Cleaning of Floating Photovoltaic Systems: A Critical Review on Approaches from Technical and Economic Perspectives
There are some environmental factors, such as ambient temperature, dust, etc., which cause a reduction in the efficiency of Photovoltaic (PV) systems. Installation of PV panels on the water surface, commonly known as Floating Photovoltaic (FPV) systems, is one solution to employ PV panels in a coole...
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| author | Rafi Zahedi Parisa Ranjbaran Gevork B. Gharehpetian Fazel Mohammadi Roya Ahmadiahangar |
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| description | There are some environmental factors, such as ambient temperature, dust, etc., which cause a reduction in the efficiency of Photovoltaic (PV) systems. Installation of PV panels on the water surface, commonly known as Floating Photovoltaic (FPV) systems, is one solution to employ PV panels in a cooler environment, achieve higher efficiency, and reduce water evaporation. FPV systems open up new opportunities for scaling up solar generating capacity, especially in countries with high population density and valuable lands, as well as countries with high evaporation rates and water resources deficiency. Since the FPV system is an almost new concept, its cleaning techniques have not been comprehensively studied. While FPV systems are located on the surface of water resources and reservoirs, the water quality can limit the application of different cleaning techniques. Therefore, this paper investigates different techniques of FPV systems cleaning and categorizes them into water-based and water-free approaches. In addition, their cleaning frequencies, as well as economic aspects, are presented and discussed to determine their merits and demerits for using them in FPV systems. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e564c39de99d44cb8d1120e51a9783892023-11-21T14:19:42ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732021-04-01147201810.3390/en14072018Cleaning of Floating Photovoltaic Systems: A Critical Review on Approaches from Technical and Economic PerspectivesRafi Zahedi0Parisa Ranjbaran1Gevork B. Gharehpetian2Fazel Mohammadi3Roya Ahmadiahangar4Electrical Engineering Department, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran 15916-39675, IranDepartment of Renewable Energies and Environment, Faculty of New Sciences and Technologies, University of Tehran, Tehran 13145-1384, IranElectrical Engineering Department, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran 15916-39675, IranDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON N9B 1K3, CanadaDepartment of Electrical Power Engineering and Mechatronics, Tallinn University of Technology, 19086 Tallinn, EstoniaThere are some environmental factors, such as ambient temperature, dust, etc., which cause a reduction in the efficiency of Photovoltaic (PV) systems. Installation of PV panels on the water surface, commonly known as Floating Photovoltaic (FPV) systems, is one solution to employ PV panels in a cooler environment, achieve higher efficiency, and reduce water evaporation. FPV systems open up new opportunities for scaling up solar generating capacity, especially in countries with high population density and valuable lands, as well as countries with high evaporation rates and water resources deficiency. Since the FPV system is an almost new concept, its cleaning techniques have not been comprehensively studied. While FPV systems are located on the surface of water resources and reservoirs, the water quality can limit the application of different cleaning techniques. Therefore, this paper investigates different techniques of FPV systems cleaning and categorizes them into water-based and water-free approaches. In addition, their cleaning frequencies, as well as economic aspects, are presented and discussed to determine their merits and demerits for using them in FPV systems.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/7/2018dust accumulationFloating Photovoltaic (FPV) systemsFloating Photovoltaic (FPV) cleaning techniquessoilingwater-based cleaning approacheswater-free cleaning approaches |
| spellingShingle | Rafi Zahedi Parisa Ranjbaran Gevork B. Gharehpetian Fazel Mohammadi Roya Ahmadiahangar Cleaning of Floating Photovoltaic Systems: A Critical Review on Approaches from Technical and Economic Perspectives Energies dust accumulation Floating Photovoltaic (FPV) systems Floating Photovoltaic (FPV) cleaning techniques soiling water-based cleaning approaches water-free cleaning approaches |
| title | Cleaning of Floating Photovoltaic Systems: A Critical Review on Approaches from Technical and Economic Perspectives |
| title_full | Cleaning of Floating Photovoltaic Systems: A Critical Review on Approaches from Technical and Economic Perspectives |
| title_fullStr | Cleaning of Floating Photovoltaic Systems: A Critical Review on Approaches from Technical and Economic Perspectives |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cleaning of Floating Photovoltaic Systems: A Critical Review on Approaches from Technical and Economic Perspectives |
| title_short | Cleaning of Floating Photovoltaic Systems: A Critical Review on Approaches from Technical and Economic Perspectives |
| title_sort | cleaning of floating photovoltaic systems a critical review on approaches from technical and economic perspectives |
| topic | dust accumulation Floating Photovoltaic (FPV) systems Floating Photovoltaic (FPV) cleaning techniques soiling water-based cleaning approaches water-free cleaning approaches |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/7/2018 |
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