Table 3 Fit to the IEST-STD-CC 1246E cleanliness standard for each of the locations. The cleanliness level is given by L. Also indicated is the fractional area coverage f of the particles on the glass surface.
From: Modelling photovoltaic soiling losses through optical characterization
City | L at 100× | L at 500× | f at 100× | f at 500× | # of particles at 100× | # of particles at 500× | R2 at 100× | R2 at 500× | RMSE at 100× | RMSE at 500× |
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Chennai, India | 1096 | 1154 | 0.21 | 0.25 | 14748 | 6794 | 0.99 | 0.98 | 0.142 | 0.110 |
Golden, CO | 856 | 881 | 0.08 | 0.15 | 8512 | 9373 | 0.99 | 0.93 | 0.228 | 0.281 |
Jaén, Spain | 1010 | 1145 | 0.16 | 0.26 | 19209 | 9445 | 0.99 | 0.93 | 0.130 | 0.238 |
Penryn, UK | 684 | 670 | 0.02 | 0.06 | 2612 | 5845 | 0.86 | 0.79 | 0.372 | 0.385 |
San José, CA | 872 | 1169 | 0.06 | 0.21 | 6116 | 7324 | 0.98 | 0.86 | 0.125 | 0.388 |
Tezpur, India | 1167 | 1193 | 0.16 | 0.32 | 14423 | 8832 | 0.98 | 0.98 | 0.266 | 0.130 |