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SOLAR ENERGY
卷 253, 期 -, 页码 332-342出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2023.02.047
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Solar panels; Hydrophobic coating; Dew suppression; Soiling loss; Mass loading; Soiling reduction
The aim of this study is to compare the soiling on hydrophobic coatings with and without dew suppression. The results show that under dew suppression, the hydrophobic coating reduces soiling by 50% (±13%) compared to the hydrophobic coating without dew suppression. Additionally, the hydrophobic coating (under dew suppression) reduces particle deposition by 60.0% (±8.1%) in the 10 to 30 μm range compared to uncoated slides (under dew suppression). However, the dust potency for uncoated and coated samples is statistically similar.
The deposition of particulate matter (PM) on PV surfaces reduces energy generation, which results in huge losses to the PV industry. Hydrophobic coatings are known to reduce PM deposition on PV surfaces. Covering panels during the night is expected to reduce the PM deposition as well as suppress the dew formation on the surface. The objective of the present study is to compare the soiling on the hydrophobic coating with and without dew suppression. Uncoated and hydrophobic coated slides were kept for PM deposition in a 70-day field study. The dew formation was suppressed on some of the uncoated and coated slides by covering them from sunset to sunrise. The results show that the % reduction in soiling of coated slides under dew suppression is higher (50 +/- 13%) compared to the coated slides without dew suppression (31 +/- 15%) (statistically different; two-tailed p-value < 0.05). In addition, the particle size analysis using optical microscopy shows that the hydrophobic coating (under dew suppression) reduces the particles deposition by 60.0 +/- 8.1% (mainly 10 to 30 mu m range) compared to the uncoated slides (under dew suppression) over the entire sampling period. However, the dust potency (soiling loss per unit deposited mass loading) for uncoated and coated samples is found to be statistically similar (5 to 6 % g-1 m2; two-tailed p-values > 0.05). Overall, the present study advances the understanding of the impact of dew on hydrophobic coating, thereby adding to the existing knowledge of soiling mitigation ap-proaches for solar PV industries.
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