Economical Analysis of the Influence of cleaning PV Modules on Power Generating Cost of Photovoltaic Power Station

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10.2991/isesce-15.2015.26How to use a DOI?

Keywords

PV modules; ash fouling; equivalent generating hours; economic benefits

Abstract

Ash fouling on the surface of solar PV modules influences power generating efficiency. However, cleaning PV modules will increase power generating cost. Through comparative analysis of power generating cost between cleaned and uncleaned PV modules of same kind, it is concluded that the daily equivalent generating hours of cleaned PV modules raise by an average of 0.06. Furthermore, the economic benefits improve markedly. It is suggested that the photovoltaic power station of which PV modules are installed horizontally in Hefei and other subtropical humid monsoon climate zone shall be cleaned every two months in spring, autumn and winter.

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© 2015, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Ruopu Yang
PY  - 2015/12
DA  - 2015/12
TI  - Economical Analysis of the Influence of cleaning PV Modules on Power Generating Cost of Photovoltaic Power Station
BT  - Proceedings of the 2015 International Symposium on Energy Science and Chemical Engineering
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 130
EP  - 134
SN  - 2352-5401
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/isesce-15.2015.26
DO  - 10.2991/isesce-15.2015.26
ID  - Yang2015/12
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