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SUBMITTER: Smestad GP
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6952442 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Smestad Greg P GP Germer Thomas A TA Alrashidi Hameed H Fernández Eduardo F EF Dey Sumon S Brahma Honey H Sarmah Nabin N Ghosh Aritra A Sellami Nazmi N Hassan Ibrahim A I IAI Desouky Mai M Kasry Amal A Pesala Bala B Sundaram Senthilarasu S Almonacid Florencia F Reddy K S KS Mallick Tapas K TK Micheli Leonardo L
Scientific reports 20200109 1
The accumulation of soiling on photovoltaic (PV) modules affects PV systems worldwide. Soiling consists of mineral dust, soot particles, aerosols, pollen, fungi and/or other contaminants that deposit on the surface of PV modules. Soiling absorbs, scatters, and reflects a fraction of the incoming sunlight, reducing the intensity that reaches the active part of the solar cell. Here, we report on the comparison of naturally accumulated soiling on coupons of PV glass soiled at seven locations worldw ...[more]