However, environmental conditions as well as operation and maintenance of the solar PV cell affect the optimum output and substantially impact the energy conversion efficiency, productivity and lifetime, thus affect the economy of power generation.
The quantity of power generated by photovoltaic cells will be impacted by the variation in solar cell efficiency that occurs with temperature changes (PV modules). The temperature has a big impact on the voltage. Temperature and voltage are inversely related. The output of a PV power system is influenced by a variety of environmental factors.
PV power generation is highly dependent on uncontrolled weather and environmental conditions, such as module temperature, solar irradiance, wind speed, wind pressure and direction, atmospheric temperature, humidity, etc. The output power of a PV system dynamically changes with time due to the variability of the aforementioned environmental factors.
In this study, an investigation about recent works regarding the effect of environmental and operational factors on the performance of solar PV cell is presented. It is found that dust allocation and soiling effect are crucial, along with the humidity and temperature that largely affect the performance of PV module.
Technical factors like cell efficiency, orientation, tracking systems, shading, and durability also affect system performance, and are the subject of other reviews [, , ]. The paper is structured to review six key environmental factors affecting solar PV performance in turn.
Progress has been made to raise the efficiency of the PV solar cells that can now reach up to approximately 34.1% in multi‐junction PV cells. Electricity generation from concentrated solar technologies has a promising future as well, especially the CSP, because of its high capacity, efficiency, and energy storage capability.
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Effects of different environmental and operational …
In this study, an investigation about recent works regarding the effect of environmental and operational factors on the performance of solar PV cell is presented. It is found that dust allocation and soiling effect are crucial, …
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According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), solar PV (PV) systems may supply 11% of all renewable energy globally, which is comparable to a significant 2.3 Gigaton (Gton) decrease in carbon dioxide (CO 2) emissions year. Solar radiation comes from the sun, which provides 1367 W/m 2 to the atmosphere (Liu, 2009).
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In this study, an investigation about recent works regarding the effect of environmental and operational factors on the performance of solar PV cell is presented. It is found that dust allocation and soiling effect are crucial, along with the humidity and temperature that largely affect the performance of PV module.
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Environmental factors critically affect solar PV performance across diverse climates. High temperatures reduce solar PV efficiency by 0.4–0.5 % per degree Celsius. Dust can reduce PV output by up to 60 %, especially in desert regions. Terrain factors like albedo and snow present mixed effects on PV energy generation.
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