Evaluation of Dust Elements on Photovoltaic Module Performance: an Experimental Study

Dust is a natural phenomenon, and it represents all the components suspended in air. causes photovoltaic performance to deteriorate. The main dust concentrations vary from one geographic location another season another. These also have different effects on PV power losses. Therefore, studying effect of concentration each component separately can give greater clarification detail how accumulated affects behavior module. In this study, cell was collected analyzed into its basic components. results showed that most Sohar city consists mostly sand (65%) coming Empty Quarter desert adjacent Al-Batinah region. Also, volatile building materials such as cement gypsum high dust, which are 5.25% 4.94%, respectively. addition, ash 4.92%, resulting burning fuels smelters, plants, refineries. studied limited current cell, but their clearer voltage. As result, decrease generation especially evident case ash, cement, new garment, biggest due sand. While iron powder red had least cell.