Performance Analysis of Dust Accumulation on PV System: An Experimental Validation

Dust collection is a significant environmental concern that might impair PV system efficiency. To determine how dust thickness affects solar energy efficiency, this study takes into account three kinds of dust samples with varying dust thicknesses. Keep an eye on the size of the dust particles and the types of dust (typical dust, brick dust, chalk dust) to see which ones do the most damage to the PV panel. The MATLAB/Simulink model is validated by comparing the experimental findings of provided energy and its reduction by PV module for various dust samples (of comparable and different particle sizes). Error (power in W) in normal dust, brick dust and chalk dust is calculated with the help of MATLAB simulation as 0.998, 1.467 and 1.206 respectively. It is then validated with the help of experimental set up and found as 0.73, 2.539 and 1.812 respectively. Then percentage error is also calculated for normal dust, brick dust and chalk dust with the help of MATLAB simulation as 1.64, 3.04 and 2.41 respectively. It is then validated with the help of experimental set up and found as 1.67, 5.52 and 4.37 respectively The suggested study is strongly supported by both the hardware findings and the simulation results.