Novel Soiling Identification Logics for Photovoltaics

Publications

Conference proceedings (2)

Impact of soiling on the outdoor performance of CPV modules in Spain

Author(s): Jesús Montes-Romero, Leonardo Micheli, Marios Theristis, Álvaro Fernández-Solas, Juan de la Casa, George E. Georghiou, Florencia Almonacid, Eduardo F. Fernández
Published in: 15th International Conference on Concentrator Photovoltaic Systems (CPV-15), AIP Conference Proceedings 2149, 060004, 2019, Page(s) 060004, ISBN 978-0-7354-1894-3
Publisher: AIP Publishing
DOI: 10.1063/1.5124197

"Indoor and Outdoor Test Results for ""DUSST"", a Low-Cost, Low-Maintenance PV Soiling Sensor"

Author(s): Matthew Muller, Joshua Morse, Florencia Almonacid, Eduardo F. Fernandez, Leonardo Micheli
Published in: 2019 IEEE 46th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), 2019, Page(s) 3277-3280, ISBN 978-1-7281-0494-2
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/pvsc40753.2019.8981225

Peer reviewed articles (11)

Spectral nature of soiling and its impact on multi-junction based concentrator systems

Author(s): Eduardo F. Fernández, Daniel Chemisana, Leonardo Micheli, Florencia Almonacid
Published in: Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 201, 2019, Page(s) 110118, ISSN 0927-0248
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2019.110118

Improved PV Soiling Extraction Through the Detection of Cleanings and Change Points

Author(s): Leonardo Micheli, Marios Theristis, Andreas Livera, Joshua S. Stein, George E. Georghiou, Matthew Muller, Florencia Almonacid, Eduardo F. Fernandez
Published in: IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 2021, Page(s) 1-8, ISSN 2156-3381
Publisher: IEEE Electron Devices Society
DOI: 10.1109/jphotov.2020.3043104

Design, characterization and indoor validation of the optical soiling detector “DUSST”

Author(s): Álvaro Fernández-Solas, Leonardo Micheli, Matthew Muller, Florencia Almonacid, Eduardo F. Fernández
Published in: Solar Energy, 211, 2020, Page(s) 1459-1468, ISSN 0038-092X
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2020.10.028

Optimum cleaning schedule of photovoltaic systems based on levelised cost of energy and case study in central Mexico

Author(s): P.M. Rodrigo, S. Gutiérrez, L. Micheli, E.F. Fernández, F.M. Almonacid
Published in: Solar Energy, 209, 2020, Page(s) 11-20, ISSN 0038-092X
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2020.08.074

Extracting and Generating PV Soiling Profiles for Analysis, Forecasting, and Cleaning Optimization

Author(s): Leonardo Micheli, Eduardo F. Fernandez, Matthew Muller, Florencia Almonacid
Published in: IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 10/1, 2020, Page(s) 197-205, ISSN 2156-3381
Publisher: IEEE Electron Devices Society
DOI: 10.1109/jphotov.2019.2943706

Photovoltaic cleaning frequency optimization under different degradation rate patterns

Author(s): Leonardo Micheli, Marios Theristis, Diego L. Talavera, Florencia Almonacid, Joshua S. Stein, Eduardo F. Fernández
Published in: Renewable Energy, 166, 2020, Page(s) 136-146, ISSN 0960-1481
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2020.11.044

Modelling photovoltaic soiling losses through optical characterization

Author(s): Greg P. Smestad, Thomas A. Germer, Hameed Alrashidi, Eduardo F. Fernández, Sumon Dey, Honey Brahma, Nabin Sarmah, Aritra Ghosh, Nazmi Sellami, Ibrahim A. I. Hassan, Mai Desouky, Amal Kasry, Bala Pesala, Senthilarasu Sundaram, Florencia Almonacid, K. S. Reddy, Tapas K. Mallick, Leonardo Micheli
Published in: Scientific Reports, 10/1, 2020, ISSN 2045-2322
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-56868-z

Techno-Economic Assessment of Soiling Losses and Mitigation Strategies for Solar Power Generation

Author(s): Klemens Ilse, Leonardo Micheli, Benjamin W. Figgis, Katja Lange, David Daßler, Hamed Hanifi, Fabian Wolfertstetter, Volker Naumann, Christian Hagendorf, Ralph Gottschalg, Jörg Bagdahn
Published in: Joule, 3/10, 2019, Page(s) 2303-2321, ISSN 2542-4351
Publisher: Cell Press
DOI: 10.1016/j.joule.2019.08.019

Economics of seasonal photovoltaic soiling and cleaning optimization scenarios

Author(s): Leonardo Micheli, Eduardo F. Fernández, Jorge T. Aguilera, Florencia Almonacid
Published in: Energy, 215, 2021, Page(s) 119018, ISSN 0360-5442
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2020.119018

Correlating photovoltaic soiling losses to waveband and single-value transmittance measurements

Author(s): Leonardo Micheli, Jose A. Caballero, Eduardo F. Fernandez, Greg P. Smestad, Gustavo Nofuentes, Tapas K. Mallick, Florencia Almonacid
Published in: Energy, 180, 2019, Page(s) 376-386, ISSN 0360-5442
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2019.05.097

Selection of optimal wavelengths for optical soiling modelling and detection in photovoltaic modules

Author(s): Leonardo Micheli, Eduardo F. Fernández, Matthew Muller, Greg P. Smestad, Florencia Almonacid
Published in: Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 212, 2020, Page(s) 110539, ISSN 0927-0248
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2020.110539