Experimental analysis on the impacts of soil deposition and bird droppings on the thermal performance of photovoltaic panels

• Main Authors: Shaik, Saboor, Vigneshwaran, Pethurajan, Roy, Abin, Kontoleon, Karolos J., Mazzeo, Domenico, Cuce, Erdem, Saleel, C Ahamed, Alwetaishi, Mamdooh, Khan, Sher Afghan, Gürel, Ali Etem, Ağbulut, Ümit
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Elsevier 2023
• Subjects: TJ807 Renewable energy sources
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/105070/7/105070_Experimental%20analysis%20on%20the%20impacts%20of%20soil%20deposition.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/105070/13/105070_%20Experimental%20analysis%20on%20the%20impacts%20of%20soil%20deposition%20and%20bird%20droppings%20on%20the%20thermal%20performance%20of%20photovoltaic%20panels%20_%20SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/105070/; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214157X23004343/pdfft?md5=e9080c7f33380f1fe21dc65a6d25e82f&pid=1-s2.0-S2214157X23004343-main.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csite.2023.103128

Photovoltaic (PV) systems are capable of meeting the urgent demand for power production for both domestic and commercial purposes. PV systems possess serious drawbacks as their performance is heavily influenced by environmental variables like wind, radiation, shadow, dust, and soil accumulation. The...