International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology (IRJET) Volume: 07 Issue: 10 | Oct 2020 www.irjet.net
e-ISSN: 2395-0056 p-ISSN: 2395-0072
Automatic Cleaning of Solar Panel and Online Monitoring the Efficiency using IoT Rajesh Gawai1, Raghav Baheti2, Apar Shambharkar3, Devesh Patil4 1-4Dept.
of Electrical Engineering, PVG’s College of Engineering and Technology, Maharashtra, India ------------------------------------------------------------------------***-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Abstract –Energy is one of the major issues that the world is facing in India; 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 country is met by fuel, wood 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 use 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 the case in tropical countries like India. 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 to clean the module by controlling the Arduino programming to remove the dust in the PV modules to improve the power efficiency. Keywords: power efficiency; cleaning system; solar power; Renewable energy; 1. INTRODUCTION The sun emits energy at an extremely large rate hence there is abundant availability of solar energy in nature. If all solar energy could be converted into usable forms, it would be more enough to supply the world’s energy demand. However, this is not possible because of conditions in the atmosphere such as the effect of clouds, dust and temperature. Solar energy can be converted to more usable energy forms through solar panels. There is unprecedented interest in renewable energy, particularly solar energy, which provides electricity without giving rise to any carbon dioxide emission. Of the many alternatives, photovoltaic methods of extracting power from solar energy have been considered promising toward meeting the continuously increasing demand for energy. The efficiency of solar panels is limited due to natural conditions, so it is very much essential to take care of parameters like dust, humidity, and temperature. In this regard the work has been taken up to study the efficiency of solar panels with and without dust collected on it. The developed project includes design and to implementation of microcontroller-based dust cleaning system. The main aim of the project is to provide automatic dust cleaning mechanisms for solar panels. 1.1 Problem Faced in Solar Generation Solar energy is a sustainable energy source. It is renewable as well. It has many applications like solar water heater, solar air heaters and electricity generation. It has its advantages as well as disadvantages. Some of the disadvantages are Low efficiency of solar power conversion. Initial cost incurred in purchasing solar panels and their installation its fairly high enough to think about it twice. Obviously, the plant won’t be in working condition during night period. The weather is also a big factor in reducing the efficiency of solar system used. 2. PROBLEM STATEMENT
1) The main problem is to get sustainable power production from solar plant. 2) To decrease the maintenance cost. 2.1 Dust accumulation The main factors of dust accumulation which directly affect the performance of solar plant has been categorized into 3 groups.
1. Environmental Factor 2. Type of particulate matter 3. Location and Technical factors © 2020, IRJET
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