Analysis and simulation of six solar power plants seasonal production in Senegal, West Africa

SAA Niang, MS Drame, A Gueye, A Sarr… - Modeling Earth Systems …, 2024 - Springer
This study aims to evaluate the seasonal performance of six solar power plants in Senegal.
Four of them, located in Bokhol, Sakal, Malicounda, and Kahone, have photovoltaic panels …

The effects of soiling and frequency of optimal cleaning of PV panels in Palestine

R Abdallah, A Juaidi, S Abdel-Fattah, M Qadi… - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
The performance of photovoltaic (PV) solar panels is dependent on certain factors, such as
dust effects. Even though Palestine's energy issues are well-known, no research has been …

Enhancing the efficiency of rooftop solar photovoltaic panel with simple cleaning mechanism

K Jaiganesh, KBS Reddy, BKD Shobhitha… - Materials Today …, 2022 - Elsevier
In today's world, use of renewable energy source is increased to decrease the usage of coal
and water for generating electricity. One of the methods is, using solar energy for generating …

[PDF][PDF] Solar photovoltaic panels cleaning methods a review

VS Saravanan, SK Darvekar - Int. J. Pure Appl. Math, 2018 - researchgate.net
Abstract The Solar Photovoltaic panel cleaning technology can considerably increase the
efficiency of electricity generated and also increase the durability of Solar panels. The …

[HTML][HTML] Structural and physicochemical properties of dust collected on PV panels surfaces and their potential influence on these solar modules efficiency in Dakar …

MS Drame, D Diop, K Talla, M Diallo, BD Ngom… - Scientific African, 2021 - Elsevier
Two dust samples were collected from the same solar panels on June, 2017 in Dakar. The
first was sent to Ithemba Labs (South Africa) and the second to Lincon Nebraska University …

Waterless cleaning technique for photovoltaic panels on dual-axis tracker

D Dahlioui, SM Alaoui, B Laarabi… - Environmental Science and …, 2023 - Springer
Several soiling mitigation solutions and cleaning techniques have been developed to
maintain high efficiency of photovoltaic (PV) panels. First of its kind, the investigation of the …

Resilience of industrial PV module glass coatings to cleaning processes

MZ Khan, C Pfau, M Schak, PT Miclea… - Journal of Renewable …, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
Soiling, the accumulation of dust, is a detrimental influencing factor for solar energy
generation in desert climates, as it blocks the sun light and therefore reduces the energy …

Environmental dust particles repelling from a hydrophobic surface under electrostatic influence

BS Yilbas, H Al-Qahtani, A Al-Sharafi, S Bahattab… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Environmental dust particles repelling from a hydrophobic surface under the electrostatic
influence are considered and the dynamics of the dust particles are analyzed incorporating …

[PDF][PDF] Automated solar panel cleaning system using IOT

M Vaghani, J Magtarpara, K Vahani… - … Research Journal of …, 2019 - academia.edu
This project is developed for the betterment of the solar panel users. We providing
transparency in cleaning system by using the most newly invented technology, which …

Contribution to the building of a weather information service for solar panel cleaning operations at Diass plant (Senegal, Western Sahel)

MC Aidara, PA Fam, DK Danso, EM Mortey… - Open …, 2023 - degruyter.com
The accumulation of dust on the surface of solar panels reduces the amount of sunlight
reaching the solar cells and results in a decrease in panel performance. To avoid this loss of …