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Method for Snow Removal from the Surface of a Photovoltaic Array

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The goal of cleaning snow from the surface of a photovoltaic array (PVA) is relevant for all regions where snow cover is present for several months. In winter, depending on climatic conditions, the amount of energy loss ranges from 10 to 100%. This paper presents the results of measuring the characteristics of the snow cover and the time of cleaning a PVA by a warm air jet, which constitutes a part of a photovoltaic station of 10 kW, located at the training ground of the Tashkent State Technical University. The results of model calculations are in satisfactory agreement with the results of measurements.

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  1. Material Science Institute, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 100084, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

    V. G. Dyskin

  2. Tashkent State Technical University, 100095, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

    I. A. Yuldoshev

  3. Physical–Technical Institute SPA Physics–Sun, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 100084, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

    S. Shoguchkorov

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Dyskin, V.G., Yuldoshev, I.A. & Shoguchkorov, S. Method for Snow Removal from the Surface of a Photovoltaic Array. Appl. Sol. Energy 57, 409–412 (2021). https://doi.org/10.3103/S0003701X21050066

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