The rapid development of photovoltaic (PV) technology and the growing number and size of
PV power plants require increasingly efficient and intelligent health monitoring strategies to …

The uncertainty associated with modeling and performance prediction of solar photovoltaic
systems could be easily and efficiently solved by artificial intelligence techniques. During the …

This review provides a comprehensive, detailed description and contextualization of soiling
research evolution in the solar energy field throughout time. The analysis consists of past …

This study analyses the consequences of an extreme dust storm that occurred in March
2022 on the Spanish national photovoltaic (PV) energy supply. This event, indeed …

Accurate photovoltaic (PV) diagnosis is of paramount importance for reducing investment
risk and increasing the bankability of the PV technology. The application of fault diagnostic …

Electricity is converted directly from incident solar energy through photovoltaic systems. This
latter is considered an elegant mean of exploiting renewable energy. It contributes …

Photovoltaic systems (PV) have been extensively used worldwide as a reliable and effective
renewable energy resource due to their environmental and economic merits. However, PV …

The known standard equations that describe the physics of light converting into electricity
inside a photovoltaic (PV) cell do not necessarily comprise the different operating …

Soiling is a crucial problem for solar energy power plants particularly in regions that have
high soiling rates, dust storms, water scarcity and a great solar energy potential. Moreover …

Solar radiation estimation determines how much energy the sun provides to a particular
region. This radiation is the primary energy source of conversion in photovoltaic plants and …