A Novel Power Supply to Drive Electrodynamic Screens for Use by Water-Free Self-Cleaning Solar Panels

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作者：
Livney, Benjamin R. [1 ]
Bernard, Annie R. [1 ,2 ]
Eriksen, Ryan S. [2 ]
Mazumder, Malay K. [1 ]
Horenstein, Mark N. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Boston Univ, Dept Elect & Comp Engn, Boston, MA 02215 USA
[2] Sol Clar, Somerville, MA 02143 USA
来源：
2021 IEEE 48TH PHOTOVOLTAIC SPECIALISTS CONFERENCE (PVSC) | 2021年
关键词：
Electrodynamic screen; power electronics; applied electrostatics; self-cleaning solar panels; discontinuous conduction mode; MITIGATION;
D O I：
10.1109/PVSC43889.2021.9518394
中图分类号：
TE [石油、天然气工业]; TK [能源与动力工程];
学科分类号：
0807 ; 0820 ;
摘要：
A novel power supply design for optimized electrodynamic screen (EDS) activation to be used for water-free cleaning of solar panels using is described. The power supply consists of three distinct cascaded boost converters and a high voltage switching network for capacitive loads, which are capable of producing three-phase 1.3kV square waves from 12V input. These high voltage square waves drive the EDS that remove dust from the solar panels via Coulomb forces. The supply self-regulates its peak output voltage, and is easily adjustable for different EDS applications. The unit is more reliable, cost-effective, and consumes less power than comparable units.
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页码：576 / 579
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