Photovoltaic water collection system with automatic dust removal function

By introducing dust cover identification devices, spray devices and wind mechanisms into the photovoltaic water collection system, automatic dust removal of photovoltaic panels is achieved, solving the problem of dust affecting power generation efficiency in the existing system, and improving water collection and power generation efficiency.

CN119561476APending Publication Date: 2025-03-04EXPERIMENTAL CENT OF DESERT FORESTRY CAF +1

Patent Information

Application Number
CN202411716257.7
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Applications(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-11-27
Publication Date
2025-03-04

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Technical Problem

The existing photovoltaic water collection system cannot effectively identify and clean up dust on photovoltaic panels, resulting in reduced power generation efficiency and water collection efficiency.

Method used

A photovoltaic water collection system with automatic dust removal function is designed, including dust cover identification device, spray device and wind mechanism. By identifying the dust coverage, the spray device and wind mechanism are used to automatically clean the photovoltaic panels to ensure the cleaning of the photovoltaic panels.

Benefits of technology

It effectively improves the dust removal efficiency and quality of the photovoltaic water collection system, improves the photovoltaic power generation efficiency and water collection efficiency, and ensures the clean water quality.

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Abstract

The invention discloses a photovoltaic water collection system with an automatic dust removal function. The photovoltaic water collection system comprises a photovoltaic water collection device, a sedimentation tank, a water storage tank, a dust coverage recognition device, a spraying device, a soil moisture content monitoring device and a big data control center, a water collecting pipe is arranged on the photovoltaic water collecting device, the water collecting pipe is connected to the settling pond to feed rainwater collected by the photovoltaic water collecting device into the settling pond, the settling pond is connected with the water storage pond, and clear water precipitated in the settling pond is fed into the water storage pond. According to the device, rainwater collection is achieved through the photovoltaic water collection device, precipitation and collection of rainwater are completed through the precipitation tank and the water storage tank, soil irrigation is achieved through the irrigation pipe, and automatic irrigation and fertilization of soil are achieved through the soil moisture content monitoring device; dust coverage of the photovoltaic water collection device is recognized through the dust coverage recognition device, dust cleaning of the photovoltaic water collection device is achieved in cooperation with the spraying device and the big data control center, the water collection efficiency and quality are effectively improved, and the power generation efficiency of the photovoltaic device is guaranteed through dust cleaning.
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Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the field of photovoltaic water collection technology equipment, in particular to a photovoltaic water collection system with an automatic dust removal function. Background Art

[0002] In the prior art, solar photovoltaic devices can not only realize the power generation function, but also can collect water in some arid areas and areas with little rainfall. There are many devices in the prior art that collect water through solar photovoltaic devices.

[0003] For example: the "photovoltaic thermal solar energy collection and water collection device" disclosed in the technical solution of the publication (announcement) number: CN205304724U; the technical solution includes a trough frame, a support shaft, a trough parabolic concentrating collector, an H thin-film amorphous silicon photovoltaic solar cell group, a collector tube bracket, a water collection trough, a prime mover, an integral bracket, a steam pipe, a substrate, and a rainwater baffle; it is characterized in that the trough frame is an arc concave type, the upper surface of the trough frame is a concentrator that concentrates light onto the trough parabolic concentrating collector, and the inner cavity of the trough frame is a strip-shaped steam pipe; the H thin-film amorphous silicon photovoltaic solar cell group is attached to the concentrator on the upper surface of the trough frame, the H thin-film amorphous silicon photovoltaic solar cell group is transparent, and is composed of a single piece of H thin-film amorphous silicon photovoltaic solar cell; the trough parabolic concentrating collector is fixed on the concave surface of the trough frame through the collector tube bracket; the utility model has a novel structure and strong practicality. It has great use and promotion value.

[0004] However, dust may accumulate on the solar photovoltaic panels in the above technical solution, and the above technical solution cannot identify, monitor and effectively remove the dust, thereby reducing the power generation efficiency of the photovoltaic panels and correspondingly affecting the efficiency and quality of water collection.

[0005] For another example, the technical solution of application publication number: CN116192043A discloses "a photovoltaic panel cleaning monitoring device", which can realize the dust monitoring function and the cleaning function of the photovoltaic panel. However, the dust removal and cleaning efficiency and quality of the above technical solution are poor, and the dust removal and cleaning method is too single, and effective cleaning and dust removal work cannot be achieved.

[0006] Therefore, in order to solve the above problems, it is necessary to develop a photovoltaic water collection system with an automatic dust removal function that has a reasonable structure and improves the quality of dust removal and cleaning. Summary of the invention

[0007] The purpose of the present invention is to provide a photovoltaic water collection system with automatic dust removal function in view of the shortcomings of the prior art; the technical solution is as follows:

[0008] A photovoltaic water collection system with automatic dust removal function, comprising a photovoltaic water collection device, a sedimentation tank, a water storage tank, a dust cover identification device, a spraying device, a soil moisture monitoring device and a big data control center;

[0009] The photovoltaic water collection device is provided with a water collection pipe, which is connected to a sedimentation tank to send rainwater collected by the photovoltaic water collection device to the sedimentation tank. The sedimentation tank is connected to a water storage tank to send clean water after precipitation in the sedimentation tank to the water storage tank. The water storage tank is connected to an irrigation pipe installed through an irrigation pump, and the irrigation pipe is introduced into the planting area. The soil moisture monitoring device is arranged in the planting area to monitor the soil, and the monitoring data is sent to the big data control center. The big data control center controls the irrigation pump to be turned on or off for irrigation through the monitoring data;

[0010] The spray device and the dust cover identification device are both correspondingly arranged on the photovoltaic water collection device. The spray device and the water reservoir are correspondingly connected through a cleaning pump. The dust cover identification device correspondingly identifies the dust identification status of the photovoltaic panel on the photovoltaic water collection device, and sends the identification data to the big data control center in real time. The big data control center correspondingly controls the cleaning pump to draw clean water from the water reservoir to the spray system to clean and remove dust from the photovoltaic panel.

[0011] Furthermore, the photovoltaic water collection device comprises a water collection frame, a support is provided on the water collection frame, a photovoltaic mounting plate is correspondingly provided through the support, and a solar photovoltaic panel is correspondingly installed on the photovoltaic mounting plate; a water collection gap is provided between the solar photovoltaic panel and the left frame wall, the right frame wall, the lower frame wall and the frame bottom plate of the water collection frame; and the solar photovoltaic panel is correspondingly provided in close contact with the upper frame wall of the water collection frame;

[0012] The dust cover identification device is correspondingly embedded in the upper frame wall, and the identification direction is horizontally aligned with the inner solar photovoltaic panel;

[0013] The spray device includes a spray head and a spray pipe. The spray head is also embedded in the upper frame wall, and the spray direction is aimed at the inner solar photovoltaic panel; the spray pipe is correspondingly connected to the spray head, and the spray pipe is correspondingly embedded in the upper frame wall and the frame bottom plate, and is correspondingly led out from the lower end of the frame bottom plate and connected to the water tank through a cleaning pump.

[0014] Furthermore, the water collecting pipe is correspondingly arranged at the lower end of the water collecting frame, and the water collecting pipe is correspondingly connected to the sedimentation tank.

[0015] Furthermore, a filter is correspondingly installed between the sedimentation tank and the water storage tank.

[0016] Furthermore, a wind power mechanism is correspondingly installed at the lower frame wall of the water collecting frame, and air outlets are correspondingly embedded in the left frame wall, the right frame wall and the lower frame wall of the water collecting frame; and wind channels are also embedded in the left frame wall, the right frame wall and the lower frame wall, and the wind power mechanism is correspondingly connected to the air outlets on the three frame walls through the wind channels.

[0017] Furthermore, the setting height of the air outlet is higher than the height of the solar photovoltaic panel, and the blowing direction of the air outlet is downwardly directed toward the solar photovoltaic panel.

[0018] Furthermore, the wind power mechanism is correspondingly installed in the outer shell, and an air inlet filter is correspondingly arranged in the outer shell.

[0019] Beneficial effects: The present invention has the following beneficial effects:

[0020] 1) In this device, rainwater is collected through a photovoltaic water collection device, rainwater is collected through a sedimentation tank and a reservoir, soil irrigation is achieved through an irrigation pipe, and automatic soil fertilization is achieved through a soil moisture monitoring device; dust coverage of the photovoltaic water collection device is identified through a dust coverage identification device, and dust cleaning of the photovoltaic water collection device is achieved in conjunction with a spray device and a big data control center. The overall structure is very reasonable, effectively increasing the water collection efficiency and quality, and ensuring the power generation efficiency of the photovoltaic device through dust cleaning;

[0021] 2) The photovoltaic water collection device in the device is specifically installed through the water collection frame, and four side walls are correspondingly arranged, and the sprinkler head and the dust cover identification device are correspondingly installed through the upper side frame wall, and the sprinkler pipe and the like are correspondingly embedded in the water collection frame. The overall structural setting is very ingenious and reasonable;

[0022] 3) This device not only uses a spray device to clean the water body, but also has a wind mechanism to cooperate with the spray device to achieve wind dust removal. The combination of the two effectively increases the dust removal efficiency and quality, ensuring the power generation efficiency of the solar photovoltaic panel;

[0023] 4) In this device, the wind mechanism is installed on the lower frame wall, and the wind mechanism is protected by the outer shell and the wind filter, and the air outlet is set on the three frame walls, and the wind channel is embedded in the inside of the frame wall. The position of the air outlet is also correspondingly set above the solar photovoltaic panel. The structure is reasonably set and easy to use. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0024] Figure 1 It is a structural diagram of the present invention;

[0025] Figure 2 This is a structural diagram of the photovoltaic water collection device in the present invention;

[0026] Figure 3 for Figure 2Top view;

[0027] Figure 4 This is a structural diagram of the installation of the hair dryer in the present invention;

[0028] Figure 5 for Figure 4 Top view;

[0029] Among them, there are a photovoltaic water collection device 1; a sedimentation tank 2; a water storage tank 3; a dust cover identification device 4; a spray device 5; a soil moisture monitoring device 6; a big data control center 7; a water collection pipe 8; an irrigation pump 9; an irrigation pipe 10; a cleaning pump 11; a filter 12; a wind mechanism 13; an air outlet 14; a wind channel 15; a casing 16; an air inlet filter 17; a water collection frame 101; a support 102; a photovoltaic mounting plate 103; a solar photovoltaic panel 104; a left frame wall 105; a right frame wall 106; a lower frame wall 107; a frame bottom plate 108; a water collection gap 109; an upper frame wall 110; a spray head 501; and a spray pipe 502. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0030] The present invention is further explained below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments. The embodiments are implemented based on the technical solution of the present invention. It should be understood that these embodiments are only used to illustrate the present invention and are not used to limit the scope of the present invention.

[0031] like Figure 1 As shown, a photovoltaic water collection system with automatic dust removal function includes a photovoltaic water collection device 1, a sedimentation tank 2, a water storage tank 3, a dust cover identification device 4, a spray device 5, a soil moisture monitoring device 6 and a big data control center 7;

[0032] The photovoltaic water collection device 1 is provided with a water collection pipe 8, which is connected to the sedimentation tank 2 to send the rainwater collected by the photovoltaic water collection device 1 to the sedimentation tank 2. The sedimentation tank 2 is connected to the reservoir 3, and the clean water after precipitation in the sedimentation tank 2 is sent to the reservoir 3. The reservoir 3 is connected to an irrigation pipe 10 through an irrigation pump 9, and the irrigation pipe 10 is introduced into the planting area. The soil moisture monitoring device 6 is arranged in the planting area to monitor the soil, and the monitoring data is sent to the big data control center 7. The big data control center 7 controls the irrigation pump 9 to turn on or off for irrigation through the monitoring data;

[0033] The spray device 5 and the dust cover identification device 4 are both correspondingly arranged on the photovoltaic water collection device 1. The spray device 5 is correspondingly connected to the water reservoir 3 through the cleaning pump 11, and the dust cover identification device 4 correspondingly identifies the dust identification status of the photovoltaic panel on the photovoltaic water collection device, and sends the identification data to the big data control center 7 in real time. The big data control center 7 correspondingly controls the cleaning pump 11 to extract clean water from the water reservoir 3 to the spray system to clean and remove dust from the photovoltaic panel.

[0034] like Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, the photovoltaic water collection device 1 includes a water collection frame 101, on which a support member 102 is provided, through which a photovoltaic mounting plate 103 is correspondingly provided, and on which a solar photovoltaic panel 104 is correspondingly installed; a water collection gap 109 is provided between the solar photovoltaic panel 104 and the left frame wall 105, the right frame wall 106, the lower frame wall 107 and the frame bottom plate 108 of the water collection frame 101; and the solar photovoltaic panel 104 is correspondingly provided in close contact with the upper frame wall 110 of the water collection frame 101;

[0035] The dust cover identification device 4 is correspondingly embedded in the upper frame wall 110, and the identification direction is horizontally aligned with the inner solar photovoltaic panel 104;

[0036] The spray device 5 includes a spray head 501 and a spray pipe 502. The spray head 501 is also embedded in the upper frame wall 110, and the spray direction is aligned with the inner solar photovoltaic panel 104; the spray pipe 502 is correspondingly connected to the spray head 501, and the spray pipe 502 is correspondingly embedded in the upper frame wall 110 and the frame bottom plate 108, and is correspondingly led out from the lower end of the frame bottom plate 108 and connected to the water reservoir 3 through the cleaning pump 11.

[0037] The water collecting pipe 8 is correspondingly arranged at the lower end of the water collecting frame 101 , and the water collecting pipe 8 is correspondingly connected to the sedimentation tank 2 ; a filter 12 is also correspondingly installed between the sedimentation tank 2 and the water storage tank 3 .

[0038] like Figure 4 and Figure 5 As shown, a wind mechanism 13 is correspondingly installed at the lower frame wall 107 of the water collecting frame 101, and air vents 14 are correspondingly embedded in the left frame wall 105, the right frame wall 106 and the lower frame wall 107 of the water collecting frame 101; and wind channels 15 are also embedded in the left frame wall 105, the right frame wall 106 and the lower frame wall 107, and the wind mechanism 13 is correspondingly connected to the air vents 14 on the three frame walls through the wind channels 15.

[0039] The setting height of the air outlet 14 is higher than the height of the solar photovoltaic panel 104 , and the blowing direction of the air outlet 14 is downwardly directed toward the solar photovoltaic panel 104 .

[0040] The wind mechanism 13 is correspondingly installed in the housing 16 , and an air inlet filter 17 is correspondingly arranged in the housing 16 .

[0041] The specific working process of the technical solution of the present invention is as follows: first, the present invention collects rainwater through a photovoltaic water collection device, and the collected rainwater passes downward through a water collection pipe into a sedimentation tank below, and the water body is precipitated in the sedimentation tank to obtain clean water above, and the clean water obtained in the sedimentation tank is sent to a reservoir through a filter, a water pump and other equipment. The rainwater in the reservoir is clear water; then the rainwater in the reservoir is sent to a designated planting area through an irrigation pump for water irrigation.

[0042] In the specific process of water irrigation, the present invention also provides a soil moisture monitoring device, which can be buried in the planting area to monitor the soil condition. When the soil is short of water, it will transmit a signal to the big data control center accordingly, and the big data control center will control the irrigation pump to start irrigating the soil.

[0043] In addition, the present invention also provides a spray device for cleaning the photovoltaic water collection device. The cleaning water of the spray device also comes from the water in the water reservoir, and a dust cover identification device needs to be installed on the photovoltaic water collection device to identify whether there is dust on the photovoltaic water collection device. The dust cover identification device already exists in the prior art, and can be specifically identified by taking images with a camera device, or by an infrared device.

[0044] When dust is detected on the photovoltaic water collection device, a signal can be transmitted to the big data control center, which controls the cleaning pump to introduce the water in the reservoir into the spray system to remove dust from the photovoltaic water collection device to ensure the efficiency of photovoltaic power generation; and the water used for cleaning can be circulated into the sedimentation tank and the reservoir accordingly.

[0045] In addition, the present invention specifically sets up the structural form of the photovoltaic water collecting device. The photovoltaic water collecting device of the present invention specifically includes a water collecting frame, and a supporting member is set on the frame bottom plate of the water collecting frame to support the installation of the photovoltaic mounting board, and then the solar photovoltaic panel is correspondingly installed on the photovoltaic mounting board. At the same time, a water collecting gap is set between the left frame wall, the right frame wall and the lower frame wall of the water collecting frame. When it rains, rainwater flows into the water collecting frame from the water collecting gap, and flows into the sedimentation box through the water collecting pipe below.

[0046] The upper frame wall of the water collection frame has a different structure from the other frame walls. The upper frame wall is located close to the photovoltaic mounting panel and the solar photovoltaic panel. The purpose of this setting is to install a spray device and a dust cover identification device in the upper frame wall.

[0047] First of all, the dust cover identification device is set up, which is specifically embedded in the inside of the upper frame wall, and is set in a special direction to the solar photovoltaic panel, and the spray head of the spray device is also embedded in the upper frame wall, and is correspondingly set on the upper side of the dust cover identification device. The direction of the spray head is also aimed at the solar photovoltaic panel below, and the corresponding spray pipe is correspondingly embedded in the upper frame wall and the bottom plate of the frame, and then goes down into the water reservoir. When the solar photovoltaic panel needs to be dusted and cleaned, the cleaning pump introduces water into the spray head through the spray pipe to spray and clean the solar photovoltaic panel, and the water flows down along the solar photovoltaic panel to clear the dust on it.

[0048] However, the above technical solution of only cleaning by water spraying may not be able to effectively remove dust on the solar photovoltaic panels, because some dust has strong adhesion and causes adhesion, etc., and may not be cleaned up by the natural flow of water.

[0049] Therefore, in addition to the spray device, the device also has a wind mechanism to assist in dust cleaning. Figure 4 and Figure 5 As shown, first, the wind mechanism is set on the lower frame wall of the water collecting frame, and at the same time, air outlets are set on the left frame wall, the right frame wall and the lower frame wall, and then wind channels are set on the three frame walls. The wind mechanism can be used to introduce external air into the wind channels in the three frame walls, and finally the wind airflow is ejected from the air outlet; the position of the air outlet corresponds to the position of the solar photovoltaic panel, and the airflows in three directions are all aimed at the solar photovoltaic panel, so the solar photovoltaic panel can be dusted by wind, and some stubborn dust attached to the panel body can be removed by strong wind, and at the same time, the water left by the spraying device can effectively increase the dust removal effect, and the overall structural setting is very reasonable.

[0050] The above specific implementation is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the implementation of the present invention and the scope of the claims. All equivalent changes and modifications made according to the content of the patent protection scope of the present invention should be included in the scope of the patent application of the present invention.

Claims

1. A photovoltaic water collection system with automatic dust removal function, characterized in that: It comprises a photovoltaic water collection device (1), a sedimentation tank (2), a water storage tank (3), a dust cover identification device (4), a spraying device (5), a soil moisture monitoring device (6) and a big data control center (7); The photovoltaic water collection device (1) is provided with a water collection pipe (8), which is connected to a sedimentation tank (2) to send rainwater collected by the photovoltaic water collection device (1) to the sedimentation tank (2), the sedimentation tank (2) is connected to a water reservoir (3), and the clean water after sedimentation in the sedimentation tank (2) is sent to the water reservoir (3), the water reservoir (3) is connected to an irrigation pipe (10) via an irrigation pump (9), and the irrigation pipe (10) is introduced into a planting area, and the soil moisture monitoring device (6) is arranged in the planting area to monitor the soil, and the monitoring data is sent to a big data control center (7), and the big data control center (7) controls the irrigation pump (9) to turn on or off for irrigation based on the monitoring data; The spray device (5) and the dust cover identification device (4) are both correspondingly arranged on the photovoltaic water collection device (1). The spray device (5) is correspondingly connected to the water reservoir (3) via a cleaning pump (11). The dust cover identification device (4) correspondingly identifies the dust identification status of the photovoltaic panel on the photovoltaic water collection device and sends the identification data to the big data control center (7) in real time. The big data control center (7) correspondingly controls the cleaning pump (11) to pump clean water in the water reservoir (3) into the spray system to clean and remove dust from the photovoltaic panel.

2. A photovoltaic water collection system with automatic dust removal function according to claim 1, characterized in that: The photovoltaic water collection device (1) comprises a water collection frame (101), a support member (102) is arranged on the water collection frame (101), a photovoltaic mounting plate (103) is arranged correspondingly through the support member (102), and a solar photovoltaic panel (104) is correspondingly installed on the photovoltaic mounting plate (103); a water collection gap (109) is arranged between the solar photovoltaic panel (104) and the left frame wall (105), the right frame wall (106), the lower frame wall (107) and the frame bottom plate (108) of the water collection frame (101); and the solar photovoltaic panel (104) is arranged in close contact with the upper frame wall (110) of the water collection frame (101); The dust cover identification device (4) is correspondingly embedded in the upper frame wall (110), and the identification direction is laterally aligned with the inner solar photovoltaic panel (104); The spray device (5) comprises a spray head (501) and a spray pipe (502). The spray head (501) is also embedded in the upper frame wall (110), and the spray direction is aimed at the inner solar photovoltaic panel (104); the spray pipe (502) is correspondingly connected to the spray head (501), and the spray pipe (502) is correspondingly embedded in the upper frame wall (110) and the frame bottom plate (108), and is correspondingly led out from the lower end of the frame bottom plate (108) and connected to the water reservoir (3) through a cleaning pump (11).

3. A photovoltaic water collection system with automatic dust removal function according to claim 2, characterized in that: The water collecting pipe (8) is correspondingly arranged at the lower end of the water collecting frame (101), and the water collecting pipe (8) is correspondingly connected to the sedimentation tank (2).

4. The photovoltaic water collection system with automatic dust removal function according to claim 2 is characterized in that: A filter (12) is also installed between the sedimentation tank (2) and the water storage tank (3).

5. The photovoltaic water collection system with automatic dust removal function according to claim 2 is characterized in that: A wind mechanism (13) is correspondingly installed at the lower frame wall (107) of the water collecting frame (101), and air outlets (14) are correspondingly embedded in the left frame wall (105), the right frame wall (106) and the lower frame wall (107) of the water collecting frame (101); and wind channels (15) are also embedded in the left frame wall (105), the right frame wall (106) and the lower frame wall (107), and the wind mechanism (13) is correspondingly connected to the air outlets (14) on the three frame walls through the wind channels (15).

6. The photovoltaic water collection system with automatic dust removal function according to claim 5 is characterized in that: The air outlet (14) is arranged at a height higher than the height of the solar photovoltaic panel (104), and the blowing direction of the air outlet (14) is directed downwardly towards the solar photovoltaic panel (104).

7. The photovoltaic water collection system with automatic dust removal function according to claim 5 is characterized by: The wind power mechanism (13) is correspondingly installed in the outer shell (16), and an air inlet filter (17) is correspondingly arranged in the outer shell (16).

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