Dust IQ

Dust IQ - The new Soiling Monitoring System for PV panels

Important features :

Know exactly when and where to clean
Optimize yield
Maintenance free
Integrated into leading plant management software

Dust IQ monitors the loss of light transmission caused by dust on PV panels using Kipp & Zonen’s new and innovative Optical Soiling Measurement (OSM) technology. It has no moving parts and it does not need sunlight to make its measurements.

Dust IQ provides the information for solar energy plant management systems so that you can decide exactly when and where to clean. When? Because you can set alarms in your system software to indicate when a certain soiling ratio has been reached and cleaning is needed. Where? Because, thanks to the cost-effective price, you can install a network of DustIQ units to monitor the variation in soiling over across the plant.

Specifications

Soiling ratios	2 sensor values 50 to 100%
Accuracies	± 1% (90-100%) / ± 2% (80-90%) / ± 5% (50-80%)
Connection	RS-485
Supply voltage	10 - 30 VDC
Power consumption	< 2 W
Ambient operating temperature	-20°C to +60°C
Dimensions	990 x 160 x 40 mm