Smart Remote Solar Panel Cleaning Robot with Wireless Communication

• Published in: 2021 9th International Conference on Cyber and IT Service Management (CITSM) pp. 1 - 5
• Main Authors: Chakaborty, Shamita, Borole, Yogini Dilip, Nanoty, Archana S., Shrivastava, Anurag, Jain, Sanjiv Kumar, Rinawa, Moti Lal
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 22.09.2021
• Subjects: Automatic Robot; Cleaning; Mobile Remote Control; Robot sensing systems; Solar Car; Solar energy; Switches; System performance; Throughput; Wireless communication
• DOI: 10.1109/CITSM52892.2021.9588917

The most abundant and widely used renewable energy source is solar energy. A solar panel is a cell that converts the sun's UV radiation into electric energy. In the past decade, the usage of solar panels has increased dramatically, with uses in both commercial and industrial settings. In large-scale solar energy conversion systems, more solar panels are used. Solar panels are often placed on the rooftops of buildings or on the exteriors of structures. Additional dust particles are generated as a consequence of air pollution and direct contact with the outdoors. The throughput and yield of electric energy production are easily affected by these dust particles. Large-scale companies should clean their solar panels on a regular basis. Cleaning each panel is a labor-intensive and time-consuming process. To overcome the aforementioned limitation, the proposed approach is contemporary. It builds a remote-control robot that we can operate with our phones. An Arduino-based autonomous robot is connected to mobile phones using Bluetooth technology. It will be more compact, allowing time and labor to be saved. For large-scale solar panel systems, it is very efficient.