Self-cleaning transparent dust shields for protecting solar panels and other devices

Particulate Science and Technology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 5-20

  Mazumder, M K ^a   Sharma, R ^a   Biris, A S ^a   Zhang, J ^a   Calle, C ^b   Zahn, M ^c  

^a University of Arkansas at Little Rock ^*  (United States)

^b KENNEDY SPACE CENTER   (United States)

^c Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrodynamic screen; Mars missions; Particle removal; Self cleaning solar panels; Tribocharging

Indexed keywords

ELECTRODYNAMICS; INDIUM COMPOUNDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ELECTRODYNAMIC SCREEN; MARS MISSIONS; PARTICLE REMOVAL; SELF-CLEANING SOLAR PANELS; TRIBOCHARGING;

DUST;

INDIUM; OXIDE; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE; TIN;

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; CHEMICAL MODEL; CLEANING; DUST; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY RESOURCE; FILM; HAZARD; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PARTICLE SIZE; POWER SUPPLY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOSENSITIVITY; SOLAR RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL;

EID: 33847045557     PISSN: 02726351     EISSN: 15480046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02726350601146341     Document Type: Article

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