A Review of the Mitigating Methods against the Energy Conversion Decrease in Solar Panels
Using solar panels is one of the cleanest ways to generate electricity ever created by mankind. The efficiency of rapidly expanding solar panels decreases during their lifetime for several reasons, such as photodegradation, hot spots, potentially induced degradation, etc. Dirt and debris accumulatio...
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| author | Gabriella-Stefánia Szabó Róbert Szabó Loránd Szabó |
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| description | Using solar panels is one of the cleanest ways to generate electricity ever created by mankind. The efficiency of rapidly expanding solar panels decreases during their lifetime for several reasons, such as photodegradation, hot spots, potentially induced degradation, etc. Dirt and debris accumulation on the surface of the solar panels can also significantly contribute to their performance degradation due to the diminishing of the solar radiation reaching their active surfaces. Numerous degradation mitigation methods are cited in the literature. This article briefly outlines these basic measures. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d411a8e6020d42f4a2f08cc367e318082023-11-23T16:01:47ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732022-09-011518655810.3390/en15186558A Review of the Mitigating Methods against the Energy Conversion Decrease in Solar PanelsGabriella-Stefánia Szabó0Róbert Szabó1Loránd Szabó2Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering of Hungarian Line, Babeș-Bolyai University, 400028 Cluj-Napoca, RomaniaDepartment of Environmental and Plant Protection, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, RomaniaDepartment of Electrical Machines and Drives, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, 400114 Cluj-Napoca, RomaniaUsing solar panels is one of the cleanest ways to generate electricity ever created by mankind. The efficiency of rapidly expanding solar panels decreases during their lifetime for several reasons, such as photodegradation, hot spots, potentially induced degradation, etc. Dirt and debris accumulation on the surface of the solar panels can also significantly contribute to their performance degradation due to the diminishing of the solar radiation reaching their active surfaces. Numerous degradation mitigation methods are cited in the literature. This article briefly outlines these basic measures.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/15/18/6558cleaning and self-cleaning of solar panelssolar cells degradation and soilingsolar panel degradation alleviation methods |
| spellingShingle | Gabriella-Stefánia Szabó Róbert Szabó Loránd Szabó A Review of the Mitigating Methods against the Energy Conversion Decrease in Solar Panels Energies cleaning and self-cleaning of solar panels solar cells degradation and soiling solar panel degradation alleviation methods |
| title | A Review of the Mitigating Methods against the Energy Conversion Decrease in Solar Panels |
| title_full | A Review of the Mitigating Methods against the Energy Conversion Decrease in Solar Panels |
| title_fullStr | A Review of the Mitigating Methods against the Energy Conversion Decrease in Solar Panels |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Review of the Mitigating Methods against the Energy Conversion Decrease in Solar Panels |
| title_short | A Review of the Mitigating Methods against the Energy Conversion Decrease in Solar Panels |
| title_sort | review of the mitigating methods against the energy conversion decrease in solar panels |
| topic | cleaning and self-cleaning of solar panels solar cells degradation and soiling solar panel degradation alleviation methods |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/15/18/6558 |
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