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

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dc.contributor.author Khanum, Khadija K.
dc.contributor.author Soni, Shruti
dc.contributor.author Ramamurthy, Praveen C.
dc.contributor.author Mani, Monto
dc.date.accessioned 2015-08-25T12:25:52Z
dc.date.available 2015-08-25T12:25:52Z
dc.date.issued 2015
dc.description.abstract Paper presented to the 3rd Southern African Solar Energy Conference, South Africa, 11-13 May, 2015. en_ZA
dc.description.abstract PV 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 properties en_ZA
dc.description.librarian dc2015 en_ZA
dc.format.extent 4 pages en_ZA
dc.format.medium PDF en_ZA
dc.identifier.citation Khanum, 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.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/49582
dc.language.iso en en_ZA
dc.publisher 3rd Southern African Solar Energy Conference, South Africa, 11-13 May, 2015. en_ZA
dc.rights © 2015 University of Pretoria en_ZA
dc.subject PV systems en_ZA
dc.subject High cell temperatures en_ZA
dc.subject Cleaning PV systems en_ZA
dc.title Evaluating effectiveness of non-water based cleaning mechanisms for PV systems en_ZA
dc.type Presentation en_ZA


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