Design and construction of automated solar panel cleaning system for removal of dust.

Abstract

Energy is one of the major issues that the world is facing today, the supply of energy has been one of the major problems for both urban and rural households. About 60% to 70% of the energy demand of the most countries in the world are met by fuelwood and agriculture residues. Solar energy is a renewable source of energy, which has a great potential and it is radiated by the sun. Renewable energy is important to replace the using of electric energy generated by petroleum. Solar power has become a source of renewable energy and solar energy application should be enhanced. The solar PV modules are generally employed in dusty environments which are arid, semi-arid or dry. The dust gets accumulated on the front surface of the module and blocks the incident light from the sun. It reduces the power generation capacity of the module. The power output reduces as much as by 50% if the module is not cleaned for a month. The cleaning system has been designed cleans the module by controlling the Arduino programming. To remove the dust in the PV modules to improving the power efficiency.