Solar panels play a significant role for generating
electricity. Solar panels generate electricity when exposed to the sunlight.
The efficiency of solar panels and generating electricity is strongly
influenced when sun exposure to the solar cell is reduced. Dust, dry areas and
building up other particles like droppings of birds have significant impact on
the amount of generating electricity by solar panels. Cleaning solar panels
regularly can significantly increase the overall efficiency of solar panels.
Typically, solar panels are self-cleaning. Insufficient care for solar panels
can decrease the efficiency of solar panels. Therefore, it is very important to
maintain solar panels very carefully.
How to clean solar panel glass
- Before
starting cleaning, you have to shut down your entire system as per
instructions or guidelines of your manual provided by your solar panels
manufacturer.
- Cleaning
solar panels from the ground is safe. In order to stay on the ground
safely, you need a good quality squeegee with a plastic blade and soft
brush on one end and a cloth covered sponge on the other coupled
having a long extension. For reaching water stream to panels, you should
use a hose with a suitable nozzle. If it is not possible to clean panels
from the ground, never attempt to access your rooftop unless you have
necessary training and relevant safety equipment. If you don’t have any
training, you should complete the cleaning process by a suitably qualified
professional.
- You
should clean your solar panels early morning or in the evening and on an
overcast day. Using water while beating down the sun on solar panels can
quickly evaporate which causes smearing dirt. Falling dew on solar panels
overnight makes dirt soften which helps you to clean panels using less
water and energy. So, typically it is ideal time to clean panels early
morning.
- For
removing slab on materials, never use harsh abrasive products or metal
objects. Scratching the glass on a solar panel spreads shadow which
decreases the performance of a solar panel. Don't use corrosive powder as
it risks scratching the panels. Using detergents may smear the glass of a
solar panel. So, it should be avoided.
- If
your solar panels are dry, you should dismantle all loose materials
before approaching panels with water. It will help you to clean quickly
and easily.
- In
some installation scenarios, oily splash may occur. For example, if you
live adjacent to and downwind of a major roadway wherein vehicles like
trucks move most frequently or you live near an airport. If you
notice appearing oily splash on your panels, then you should use
isopropanol as a spot-cleaning element.
- You
can easily remove the most persistent dirt exists on the glass
of a good quality solar panel by washing gently with a soft
brush or plastic cleanser or a prickly cloth covered sponge using clean
water.
- Use
rainwater and mineral-rich water as a final rinse, after then you should
compress dry. If your available water is hard or mineral-rich, you must
compress well, because mineral-rich water can form deposits on glass as it
dries.
If you want to obtain the highest
efficiency possible, then you need to install a special ‘PID (Potential Induced Degradation) coating’
on the glass of your solar panels. This may be in the form of a spray or by
mixing it with the water for the maintenance of your solar panels. In this way
a filter exists on the panels, so that the electric charge quickly ends up in
your installation. It should be noted here that the PID coating works properly only when a PID box is installed appropriately.
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