Impact of Ammonia (NH3) on the Energy Production in Photovoltaic Panels

Abstract

The increase in energy demand, the fossil energy crisis, and the trend towards using renewable energies from sources such as the sun or wind have led to the rise in photovoltaic installations. Some of these installations are being installed on farms. While it is true that irradiation levels, location, and inclination of the panels are considered, the influence of certain gases such as ammonia (NH3), which is present in poultry, pig and dairy farms, is not considered. The present study is carried out in a poultry farm, through the implementation of two data acquisition devices that will be located in two scenarios, the first one exposed to NH3 levels and the other one free of the influence of this gas, the prototypes are equipped with a 100W panel to measure the power generated and determine if there is a difference in the energy production produced by the influence of ammonia. Data was obtained for ten consecutive days, in which it was determined that the power generated by the panel decreased in the scenario with ammonia compared to the prototype without of influence of this gas, proving that NH3 influences the decrease in power generated in the solar photovoltaic panel, obtaining average losses of 5%. It is concluded that ammonia (NH3) influences the efficiency of energy conversion in photovoltaic solar panels.