Effect of dust and methods of cleaning on the performance of solar PV module for different climate regions: Comprehensive review

T Salamah, A Ramahi, K Alamara, A Juaidi… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Recent achievement and progress in solar PV play a significant role in controlling climate
change. This study reviewed comprehensively electrical characteristics, life cycle of dust …

[HTML][HTML] Science and engineering of superhydrophobic surfaces: review of corrosion resistance, chemical and mechanical stability

GB Darband, M Aliofkhazraei, S Khorsand… - Arabian Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Investigations on superhydrophobic surfaces (SHS) are very interesting because of their
importance in many applications. One of the major applications of these SHS is to increase …

Advances in approaches and methods for self-cleaning of solar photovoltaic panels

A Syafiq, AK Pandey, NN Adzman, N Abd Rahim - Solar Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Photovoltaic (PV) installations in desert areas such as Middle East, Africa, four-season
countries and industrial areas suffers from loss in efficiency due to accumulation of dust …

Vapor–liquid sol–gel approach to fabricating highly durable and robust superhydrophobic polydimethylsiloxane@ silica surface on polyester textile for oil–water …

X Su, H Li, X Lai, L Zhang, J Wang… - ACS applied materials …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Large-scale fabrication of superhydrophobic surfaces with excellent durability by simple
techniques has been of considerable interest for its urgent practical application in oil–water …

Biomimetic anti-reflective triboelectric nanogenerator for concurrent harvesting of solar and raindrop energies

D Yoo, SC Park, S Lee, JY Sim, I Song, D Choi, H Lim… - Nano Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
As a combination of solar cell and water-based triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG), new
concept of a solar-cell-based hybrid energy harvester has been proposed. However …

Application of transparent self-cleaning coating for photovoltaic panel: A review

A Syafiq, V Balakrishnan, MS Ali, SJ Dhoble… - Current Opinion in …, 2022 - Elsevier
This review article focuses on the recent development of transparent self-cleaning coating
based on the glass panel application especially for the photovoltaic (PV) panel industry …

A Scalable Haze‐Free Antireflective Hierarchical Surface with Self‐Cleaning Capability

S Oh, JW Cho, J Lee, J Han, SK Kim… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The lotus effect indicates that a superhydrophobic, self‐cleaning surface can be obtained by
roughening the topography of a hydrophobic surface. However, attaining high transmittance …

Highly transparent, durable, and omniphobic liquid-like coatings for efficient dynamic de-wetting and self-cleaning applications

J Peng, P Ye, F Xu, H Geng, R Wang, Y Jiang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Solar cells, which are contributing significantly to achieving carbon neutrality but suffer from
the dust deposition problem that limits their power conversion efficiency. Despite the many …

Cleaning of floating photovoltaic systems: A critical review on approaches from technical and economic perspectives

R Zahedi, P Ranjbaran, GB Gharehpetian… - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
There are some environmental factors, such as ambient temperature, dust, etc., which cause
a reduction in the efficiency of Photovoltaic (PV) systems. Installation of PV panels on the …

Substrate-versatile approach to robust antireflective and superhydrophobic coatings with excellent self-cleaning property in varied environments

T Ren, J He - ACS applied materials & interfaces, 2017 - ACS Publications
Robust antireflective and superhydrophobic coatings are highly desired in wide
applications, such as optical devices, solar cell panels, architectural and automotive …