Hydrophobic Solar Panel Coating

The three main advantages of nano coatings for solar panels are the following.

Hydrophobic solar panel coating.

One of the advantages that counts for pv modules installed in rainy climates are the hydrophobic properties. The self cleaning properties our hydrophobic glass treatment offers allow for bird droppings dust and many other contaminants to be more easily. Element 119 s solar panel coating is a hard hydrophobic self cleaning barrier or protection with an efficient dust accumulation reducing function. Our solar panel hydrophobic coating repels rain and snow allowing it to flow off the surfaces of your solar panels more easily.

Paudyal s research showed that the dust accumulation during five months of outdoor exposure reduced the efficiency of solar panel up to 29 76. Solar power is one of the sources for renewable energy. Even in the uk solar power is used despite the rainy and cloudy weather. Solar sharc is an inorganic organic hybrid coating that is only a few microns thick.

The sprinkling of water effectively washes off the dust and other contaminants from the panel surface similar to that of a lotus leaf said arci researchers. The surface of a solar panel having super hydrophobic coating replicates lotus leaf features. Solar panel coating can be. This causes water to repel more quickly than uncoated self cleaning glass which is typically offered by pv manufacturers.

Based on a silica glass network chemically bound to non stick organic groups solar sharc readily repels water and water borne contamination. Rather than wetting the surface water droplets form beads on the coating and readily roll off at low angles. When the surface is free from water dust and dirt the power generation increases. Improved efficiency is the result of a combination of properties of solar panel coating.

Ultrapel solar pv 120 is single component ready to use solvent borne super hydrophobic coating for photovoltaic pv and solar thermal panels. Hydrophobic solar panel coatings repel water and do not let the water drops stay on the surface. Our solar panel ceramic coatings prevent water soil and mineral deposit buildup for reduced costs of cleaning care and replacement. Solar panels therefore become more efficient in inclement weather.

These results confirm that the deposition of dust on the front glass has a large influence on the transmittance of incident light radiation and the output power of the solar panels. Hydrophobic in rainy climates like the uk this is particularly beneficial.