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Ahmed A, Elsakka M, Elhenawy Y, Amer A, Mansi A, Bassyouni M, Gadalla M, Refaat A. Experimental investigation of a nano coating efficiency for dust mitigation on photovoltaic panels in harsh climatic conditions. Sci Rep 2024; 14:23013. [PMID: 39362961 PMCID: PMC11449939 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-72772-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2024] [Accepted: 09/10/2024] [Indexed: 10/05/2024] Open
Abstract
Dust accumulation on photovoltaic (PV) panels in arid regions diminishes solar energy absorption and panel efficiency. In this study, the effectiveness of a self-cleaning nano-coating thin film is evaluated in reducing dust accumulation and improving PV Panel efficiency. Surface morphology and elemental analysis of the nano-coating and dust are conducted. Continuous measurements of solar irradiances and ambient temperature have been recorded. SEM analysis of dust revealed irregularly shaped micron-sized particles with potential adhesive properties, causing shading effects on the PV panel surface. Conversely, the coating particles exhibited a uniform, spherical shape, suggesting effective prevention of dust adhesion. Solar irradiance ranged from 120 W/m² to a peak of 720 W/m² at noon. Application of the self-cleaning nano-coating thin film consistently increased short circuit current (Isc), with the coated panel averaging 2.8 A, which is 64.7% higher than the uncoated panel's 1.7 A. The power output of the coated panel ranged from 7 W to 38 W, with an average of approximately 24.75 W, whereas the uncoated panel exhibited a power output between 3 W and 23 W, averaging around 14 W. These findings highlight the substantial potential of nano-coating for effective dust mitigation, particularly in dusty environments, thus enhancing PV system reliability.
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Affiliation(s)
- Asmaa Ahmed
- Mechanical Power Engineering Department, Port Said University, Port Said, Egypt.
- Energy Research and Studies Centre, Port Said University, Port Said, Egypt.
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- Mechanical Power Engineering Department, Port Said University, Port Said, Egypt
- Energy Research and Studies Centre, Port Said University, Port Said, Egypt
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- Mechanical Power Engineering Department, Port Said University, Port Said, Egypt
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- Mechanical Power Engineering Department, Port Said University, Port Said, Egypt
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- Chemical Engineering Department, Port Said University, Port Said, Egypt
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- Chemical Engineering Department, Port Said University, Port Said, Egypt
- Centre of Excellence in Membrane-Based Water Desalination Technology for Testing and Characterization (CEMTC), Port Said University, Port Said, Egypt
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- Chemical Engineering Department, Port Said University, Port Said, Egypt
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- Electrical Engineering Department, Port Said University, Port Said, Egypt
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Moradi-Alavian S, Kazempour A, Mirzaei-Saatlo M, Ashassi-Sorkhabi H, Mehrdad A, Asghari E, Lamb JJ, Pollet BG. Promotion of hydrogen evolution from seawater via poly(aniline-co-4-nitroaniline) combined with 3D nickel nanoparticles. Sci Rep 2023; 13:21486. [PMID: 38057368 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-48355-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2023] [Accepted: 11/25/2023] [Indexed: 12/08/2023] Open
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This work reports the synthesis of poly (aniline-co-4-nitroaniline) deposited on a three-dimensional nanostructured nickel (3D-Ni) film, where both layers were fabricated via potentiostatic electrodeposition. The obtained electrocatalyst exhibited excellent electrochemical activity for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction (HER) with small overpotentials of - 195 and - 325 mV at - 10 and - 100 mAcm-2, respectively, and a low Tafel slope of 53.3 mV dec-1 in seawater. Additionally, the electrocatalyst exhibited good stability after 72 h operation under a constant potential of - 1.9 V vs. RHE. The efficient HER performance of the as-prepared catalyst was found to originate from the synergy between the conducting polymer and three-dimensional nickel nanoparticles with a large electrochemical active surface area. Moreover, the results obtained from electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) measurements revealed that the presence of 3D-Ni layer improved the kinetics of HER by reducing the charge transfer resistance for the electrocatalyst.
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- Saleh Moradi-Alavian
- Electrochemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
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- Electrochemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
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- Electrochemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
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- Electrochemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
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- Electrochemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran.
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- Hydrogen Energy and Sonochemistry Research Group, Department of Energy and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), NO-7491, Trondheim, Norway
- Department of Energy and Process Engineering & ENERSENSE, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), NO-7491, Trondheim, Norway
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- Green Hydrogen Lab, Institute for Hydrogen Research (IHR), Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR), 3351 Boulevard des Forges, Trois-Rivières, QC, G9A 5H7, Canada
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Jamshed W, Eid MR, Al-Hossainy AF, Raizah Z, Tag El Din ESM, Sajid T. Experimental and TDDFT materials simulation of thermal characteristics and entropy optimized of Williamson Cu-methanol and Al 2O 3-methanol nanofluid flowing through solar collector. Sci Rep 2022; 12:18130. [PMID: 36307469 PMCID: PMC9616940 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-23025-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2022] [Accepted: 10/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Current investigation emphasizes the evaluation of entropy in a porous medium of Williamson nanofluid (WNF) flow past an exponentially extending horizontal plate featuring Parabolic Trough Solar Collector (PTSC). Two kinds of nanofluids such as copper-methanol (Cu-MeOH) and alumina-methanol (Al2O3-MeOH) were tested, discussed and plotted graphically. The fabricated nanoparticles are studied using different techniques, including TDDFT/DMOl3 method as simulated and SEM measurements as an experimental method. The centroid lengths of the dimer are 3.02 Å, 3.27 Å, and 2.49 Å for (Cu-MeOH), (Al2O3-MeOH), and (Cu-MeOH-αAl-MOH), respectively. Adequate similarity transformations were applied to convert the partial differential equation (PDEs) into nonlinear ordinary differential equations (ODEs) with the corresponding boundary constraints. An enhancement in Brinkmann and Reynolds numbers increases the overall system entropy. WNF parameter enhances the heat rate in PTSC. The thermal efficiency gets elevated for Cu-MeOH than that of Al2O3-MeOH among 0.8% at least and 6.6% in maximum for varying parametric values.
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- Wasim Jamshed
- Department of Mathematics, Capital University of Science and Technology (CUST), Islamabad, 44000, Pakistan.
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- Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, New Valley University, Al-Kharga, 72511, Al-Wadi Al-Gadid, Egypt
- Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, Northern Border University, Arar, 1321, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, New Valley University, Al-Kharga, 72511, Al-Wadi Al-Gadid, Egypt
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- Department of Mathematics, College of Science, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia
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- Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Future University in Egypt, New Cairo, 11835, Egypt
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- Department of Mathematics, Capital University of Science and Technology (CUST), Islamabad, 44000, Pakistan
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Dinagaran S, Gajendiran J, Raj SG, Gnanam S. Growth, physico-chemical properties, opto-electrical characteristics, thermo-mechanical and DFT studies of 4-aminoantipyrine single crystals. J Mol Struct 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2022.134084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Development of azithromycin–Pd mono nanocomposite: Synthesis, physicochemical, characterization and TD-DFT calculations. J Mol Struct 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2022.133126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Physical structure, TD-DFT computations, and optical properties of hybrid nanocomposite thin film as optoelectronic devices. J IND ENG CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jiec.2022.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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