How do you maintain solar panels?
Over the last decade, the number of consumers using solar energy has increased. Both residential and commercial solar consumers are using solar rooftops for their houses and commercial buildings. Solar rooftops comprise of the solar panels which use the PhotoVoltaic (PV) technology. These solar panels require care and maintenance to ensure optimum output and durability. Here some important guidelines that you can follow which ensures that-
- Solar panels should not be kept in the shed: The energy production becomes quite less compared to a scenario where they are not kept in the shed.
- Monitoring of String combiner boxes: Consistent real-time monitoring of string combiner boxes can provide you with an insight into the faults or low-efficiency performance of the solar panels. Using effective remote monitoring solutions like TrackSo’s is always helpful in ensuring the efficient maintenance of solar panels for long term benefits.
- General cleansing of solar panels: You can use any equipment has a stream of water to clean the solar panels. This is a very basic task which can be added to a daily routine to ensure better performance.
- Automated cleaning: Sprinklers are a good alternative if the task mentioned cannot be executed. They are automated and require next to no effort.
- Make sure you don’t take unnecessary risks: Keep in mind the fact that you are very aware of your safety when you are inspecting the solar panels.
- Monitoring of Soil Detecting Sensors: With the availability of soil detection sensors and equipment agnostic monitoring solutions like TrackSo, you can determine soil particles present on the panels in real-time and inform the maintenance team on when to clean panels instead of cleaning it even when it is not required and wasting valuable resources like water and time.
Following the above guidelines can bring a *10-15 % increase in your energy generation annually and hence bringing a better performance out of your solar-based power plant.
Note:*The percentage increase mentioned depends on the plant size
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