SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CLEANING ARRAYS OF SOLAR PANELS

Under one aspect, a system for cleaning an array of solar panels is provided. The system includes a drive system and a cleaning head that includes a fluid emitter configured to deposit fluid onto the solar panels; a wiper; a wiper support structure; and spaced first and second mechanical linkages th...

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Main Authors BAILEY, Sean, GOEHRING, Thomas
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 26.02.2020
Subjects
CLEANING
CLEANING IN GENERAL
CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
ELECTRICITY
GENERATION
GENERATION OF ELECTRIC POWER BY CONVERSION OF INFRA-REDRADIATION, VISIBLE LIGHT OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, E.G. USINGPHOTOVOLTAIC [PV] MODULES
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:Under one aspect, a system for cleaning an array of solar panels is provided. The system includes a drive system and a cleaning head that includes a fluid emitter configured to deposit fluid onto the solar panels; a wiper; a wiper support structure; and spaced first and second mechanical linkages that respectively couple first and second portions of the wiper to the wiper support structure partially independently of one another and partially independently of the wiper support structure such that the wiper sequentially substantially fully contacts each of the solar panels to wipe the deposited fluid from those solar panels as the drive system moves along the array.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20180787086