首页|'Solar Panel Cleaning System' in Patent Application Approval Process (USPTO 2024 0178787)
'Solar Panel Cleaning System' in Patent Application Approval Process (USPTO 2024 0178787)
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By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Robotics & Machine Learning Daily News Daily News-A patent application by the inventors DAHAN, Aviel (Karmiel, IL); FRIEDRIECH, Jacob (TIVON, IL); TAVOR, Avraham (YOKNE AM ILIT, IL), filed on November 28, 2023, was made available online on May 30, 2 024, according to news reporting originating from Washington, D.C., by NewsRx co rrespondents. This patent application has not been assigned to a company or institution. The following quote was obtained by the news editors from the background informa tion supplied by the inventors: "Solar panel cleaning is a major factor in the e fficiency of solar panels, as the accumulation of dirt on the panel surface bloc ks sun radiation, thus reducing the electricity production of the panel. Solar p anel manufacturers recommend frequent cleaning of the panels to maintain optimal electricity production and long-term durability of the system. Today there are various methods for cleaning solar panels, either by manual means, fixed sprinkl er means or automatic means. Manual means include manual scrubbing of the panels with mechanical brush and/or water pressure, using clean water or a cleaning so lution. This method provides high level of cleaning, but is an expensive method due to the use of massive manual labor, and is extremely risky when cleaning pan els which are installed at high places, which is usually the case in most instal lations. The risks and cost of this method result in low frequency of cleaning, making it less effective in maintaining high productivity of electricity by the panels. Fixed sprinkler cleaning means include a comprehensive array of water sp rinklers, which are installed around the edges of the solar panels after their c onstruction. The sprinklers are connected via a net of water pipes, providing wa ter pressure to the complete array of sprinklers. The sprinklers are then activa ted on a timely basis, creating a flood of water on the surface of the panels, c ausing the dirt to drift down along the natural slope of the panels. This method consumes a lot of material and labor for assembly and installation, suffers fro m low pressure of water due to the plurality of sprinklers that consume water, a nd can only create a flood of water which is not effective in breaking and remov ing all types of dirt. Automatic means for cleaning include various robotic syst ems installed on the panels, which are automatically driven along the panel arra y and clean the panels with a spray of water, which can be accompanied by mechan ical cleaning of the panels surface. These means provide high level of cleaning, yet their disadvantages are high costs, a technically complex system for instal lation, maintenance, troubleshooting and repair, including sensors, motors, gene rators and controllers.
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