A review on cleaning techniques of solar photovoltaic panels

作     者：Maryam Nooman Al Mallahi Mamdouh El Haj Assad Oussama Rejeb Haleh Delnava Sara Asaad Yong Chai Tan 

作者机构：Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management Department University of Sharjah Sharjah P.O. Box 27272 United Arab Emirates Sustainable and Renewable Energy Engineering Department University of Sharjah Sharjah P.O. Box 27272 United Arab Emirates Sustainable Energy Development Research Group Sustainable Energy and Power Systems Research Center University of Sharjah Sharjah UAE Institute of Manufacturing Information & System National Cheng Kung University Dasyue Rd East District Tainan City Taiwan Centre for Modelling and Simulation Faculty of Engineering Built Environment and Information Technology SEGi University Jalan Teknologi Kota Damansara 47810 Petaling Jaya Selangor Malaysia 

出 版 物：《AIP Conference Proceedings》 

年 卷 期：2023年第2847卷第1期

学科分类：07[理学] 0702[理学-物理学] 

摘      要：Solar energy is increasingly becoming a significant source of clean energy. It harnesses a lot of benefits including the social, environmental, and economic aspects, and increases the progress toward the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Photovoltaic (PV) system installations in rural areas and deserts suffer from dust accumulation on PV surfaces reducing the solar radiation penetration, thus reducing the output generated from the PV system. As a result, in order to maintain consistent performance, PV panels must be cleaned on a frequent and efficient basis. The objective of this paper is to provide a review of dust cleaning methods for solar PV panels with an emphasis on a sustainable perspective for dust separation. There are various cleaning methods, including passive, active, and manual cleaning. This paper shows the progress of current cleaning methods through extensive research. Plenty of research has been done on various cleaning techniques for solar photovoltaic panels. The optimum cleaning method mainly depends on various parameters and the available budget. However, researchers are generally promoting nanofilm coating and robotic systems while considering PV plant size, design, tilt angle, location, water availability at the site, and type of dust.