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http://dx.doi.org/10.7836/kses.2015.35.2.063

The Performance Loss by the Soiling of Photovoltaic Modules  

Oh, Wonwook (Korea Electronics Technology Institute)
Chan, Sung-Il (Korea Electronics Technology Institute)
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Journal of the Korean Solar Energy Society / v.35, no.2, 2015 , pp. 63-71 More about this Journal
Abstract
Soiling is the accumulation of dirt on photovoltaic (PV) modules and can reduce the performance of the PV power plant depending on the site location. Nevertheless, the reason which can not be the great interest to researchers of PV reliability is the phenomenon of performance loss caused by external environmental factors, not the internal degradation of the PV module. In this paper, we provide the phenomenon, history, research overview and mitigation method in order to help understanding of the soiling.
Keywords
Soiling; Dust; Performance; PV module; Desert; Cleaning;
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