGINEERING-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME,143(3).
MLA	Abdallah, Marwan,et al."Soiling Loss Rate Measurements of Photovoltaic Modules in a Hot and Humid Desert Environment".JOURNAL OF SOLAR ENERGY ENGINEERING-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME 143.3(2021).