Review of PV soiling measurement methods

Benjamin Figgis; Ahmed Ennaoui; Said Ahzi; Yves Remond

doi:10.1109/IRSEC.2016.7984027

Review of PV soiling measurement methods

Benjamin Figgis, Ahmed Ennaoui, Said Ahzi, Yves Remond

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Abstract

Soiling can greatly decrease the performance of PV systems in desert regions. There are different ways of measuring soiling in the field and laboratory, such as mass of dust deposited, light transmission reduction, or output of a PV cell. A review of common PV soiling measurement techniques is presented. Also, sunlight angle of incidence is shown experimentally to affect the apparent soiling loss of a PV array with high dust load, which may impact comparison of such measurements taken at different times of year.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of 2016 International Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conference, IRSEC 2016
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	176-180
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	9781509057139
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/IRSEC.2016.7984027
Publication status	Published - 18 Jul 2017
Event	2016 International Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conference, IRSEC 2016 - Marrakech, Morocco Duration: 14 Nov 2016 → 17 Nov 2016

Other

Other	2016 International Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conference, IRSEC 2016
Country	Morocco
City	Marrakech
Period	14/11/16 → 17/11/16

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Keywords

Angle of Incidence
Dust
Measurement
Photovoltaic
Soiling

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Energy Engineering and Power Technology
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

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Figgis, B., Ennaoui, A., Ahzi, S., & Remond, Y. (2017). Review of PV soiling measurement methods. In Proceedings of 2016 International Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conference, IRSEC 2016 (pp. 176-180). [7984027] Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/IRSEC.2016.7984027

Figgis, B, Ennaoui, A, Ahzi, S & Remond, Y 2017, Review of PV soiling measurement methods. in Proceedings of 2016 International Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conference, IRSEC 2016., 7984027, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 176-180, 2016 International Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conference, IRSEC 2016, Marrakech, Morocco, 14/11/16. https://doi.org/10.1109/IRSEC.2016.7984027

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