Electrostatic Solar Panel Cleaning

It uses electrostatic charge to repel dust and force it to the edges of the panels.

Electrostatic solar panel cleaning.

Large scale solar farms often employ manual labour to clean the panels or automatic machines. This technology is expected to increase the efficiency of mega solar power plants constructed in deserts. Electrostatic cleaning equipment has been developed to remove dust from solar panels. The solar photovoltaic panel cleaning technology can considerably increase the e ciency of electricity generated and also increase the durability of solar panels.

India to add 500 000 mw of renewable capacity june 27 2019 0. The actual power consumption of this system is small. It can remove 90 percent of the dust on a solar panel in a two minute cycle says malay mazumder a research. Electrostatic solar panel cleaning will grow especially in desert areas where water is scarce it said.

In arid areas therefore solar panels have to be cleaned frequently sometimes on a daily basis. Electrostatic precipitators uses static electricity to remove the dust from the panel by applying energy only to the particular matter being collected and therefore is very efficient in its.