期刊
SUSTAINABILITY
卷 13, 期 6, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/su13063364
关键词
photovoltaic (PV); standard test conditions (STC); Middle East and North Africa (MENA); soiling losses; dust density
资金
- Qatar University Internal Grant [QUST-2-CENG2017-15]
This paper quantified the losses of photovoltaic panels due to dust in Qatar's harsh environment, finding that exposure to an average ambient dust density of 0.7 mg/m3 led to a 43% reduction in output power after six months without cleaning. The potential economic losses for ongoing solar PV projects in Qatar were also estimated, highlighting the pressing need to mitigate soiling effects in PV power plants.
Soiling losses of photovoltaic (PV) panels due to dust lead to a significant decrease in solar energy yield and result in economic losses; this hence poses critical challenges to the viability of PV in smart grid systems. In this paper, these losses are quantified under Qatar's harsh environment. This quantification is based on experimental data from long-term measurements of various climatic parameters and the output power of PV panels located in Qatar University's Solar facility in Doha, Qatar, using a customized measurement and monitoring setup. A data processing algorithm was deliberately developed and applied, which aimed to correlate output power to ambient dust density in the vicinity of PV panels. It was found that, without cleaning, soiling reduced the output power by 43% after six months of exposure to an average ambient dust density of 0.7 mg/m3. The power and economic loss that would result from this power reduction for Qatar's ongoing solar PV projects has also been estimated. For example, for the Al-Kharasaah project power plant, similar soiling loss would result in about a 10% power decrease after six months for typical ranges of dust density in Qatar's environment; this, in turn, would result in an 11,000 QAR/h financial loss. This would pose a pressing need to mitigate soiling effects in PV power plants.
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