Abstract
Electro-Dynamic screens (EDS) have been proven to be an efficient method for dust removal from a variety of surfaces including photovoltaics (PV). EDS consists of electrodes that are embedded inside a dielectric material, which is energized by a three-phase high-voltage source. This technology is essential for deploying PV panels in distant and dusty atmospheres like the desert and the surface of the Moon or Mars. When dust accumulate on a PV panel, the amount of light reaching the solar cells decreases, which reduces the total output power. A con of the EDS technology is that it needs high-voltage source to operate, but the EDS can be made self-sustainable by feeding the EDS directly from the PV panel itself. This paper presents the design of an autonomous power management system for the EDS from a 12V DC input to an output of a 1.2kV 3-phase square wave.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | 2021 IEEE 4th International Conference on Renewable Energy and Power Engineering, REPE 2021 |
| Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. |
| Pages | 141-146 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781665443715 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2021 |
Publication series
| Name | 2021 IEEE 4th International Conference on Renewable Energy and Power Engineering, REPE 2021 |
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Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2021 IEEE.
Keywords
- Electro-dynamic screen
- PV panels
- autonomous cleaning system
- high voltage electronics
- power supply
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Energy Engineering and Power Technology
- Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
- Control and Optimization
