A Review of the Mitigating Methods against the Energy Conversion Decrease in Solar Panels

Gabriella-Stefánia Szabó (), Róbert Szabó and Loránd Szabó ()
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Gabriella-Stefánia Szabó: Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering of Hungarian Line, Babeș-Bolyai University, 400028 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Róbert Szabó: Department of Environmental and Plant Protection, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Loránd Szabó: Department of Electrical Machines and Drives, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, 400114 Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Energies, 2022, vol. 15, issue 18, 1-21

Abstract: Using solar panels is one of the cleanest ways to generate electricity ever created by mankind. The efficiency of rapidly expanding solar panels decreases during their lifetime for several reasons, such as photodegradation, hot spots, potentially induced degradation, etc. Dirt and debris accumulation on the surface of the solar panels can also significantly contribute to their performance degradation due to the diminishing of the solar radiation reaching their active surfaces. Numerous degradation mitigation methods are cited in the literature. This article briefly outlines these basic measures.

Keywords: cleaning and self-cleaning of solar panels; solar cells degradation and soiling; solar panel degradation alleviation methods (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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