Modelling soil deposition predictions on solar photovoltaic panels using ANN under Malaysia?s meteorological condition

Solar photovoltaic (PV) panels performance is influenced by various external factors such as precipitation, wind angle, ambient temperature, wind speed, transient irradiation, and soil deposition. Soiling accumulation on panels poses a significant challenge to PV power generation. This paper present...

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Main Authors: Suhaimi M.A.A.M., Dahlan N.Y., Asman S.H., Rajasekar N., Mohamed H.
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Published: Intelektual Pustaka Media Utama 2025
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author Suhaimi M.A.A.M.
Dahlan N.Y.
Asman S.H.
Rajasekar N.
Mohamed H.
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Dahlan N.Y.
Asman S.H.
Rajasekar N.
Mohamed H.
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description Solar photovoltaic (PV) panels performance is influenced by various external factors such as precipitation, wind angle, ambient temperature, wind speed, transient irradiation, and soil deposition. Soiling accumulation on panels poses a significant challenge to PV power generation. This paper presents the development of an artificial neural network (ANN)-based soil deposition prediction model for PV systems. Conducted at a Malaysian solar farm over three months, the research utilized power output data from the inverter as model output and meteorological data as input variables. The model employed the Levenberg-Marquardt backpropagation method with Tansig and Purline activation functions. Performance assessment via statistical comparison of experimental and simulated results revealed a coefficient of determination (R2) value of 0.68073 for the ANN architecture of 5 input layers, 30 hidden layers, and 1 output layer (5-30-1). Sensitivity analysis highlighted relative humidity and wind direction as the most influential parameters affecting PV soiling rate. The developed ANN model, combined with sensitivity analysis, serves as a robust foundation for enhancing the efficiency of smart sensors in PV module cleaning systems. ? 2024, Intelektual Pustaka Media Utama. All rights reserved.
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spelling my.uniten.dspace-361412025-03-03T15:41:26Z Modelling soil deposition predictions on solar photovoltaic panels using ANN under Malaysia?s meteorological condition Suhaimi M.A.A.M. Dahlan N.Y. Asman S.H. Rajasekar N. Mohamed H. 57553630500 24483200900 57194493395 35090434600 57136356100 Solar photovoltaic (PV) panels performance is influenced by various external factors such as precipitation, wind angle, ambient temperature, wind speed, transient irradiation, and soil deposition. Soiling accumulation on panels poses a significant challenge to PV power generation. This paper presents the development of an artificial neural network (ANN)-based soil deposition prediction model for PV systems. Conducted at a Malaysian solar farm over three months, the research utilized power output data from the inverter as model output and meteorological data as input variables. The model employed the Levenberg-Marquardt backpropagation method with Tansig and Purline activation functions. Performance assessment via statistical comparison of experimental and simulated results revealed a coefficient of determination (R2) value of 0.68073 for the ANN architecture of 5 input layers, 30 hidden layers, and 1 output layer (5-30-1). Sensitivity analysis highlighted relative humidity and wind direction as the most influential parameters affecting PV soiling rate. The developed ANN model, combined with sensitivity analysis, serves as a robust foundation for enhancing the efficiency of smart sensors in PV module cleaning systems. ? 2024, Intelektual Pustaka Media Utama. All rights reserved. Final 2025-03-03T07:41:26Z 2025-03-03T07:41:26Z 2024 Article 10.11591/ijaas.v13.i4.pp796-805 2-s2.0-85210073357 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85210073357&doi=10.11591%2fijaas.v13.i4.pp796-805&partnerID=40&md5=2f878946accbc29e2b54d86840bbc0eb https://irepository.uniten.edu.my/handle/123456789/36141 13 4 796 805 Intelektual Pustaka Media Utama Scopus
spellingShingle Suhaimi M.A.A.M.
Dahlan N.Y.
Asman S.H.
Rajasekar N.
Mohamed H.
Modelling soil deposition predictions on solar photovoltaic panels using ANN under Malaysia?s meteorological condition
title Modelling soil deposition predictions on solar photovoltaic panels using ANN under Malaysia?s meteorological condition
title_full Modelling soil deposition predictions on solar photovoltaic panels using ANN under Malaysia?s meteorological condition
title_fullStr Modelling soil deposition predictions on solar photovoltaic panels using ANN under Malaysia?s meteorological condition
title_full_unstemmed Modelling soil deposition predictions on solar photovoltaic panels using ANN under Malaysia?s meteorological condition
title_short Modelling soil deposition predictions on solar photovoltaic panels using ANN under Malaysia?s meteorological condition
title_sort modelling soil deposition predictions on solar photovoltaic panels using ann under malaysia?s meteorological condition
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