IoT and Computer Vision-based Real-time Solar PV Soiling Monitoring System

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Issue		EPJ Web Conf. Volume 343, 2025 1^st International Conference on Advances and Innovations in Mechanical, Aerospace, and Civil Engineering (AIMACE-2025)


Article Number		04001
Number of page(s)		11
Section		Renewable Energy & Sustainability
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202534304001
Published online		19 December 2025

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