Dust accumulation and aggregation on PV panels: An integrated survey on impacts, mathematical models, cleaning mechanisms, and possible sustainable solution

HM Khalid, Z Rafique, SM Muyeen, A Raqeeb, Z Said… - Solar Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Photovoltaic (PV) panels are one of the most emerging components of renewable energy
integration. However, where the PV systems bring power conversion efficiency with its bulk …

Solar panels dirt monitoring and cleaning for performance improvement: a systematic review on smart systems

BO Olorunfemi, OA Ogbolumani, N Nwulu - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
The advancement in technology to manage energy generation using solar panels has
proved vital for increased reliability and reduced cost. Solar panels emit no pollution while …

Analysis of the suitability of the solar panels for hospitals: A new fuzzy decision-making model proposal with the T-spherical TOP-DEMATEL method

S Eti, H Dinçer, S Yüksel… - Journal of Intelligent & …, 2023 - content.iospress.com
In this study, a new fuzzy decision-making model is created to evaluate whether the solar
panels are efficient to minimize energy costs of the hospitals. The weights of the criteria are …

Segmentation of two-phase flow X-ray tomography images to determine contact angle using deep autoencoders

J Siavashi, M Mahdaviara, MJ Shojaei, M Sharifi… - Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
This study improves the characterization of in situ contact angles in porous media by
employing deep learning techniques (SegNet, UNet, ResNet, and UResNet) for multiphase …

Examining effects of air pollution on photovoltaic systems via interpretable random forest model

A Dudáš, MT Udristioiu, T Alkharusi, H Yildizhan… - Renewable Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Renewable energy plays a vital role in power generation and solar photovoltaic systems
due to resource availability throughout the year. This work aims to investigate the impact of …

Progress in research and technological developments of phase change materials integrated photovoltaic thermal systems: The allied problems and their mitigation …

RK Rajamony, B Kalidasan, IA Lagari, JKS Paw… - Sustainable Materials …, 2024 - Elsevier
The efficiency of solar cells and photovoltaic (PV) panels are lacking significantly due to its
surface overheating by the incident solar radiation. Indeed, the generated heat energy is …

Icephobic materials and strategies: From bio‐inspirations to smart systems

X Li, Y Liu, Z Zhang, Y Liu, J Leng - Droplet, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Unwanted ice formations may cause severe functional degradations of facilities and also
have a negative impact on their lifespans. Avoiding and removing ice accumulation is …

Research Progress of Snowmelt Promotion and Snowmelt Monitoring Technology on Photovoltaic Modules

Y Zhu, K Li, W Gao, J Wang, H Xiong… - IEEJ Transactions on …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The accumulation of snow is one of the essential reasons for the significant decrease in the
power generation efficiency of PV stations in winter. For this reason, this paper firstly …

[PDF][PDF] “UTU” COMPACT SOLAR PANEL CLEANING ROBOT

S Muhammed, T Laheb, H Ma'ad, OW Maaroof - IJANSER, 2023 - researchgate.net
The solar photovoltaic sector has grown significantly during the past decade as a result of
rising interest in renewable energy sources. However, keeping the panels clean is a …

Towards Sustainable Smart Sites: Design and Development of Autonomous Solar Panel Cleaning Robot

N Hashim, IHBM Rasid, A Al-Tamimi… - 2023 IEEE 8th …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Recent years have witnessed an upsurge in adoption of solar panels across various sectors
as a form of sustainable energy. Although solar panels offer clean energy solutions, their …