Influence of Pollen on Solar Photovoltaic Energy: Literature Review and Experimental Testing with Pollen
This work attempts to shed some light on the impact of organic soiling due to pollen on solar photovoltaic (PV) power generation. Apart from introducing several soiling-related pollen features, the previous works reporting soiling by pollen have been reviewed. Local observations from late winter to...
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| description | This work attempts to shed some light on the impact of organic soiling due to pollen on solar photovoltaic (PV) power generation. Apart from introducing several soiling-related pollen features, the previous works reporting soiling by pollen have been reviewed. Local observations from late winter to early spring showed that a rooftop PV system experienced both uniform and non-uniform soiling issues, which were mainly caused by pollen from nearby cypress specimens. In addition, this work publishes preliminary results regarding an artificial soiling test performed with pollen. In this test, soda lime float glass coupons were artificially soiled with fresh cypress pollen. A linear relationship was found between the pollen mass density (ρ<sub>A</sub>) and the glass averaged transmittance (<i>T</i><sub>AVE</sub>) for values up to 9.1 g/m<sup>2</sup>. In comparison with other artificial soiling tests performed with different soiling agents, the transmittance loss caused by pollen cypress deposition was relatively high and spectrally selective. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b627d8d02bf64f5cab587f4e33fc15b82023-11-20T06:17:32ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172020-07-011014473310.3390/app10144733Influence of Pollen on Solar Photovoltaic Energy: Literature Review and Experimental Testing with PollenCarlos Sanz Saiz0Jesús Polo Martínez1Nuria Martín Chivelet2Research Centre for Energy, Environment and Technology (CIEMAT), Avda. Complutense 40, 28040 Madrid, SpainResearch Centre for Energy, Environment and Technology (CIEMAT), Avda. Complutense 40, 28040 Madrid, SpainResearch Centre for Energy, Environment and Technology (CIEMAT), Avda. Complutense 40, 28040 Madrid, SpainThis work attempts to shed some light on the impact of organic soiling due to pollen on solar photovoltaic (PV) power generation. Apart from introducing several soiling-related pollen features, the previous works reporting soiling by pollen have been reviewed. Local observations from late winter to early spring showed that a rooftop PV system experienced both uniform and non-uniform soiling issues, which were mainly caused by pollen from nearby cypress specimens. In addition, this work publishes preliminary results regarding an artificial soiling test performed with pollen. In this test, soda lime float glass coupons were artificially soiled with fresh cypress pollen. A linear relationship was found between the pollen mass density (ρ<sub>A</sub>) and the glass averaged transmittance (<i>T</i><sub>AVE</sub>) for values up to 9.1 g/m<sup>2</sup>. In comparison with other artificial soiling tests performed with different soiling agents, the transmittance loss caused by pollen cypress deposition was relatively high and spectrally selective.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/10/14/4733photovoltaic performanceorganic soilingbiological soilingpollentransmittance lossartificial soiling test |
| spellingShingle | Carlos Sanz Saiz Jesús Polo Martínez Nuria Martín Chivelet Influence of Pollen on Solar Photovoltaic Energy: Literature Review and Experimental Testing with Pollen Applied Sciences photovoltaic performance organic soiling biological soiling pollen transmittance loss artificial soiling test |
| title | Influence of Pollen on Solar Photovoltaic Energy: Literature Review and Experimental Testing with Pollen |
| title_full | Influence of Pollen on Solar Photovoltaic Energy: Literature Review and Experimental Testing with Pollen |
| title_fullStr | Influence of Pollen on Solar Photovoltaic Energy: Literature Review and Experimental Testing with Pollen |
| title_full_unstemmed | Influence of Pollen on Solar Photovoltaic Energy: Literature Review and Experimental Testing with Pollen |
| title_short | Influence of Pollen on Solar Photovoltaic Energy: Literature Review and Experimental Testing with Pollen |
| title_sort | influence of pollen on solar photovoltaic energy literature review and experimental testing with pollen |
| topic | photovoltaic performance organic soiling biological soiling pollen transmittance loss artificial soiling test |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/10/14/4733 |
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