Proceedings of the 2015 International Symposium on Energy Science and Chemical Engineering

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

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Ruopu Yang
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Ruopu Yang
Available Online December 2015.
DOI
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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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2015 International Symposium on Energy Science and Chemical Engineering
Series
Advances in Engineering Research
Publication Date
December 2015
ISBN
978-94-6252-140-7
ISSN
2352-5401
DOI
10.2991/isesce-15.2015.26How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2015, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
Open Access
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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