Abstract: A large number of literatures on the models that considers particle accumulation characteristics, including particle accumulation density, composition, morphology, and extinction parameters and their effects on photovoltaic power generation have been reviewed. The impact of meteorological elements, including relative humidity, precipitation/ precipitation intensity, and wind speed and direction, on photovoltaic power generation is also studied. The relationships between these factors are analyzed, and particle accumulation density is found to be the most significant factor in the models. A photovoltaic resource distribution assessment process is then proposed. Finally, the following future developments are provided: 1) Particle accumulation density is not equal to the particle dry deposition cumulative flux, and corrections should be considered based on the particle force mechanism and wet deposition process. 2) Validation methods should be developed to compare the differences between model outputs and to evaluate the impact of different sources of data on the results. 3) The micromechanism quantitative modeling methods should be further explored. 4) The models can be coupled with the cleaning programming model to obtain the spatial distribution of the operating cost of photovoltaic plants under the impact of particle deposition or convert the impact of particle deposition on photovoltaic power generation into carbon emissions to evaluate the influence of different emission reduction strategies on achieving the dual carbon target.