Control analysis for solar panel dust mitigation using an electric curtain

Renewable Energy

Volumn 41, Issue , 2012, Pages 134-144

  Qian, D ^a   Marshall, J S ^a   Frolik, J ^a  

^a University of Vermont ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Dust mitigation; Electric curtain; Energy efficiency

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE METHOD; COMPUTATIONAL APPROACH; CONTROL ANALYSIS; CONTROL METHODS; CONTROL SCHEMES; DIMENSIONLESS PARAMETERS; DRY ENVIRONMENT; DUST MITIGATION; DUST REMOVAL; ELECTRIC CURTAIN; ENERGY CAPTURE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; NET ENERGY; OPTIMAL CONTROLS; OPTIMAL VALUES; OUTPUT VOLTAGES; SCALING ANALYSIS; SCALING PARAMETER; SINGLE CURVES; SOLAR PANELS; TURN-OFF VOLTAGE; VELOCITY PROFILES;

DUST; LUNAR MISSIONS; NASA; OPTIMAL SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; SOLAR ENERGY;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

CONTROL SYSTEM; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; PREDICTION; SOLAR POWER; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 84155172192     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2011.10.014     Document Type: Article

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