Dust cleaning robots (DCR) for BIPV and BAPV solar power plants-A conceptual framework and research challenges

This paper proposes a conceptual framework to design and develop robots for addressing the soiling or the dust cleaning issue on the building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) and building applied photovoltaics (BAPV). BIPV and BAPV turn the present and future buildings (high rise or low rise) into po...

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Main Authors:	Kumar, Nallapaneni Manoj, Sudhakar, K., Mahendran, Samykano, Sukumaran, Sreenath
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2018
Subjects:	TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
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spelling	ump-239062019-01-22T08:59:05Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/23906/ Dust cleaning robots (DCR) for BIPV and BAPV solar power plants-A conceptual framework and research challenges Kumar, Nallapaneni Manoj Sudhakar, K. Mahendran, Samykano Sukumaran, Sreenath TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery This paper proposes a conceptual framework to design and develop robots for addressing the soiling or the dust cleaning issue on the building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) and building applied photovoltaics (BAPV). BIPV and BAPV turn the present and future buildings (high rise or low rise) into power stations with the introduction of photovoltaics either in the façade (90° wall) or roof (flat or pitched) configuration. But one of the significant challenges that influence the energy performance is the dust accumulation. This is a serious issue in the places where air pollution is very high. Addressing this would be very difficult for the human workforce, and the complexity and tediousness would increase depending on the size of the BIPV and BAPV array or the height of the building. Currently, there are few dust cleaning robots which could offer services in addressing the soiling issues in conventional photovoltaic installations. The existing dust cleaning robots (DCR) could not offer a better feasible solution in BIPV and BAPV as they offered in traditional PV systems that were installed in an open area. Hence for addressing dust cleaning issue, some novel conceptual schemas related to robot developments were proposed in this paper considering the installation configuration of PV systems for building applications. Here, DCR’s for three configuration of PV installation with building applications namely BIPV/BAPV façade, BIPV/BAPV horizontal roof, and BIPV/BAPV pitched roof are dealt. The proposed conceptual robots were briefly described with the schematic views highlighting operation, energy consumptions, and slipping issue etc. Scope for the development and various research challenges that are to be considered during the design stage are highlighted along with the discussion Elsevier 2018 Article PeerReviewed pdf en cc_by_nc_nd_4 http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/23906/1/Dust%20cleaning%20robots%20%28DCR%29%20for%20BIPV.pdf Kumar, Nallapaneni Manoj and Sudhakar, K. and Mahendran, Samykano and Sukumaran, Sreenath (2018) Dust cleaning robots (DCR) for BIPV and BAPV solar power plants-A conceptual framework and research challenges. Procedia Computer Science, 133. pp. 746-754. ISSN 1877-0509 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procs.2018.07.123 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procs.2018.07.123
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spellingShingle	TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery Kumar, Nallapaneni Manoj Sudhakar, K. Mahendran, Samykano Sukumaran, Sreenath Dust cleaning robots (DCR) for BIPV and BAPV solar power plants-A conceptual framework and research challenges
description	This paper proposes a conceptual framework to design and develop robots for addressing the soiling or the dust cleaning issue on the building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) and building applied photovoltaics (BAPV). BIPV and BAPV turn the present and future buildings (high rise or low rise) into power stations with the introduction of photovoltaics either in the façade (90° wall) or roof (flat or pitched) configuration. But one of the significant challenges that influence the energy performance is the dust accumulation. This is a serious issue in the places where air pollution is very high. Addressing this would be very difficult for the human workforce, and the complexity and tediousness would increase depending on the size of the BIPV and BAPV array or the height of the building. Currently, there are few dust cleaning robots which could offer services in addressing the soiling issues in conventional photovoltaic installations. The existing dust cleaning robots (DCR) could not offer a better feasible solution in BIPV and BAPV as they offered in traditional PV systems that were installed in an open area. Hence for addressing dust cleaning issue, some novel conceptual schemas related to robot developments were proposed in this paper considering the installation configuration of PV systems for building applications. Here, DCR’s for three configuration of PV installation with building applications namely BIPV/BAPV façade, BIPV/BAPV horizontal roof, and BIPV/BAPV pitched roof are dealt. The proposed conceptual robots were briefly described with the schematic views highlighting operation, energy consumptions, and slipping issue etc. Scope for the development and various research challenges that are to be considered during the design stage are highlighted along with the discussion
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author	Kumar, Nallapaneni Manoj Sudhakar, K. Mahendran, Samykano Sukumaran, Sreenath
author_facet	Kumar, Nallapaneni Manoj Sudhakar, K. Mahendran, Samykano Sukumaran, Sreenath
author_sort	Kumar, Nallapaneni Manoj
title	Dust cleaning robots (DCR) for BIPV and BAPV solar power plants-A conceptual framework and research challenges
title_short	Dust cleaning robots (DCR) for BIPV and BAPV solar power plants-A conceptual framework and research challenges
title_full	Dust cleaning robots (DCR) for BIPV and BAPV solar power plants-A conceptual framework and research challenges
title_fullStr	Dust cleaning robots (DCR) for BIPV and BAPV solar power plants-A conceptual framework and research challenges
title_full_unstemmed	Dust cleaning robots (DCR) for BIPV and BAPV solar power plants-A conceptual framework and research challenges
title_sort	dust cleaning robots (dcr) for bipv and bapv solar power plants-a conceptual framework and research challenges
publisher	Elsevier
publishDate	2018
url	http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/23906/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/23906/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/23906/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/23906/1/Dust%20cleaning%20robots%20%28DCR%29%20for%20BIPV.pdf
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Dust cleaning robots (DCR) for BIPV and BAPV solar power plants-A conceptual framework and research challenges

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