Effect of soiling in CPV systems
By M. Vivar, R. Herrero, I. Antón, F. Martínez-Moreno, R. Moretón, G. Sala, Andrew Blakers, J. Smeltink. 2010
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The effect of soiling in flat PV modules has been already studied, causing a reduction of the electrical output of 4% on average. For CPV's, as far as soiling produces light scattering at the optical collector surface, the scattered rays should be definitively lost because they cannot be focused onto the receivers again. While the theoretical study becomes difficult because soiling is variable at different sites, it becomes easier to begin the monitoring of the real field performance of concentrators and then raise the following question: how much does the soiling affect to PV concentrators in comparison with flat panels?' The answers allow to predict the PV concentrator electrical performance and to establish a pattern of cleaning frequency. Some experiments have been conducted at the IES-UPM and CSES-ANU sites, consisting in linear reflective concentration systems, a point focus refractive concentrator and a flat module. All the systems have been measured when soiled and then after cleaning, achieving different increases of I{sub SC}. In general, results show that CPV systems are more sensitive to soiling than flat panels, accumulating losses in I{sub SC} of about 14% on average in three different tests conducted at IES-UPM and CSES-ANU test sites in Madridmore » (Spain) and Canberra (Australia). Some concentrators can reach losses up to 26% when the system is soiled for 4 months of exposure. (author)« less
Subfields: Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
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- Hydrogen from solar energy, a clean energy carrier from a sustainable source of energy (2020, background): “Therefore, to improve the electrical generation of the CPV systems, the optical design plays a crucial role to mitigate dust particle trapping, and cleaning process is performed at an economically frequency.(108) 3.”