Simulating the dust effect on the energy performance of photovoltaic generators based on experimental measurements

Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 5154-5161

  Kaldellis, J K ^a   Kapsali, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST ATTICA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Carbonaceous fly ash; Dust deposition; Limestone; Particulate matter; Red soil

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; DUST; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GEOLOGIC MODELS; LIMESTONE; SOIL POLLUTION; SOILS;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ANALYTICAL TOOL; ATMOSPHERIC AIR; CARBONACEOUS FLY-ASH; DUST DEPOSITION; DUST EFFECT; ENERGY PERFORMANCE; ENERGY YIELDS; EXPECTED EFFECTS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; EXPERIMENTAL MEASUREMENTS; PARTICULATE MATTER; PV INSTALLATIONS; RED SOILS; REGIONAL AIR POLLUTION; SIDE EFFECT; SOLID PARTICLES; THEORETICAL MODELS; URBAN ENVIRONMENTS;

PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DEGRADATION; DUST; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLY ASH; LIMESTONE; MEASUREMENT METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARTICULATE MATTER; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; RED SOIL; SOIL TYPE; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 79961027268     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2011.06.018     Document Type: Article

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