Excessive snow on the solar panel mounting bracket will reduce the power generation of the home power systems and ultimately affect the user's gain.

To prevent snow disasters in winter, we should remember these two points. One is to install solar panels at a large angle. This can reduces the rate at which snow accumulates and saves you the hassle of cleaning it from time to time. The second is to keep a small distance from the ground when the solar panel bracket is installed. So that the snow will not accumulate on the bottom when it slides down and cover the entire solar module.

The right way to clear snow from solar energy system

If there is heavy snow on the module after snow, it needs to be cleaned. You can use soft objects to push the snow down, and be careful not to scratch the glass. The solar modules have a certain load-bearing capacity, but you cannot step on the solar module for cleaning, which will cause the solar module to crack or be damaged, which will affect the life of the solar module. It is generally recommended not to wait until the snow is too thick before cleaning, to prevent the solar module from freezing. In many cases, the reflection of snow contributes a small amount to photovoltaic power generation. If snow doesn't cover the modules, the snow on the ground acts like a mirror to send sunlight back, so that power generation increases. However, if the snow cover completely covers the modules, and only a small part of the sunlight passes through the snow and irradiates the PV modules, it will affect the photovoltaic power generation.

Snow removal must be clean, do not underestimate the snow strips. If there is only a small piece of snow on the solar panel, it should be cleaned up. The blocked solar panel will fail as a whole, resulting in a significant reduction in the power generation and efficiency of the inverter.

In addition to the above snow prevention measures, the height of the solar power station can be increased during construction, such as adding a concrete column at the bottom.