@inproceedings{3166b10f711d4658941228d45ee1e84b,
title = "Electrostatic Cleaning Equipment for Dust Removal from Solar Panels of Mega Solar Power Generation Plants",
abstract = "Electrostatic cleaning equipment has been developed to remove dust from the surface of solar panels. When a high ac voltage is applied to the parallel screen electrodes placed on a solar panel, the resultant electrostatic force acts on the particles near the electrodes. The reciprocatory motion of the particles between the electrodes is due to the alternating electrostatic force, where some particles pass through the openings of the upper screen electrode and fall downward along the inclined panel owing to the gravitational force. We demonstrated that the dust is removed efficiently from the panel surface. The power consumption of this system is negligibly low. This technology is expected to increase the effective efficiency of mega solar power plants constructed in deserts.",
keywords = "cleaner, dust, electrostatic force, mega solar, sand, solar panel",
author = "Hiroyuki Kawamoto and Megumi Kato",
year = "2018",
month = nov,
day = "26",
doi = "10.1109/PVSC.2018.8547468",
language = "English",
series = "2018 IEEE 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC 2018 - A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC, 28th PVSEC and 34th EU PVSEC",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
pages = "3648--3652",
booktitle = "2018 IEEE 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC 2018 - A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC, 28th PVSEC and 34th EU PVSEC",
note = "7th IEEE World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC 2018 ; Conference date: 10-06-2018 Through 15-06-2018",
}
