Effects of Accumulation of Dust Types on the Output Voltage of the Photovoltaic Cell

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Effects of Accumulation of Dust Types on the Output Voltage of the Photovoltaic Cell

Shewangzaw Hamelo

Corresponding Author : Shewangzaw Hamelo

Department of condensed matter physics at wolaita sodo University, wolaita sodo, Ethiopia

Email ID : shewangzaw22@gmail.com

Received : 2018-09-05 Accepted : 2018-10-25 Published : 2018-10-25

Abstract : Accumulation of dust from the open-air environment on the panels of a solar photovoltaic (PV) system is natural. This study focuses on the types of dust commonly found around the area of wolaita sodo university Ethiopia; the objective of this research was to study the effects of dust accumulation on the performance of solar PV panels. Experiments were conducted using artificial dust particles, to determine the resulting output voltage. It was found from the study that the accumulated dust on the surface of a photovoltaic solar panel can decrease the output voltage and also the color of the dust determines the output.

Keywords : solar Photovoltaic Cell, Solar Energy, Voltage outcome

Citation : Shewangzaw Hamelo (2018). Effects of Accumulation of Dust Types on the Output Voltage of the Photovoltaic Cell. J. of Physical and Chemical Sciences. V6I4:02. DOI : 10.5281/zenodo.1480497

Copyright : © 2018 Shewangzaw Hamelo . This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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