The TOPSIS method is employed to compare the cleaning techniques and rank them from most favored to least favored. Manual cleaning of the PV panels is the highest ranked cleaning technique according to the TOPSIS ranking. The efficiency and power output of photovoltaic (PV) panels are vital to the solar PV plant.
The first step to is acquiring the necessary information such as PV and plant connections, current cleaning plan (if any) and costs, schematics of the PV plant infrastructure, etc. This step is followed by performance evaluation of the PV to assess the cleaning quality of the current cleaning strategy (if available).
To run the brushes or wipers, a set of mechanical devices like motors or robots is required, and to clean the PV panel surface, a water storage tank with sprinklers are used (Brahmbhatt, 2018). Power consumption of cleaning robots varies depending on the angle of the solar panel, wind speed, and thickness of the dirt layer.
Various cleaning methods were compared: manual cleaning, automatic cleaning, manual injection water, compressed air. Some outstanding features of the new proposal are identified, making it the ideal device for resolving cleaning difficulties, high temperatures, and increasing solar cell performance.
Consequently, specific cleaning techniques are required to mitigate the accumulated dust and restore the plant's efficiency. The most popular PV panel cleaning techniques include natural, manual, automatic, and electrostatic cleaning. Each cleaning technique is associated with both positive and negative impacts.
The results of the study showed that the frequency of cleaning the PV of the study area is about 20 days when the concentration of accumulated particles is about 100 μg/m 3 and the deterioration in the power generated from the PV is about 5%. 3.4. Manual cleaning
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