Assessment of solar panel contamination via its image in Libya climate
https://doi.org/10.21122/2309-4923-2024-4-41-46
Abstract
Modern solar power plants are usually built in deserts, in conditions of lack of water and a lot of dust. Dustiness of solar panels leads to a decrease in their efficiency, and cleaning the panels from dust is an energy consuming operation. The article discusses an approach to assessing the degree of contamination of a panel and making a decision about the need to clean it based on analysis of the panel image. An algorithm for making a cleaning decision is presented, a software application for assessing the degree of contamination of the panel is described, and the results of an experimental test of the created application are presented.
Supporting agencies: Many grateful thanks to The Libyan Center for Solar Energy Research and Studies, Tajoura, Libya.
About the Authors
A. A. Albagoush
Belarusian National Technical University
Belarus
Albagoush Alaaeddin Ali is pursuing his PhD in Computer Engineering in Belarusian National Technical University. He is currently working as head of the communications department at the General Electricity Company of Libya.
Minsk
Belarus
Albagoush Alaaeddin Ali is pursuing his PhD in Computer Engineering in Belarusian National Technical University. He is currently working as head of the communications department at the General Electricity Company of Libya.
Minsk
A. B. Kupriyanov
Belarusian National Technical University
Belarus
Kupriyanov Andrey Borisovich, PhD, Associate professor at the Software Department
Minsk
Belarus
Kupriyanov Andrey Borisovich, PhD, Associate professor at the Software Department
Minsk
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Albagoush A.A., Kupriyanov A.B. Assessment of solar panel contamination via its image in Libya climate. «System analysis and applied information science». 2024;(4):41-46. https://doi.org/10.21122/2309-4923-2024-4-41-46
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