Effect of dust particles size on Photovoltaic module (PV) performance

Anil Kumar Sisodia *

Department of Physics, Government Bangur Post Graduate College, Pali, affiliated to Jai Narayan Vyas University, Jodhpur (Rajasthan)-306401, India.
 
Research Article
International Journal of Science and Research Archive, 2024, 13(02), 3967-3972.
Article DOI: 10.30574/ijsra.2024.13.2.2653
Publication history: 
Received on 23 November 2024; revised on 28 December 2024; accepted on 31 December 2024
 
Abstract: 
This study explores the effect of different size of dust particles accumulation onto the PV module performance. In which size properties of four kinds of dust particle samples (45 µm, 125 µm, 250 µm and 355 µm) is used to assess their impact on electrical and optical properties. In sieve analysis, a major portion of the very fine sand particles (73%) has been observed. The obtained results indicate that variation of physical parameters (grain size) on PV performance in terms of output electric power and light transmission. It has been concluded that small fine particles significantly deteriorate the performance of PV module, more so than coarser particles.
 
Keywords: 
Dust soiling; PV sites; Particle size; Shadow effect; Power loss; Transmittance loss
 
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