• DocumentCode
    3533517
  • Title

    About the usability of a photovoltaic module to monitor air pollution

  • Author

    Schlosser, V. ; Drapalik, M. ; Klinger, G.

  • Author_Institution
    Fac. of Phys., Univ. of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    14-16 June 2011
  • Firstpage
    434
  • Lastpage
    438
  • Abstract
    The responsivity by means of the quotient of photo-current and incident global light intensity of a solar module situated in central Vienna was analyzed during a period where an ash cloud of volcanic origin was spread over central Europe in spring 2010. A timely coincidence between anomalies of the registered responsivity and the concentration of ash particles in the air was found. However due to the lack of reliable directly observed particle concentration no correlation could be established.
  • Keywords
    aerosols; air pollution; ash; photodetectors; air pollution; ash particles; directly observed particle concentration; incident global light intensity; photo-current; photovoltaic module; Aerosols; Ash; Atmospheric measurements; Clouds; Photovoltaic systems; Sun; Air pollution; Optical sensors; Photovoltaic cells; Remote monitoring;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Clean Electrical Power (ICCEP), 2011 International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Ischia
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-8929-9
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-8928-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICCEP.2011.6036378
  • Filename
    6036378