Title :
Effect of soiling on PV concentrators: Comparison with flat modules
Author :
Vivar, M. ; Herrero, R. ; Moretón, R. ; Martinez-Moreno, F. ; Sala, G.
Author_Institution :
Instituto de EnergÃ\xada Solar, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 28040 Spain
Abstract :
The effect of soiling in flat PV modules has been already studied, causing an averaged electrical output reduction near 4%.
Keywords :
Cleaning; Costs; Light scattering; Optical devices; Optical receivers; Optical refraction; Optical scattering; Pollution measurement; Soil measurements; Solar radiation;
Conference_Titel :
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 2008. PVSC '08. 33rd IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1640-0
Electronic_ISBN :
0160-8371
DOI :
10.1109/PVSC.2008.4922915