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Solar PV Panels-Self-Cleaning Coating Material for Egyptian Climatic Conditions

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  • Iman El-Mahallawi

    (The Centre for Renewable Energy, The British University in Egypt, El-Sherouk City, Cairo 11837, Egypt
    Department of Metallurgical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University, Giza 12613, Egypt)

  • Engy Elshazly

    (The Centre for Renewable Energy, The British University in Egypt, El-Sherouk City, Cairo 11837, Egypt)

  • Mohamed Ramadan

    (The Centre for Renewable Energy, The British University in Egypt, El-Sherouk City, Cairo 11837, Egypt)

  • Reem Nasser

    (The Centre for Renewable Energy, The British University in Egypt, El-Sherouk City, Cairo 11837, Egypt)

  • Moaaz Yasser

    (The Centre for Renewable Energy, The British University in Egypt, El-Sherouk City, Cairo 11837, Egypt)

  • Seif El-Badry

    (The Centre for Renewable Energy, The British University in Egypt, El-Sherouk City, Cairo 11837, Egypt)

  • Mahmoud Elthakaby

    (The Centre for Renewable Energy, The British University in Egypt, El-Sherouk City, Cairo 11837, Egypt)

  • Olugbenga Timo Oladinrin

    (Architecture and Built Environment, University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton WV1 1LY, UK)

  • Muhammad Qasim Rana

    (School of Built Environment, University College of Estate Management, Reading RG1 4BS, UK)

Abstract

The electrical efficiency of photovoltaic panels is affected by many environmental parameters, which have a negative impact on system electrical efficiency and cost of energy, dust and increased panel temperatures being the most serious in the MENA region. In this work, a few organic-based self-cleaning coatings are developed, and their effects on PVs’ electrical efficiency re assessed for polycrystalline panels exposed to natural soiling conditions outdoors at El-Sherouk City. The results show that monolithic hydrophobic-based coatings using paraffine and dimethyl-siloxane show up to 14.3% improvement in the electrical efficiency of the PV panels, but the role of nanoparticles TiO 2 and Al 2 O 3 addition needs further investigation. Hydrophobic-based coatings using dimethyl-siloxane reduce the coated panels’ surface temperature compared with the uncoated panel.

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  • Iman El-Mahallawi & Engy Elshazly & Mohamed Ramadan & Reem Nasser & Moaaz Yasser & Seif El-Badry & Mahmoud Elthakaby & Olugbenga Timo Oladinrin & Muhammad Qasim Rana, 2022. "Solar PV Panels-Self-Cleaning Coating Material for Egyptian Climatic Conditions," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(17), pages 1-13, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:14:y:2022:i:17:p:11001-:d:905628
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