Improving Efficiency of Dust Removal from Surfaces to Maximize Output of Photovoltaic Cells

Authors

  • Sehdev S Dept. of Physics, Springdales School Dhaula Kuan, New Delhi, India
  • Gureja M Dept. of Physics, Springdales School Dhaula Kuan, New Delhi, India
  • Sukhija M Dept. of Physics, Springdales School Dhaula Kuan, New Delhi, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26438/ijcse/v8i1.107114

Keywords:

Photovoltaic Cells,, Dust Removal Efficiency, Mechanical Cleaning of Solar Panels, Electrodynamic Sheet, Indium Tin Oxide

Abstract

The series of experiments documented in this paper was aimed at determining, analyzing and comparing different solar panel cleaning systems. Output in all experiments was measured in terms of Potential Difference, Current and Power. Readings were taken under three circumstances: (i) when the solar panel was clean, (ii) when a measured amount of material was deposited on it, and (iii) after cleaning action was performed. It was observed and concluded through performed experiments that (i) Of materials used (talcum, dust, sawdust, and leaves), dust was most difficult to remove and led to a maximum drop in the overall output of solar panel after cleaning action was performed, (ii)Dust particles are charged in nature and stick to solar panel screens, rendering current mechanical cleaning methods inefficient, and (iii) Electrodynamic sheet comprising of Indium Tin Oxide improved efficiency to up to 98% whereas other methods witnessed a power drop to a maximum of 25% of original power output, making it better than mechanical cleaning methods by a significant margin.

References

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[2] Calle CI, McFall JL, Buhler CR, et al. “Dust particle removal by electrostatic and dielectrophoretic forces with applications to NASA exploration missions” Proceedings of the ESA annual meeting on electrostatics, Paper O1; 2008.

[3] Jones, TB., Electromechanics of Particles, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1995

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2020-01-31
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DOI: 10.26438/ijcse/v8i1.107114
Published: 2020-01-31

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S. Sehdev, M. Gureja, and M. Sukhija, “Improving Efficiency of Dust Removal from Surfaces to Maximize Output of Photovoltaic Cells”, Int. J. Comp. Sci. Eng., vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 107–114, Jan. 2020.

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Vol. 8 No. 1 (2020): IJCSE January Edition

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