NAFİ CABACABA

THE EFFECTS OF SOILING ON SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS IN THE CYPRUS

Abstract

The Cypriot community is getting familiar with the PV systems and installations are expected to grow with a rapid pace. On the other hand, the effect of soiling is limited to few studies in Cyprus. This paper presents the effects of soiling on an installed PV system in the capital of Cyprus. The system consists of six poly-crystalline PV modules each one of them has connected to a micro-inverter. The system power outputs and irradiation level are monitored on individual level by using online portal. Initial monitoring phase is conducted for 1 year, and then the system divided in three groups. Each group consists of two PV modules based on their power outputs. Percentage power output difference between three groups will be evaluated. The cleaning schedule is assigned for each group which is divided as weekly, twice in a month and once in a month to find the effect of soiling. This will help to find a cleaning frequency for the PV systems in Cyprus. Furthermore, the least square method will be used to drive a mathematical model to evaluate the uncertainties.

Biography

He was born in 1989 in Nicosia, Cyprus. He studied BEng Mechanical Engineering specialised on Sustainable Energy Systems in one of the leading engineering universities, University of Southampton. He dis MSc on Renewable Energy System Engineering in University of Surrey. He went back to Cyprus in 2011 and established his own department on renewable energy under his family owned company, CABACABA INSAAT PAZARI LTD. Currently, he is the CEO of the company and has more than 500 customers with over 1500 kW solar installation and 500 kW heat pump installation.