Flexible photovoltaic support capable of preventing accumulated snow
By integrating angle control, snow cleaning and weighing mechanism on the flexible photovoltaic bracket, the problem of snow accumulation on the photovoltaic panels affecting energy output in the existing technology is solved, automatic snow cleaning and angle adjustment are achieved, and the efficiency and stability of photovoltaic power generation are improved.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202421024786.6
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-05-13
- Publication Date
- 2025-03-07
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-05-13
AI Technical Summary
The existing flexible photovoltaic brackets lack automatic snow cleaning function, which causes snow to affect the energy output of photovoltaic panels.
A flexible photovoltaic bracket including an angle control mechanism, a snow cleaning mechanism and a weighing mechanism is designed. The angle control mechanism can adjust the angle of the photovoltaic panel to maximize solar energy utilization; the snow cleaning mechanism removes snow through the motor-driven screw and U-shaped snow scraper; the weighing mechanism monitors the snow through the annular pressure sensor and controls the start and stop of the cleaning mechanism.
Automatic snow cleaning and angle adjustment of photovoltaic panels is realized, the efficiency and stability of photovoltaic power generation is improved, and the cost of manual maintenance is reduced. It is suitable for cold and snowy areas.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The utility model belongs to the technical field of flexible photovoltaic brackets, and in particular relates to a flexible photovoltaic bracket capable of preventing snow accumulation. Background Art
[0002] Photovoltaic flexible bracket is a support structure for installing photovoltaic modules, which is flexible and adjustable. Compared with traditional rigid brackets, photovoltaic flexible brackets can adapt to the unevenness of the ground or roof, and can bend and adjust the angle to maximize the energy output of photovoltaic modules.
[0003] However, existing flexible photovoltaic brackets often do not have an automatic cleaning function for snow, so the snow covering the photovoltaic panels will affect the energy output of the photovoltaic panels. Utility Model Content
[0004] The utility model provides a flexible photovoltaic bracket capable of preventing snow accumulation, aiming to solve the problem that the existing flexible photovoltaic brackets mentioned in the above background technology often have no automatic cleaning function for snow accumulation.
[0005] To solve the above problems, the utility model is implemented as follows: a flexible photovoltaic bracket that can prevent snow accumulation, including: a support plate with a photovoltaic panel installed on the top; a U-shaped frame fixedly installed at the bottom of the support plate; two limit grooves provided on the support plate; a rectangular plate arranged at the bottom of the support plate and having a limit plate and two vertical plates; a rotating shaft rotatably installed on one side of the two vertical plates close to each other; a rotating plate fixedly sleeved on the rotating shaft and fixedly connected to the U-shaped frame; an angle control mechanism arranged on the rectangular plate, the angle control mechanism is used to control the angle of the photovoltaic panel; a snow cleaning mechanism arranged on the U-shaped frame, the snow cleaning mechanism is used to clean the snow on the photovoltaic panel; a weighing mechanism arranged at the bottom of the rectangular plate, the weighing mechanism is used to monitor whether there is snow remaining on the photovoltaic panel.
[0006] Preferably, the angle control mechanism includes: a first motor fixedly mounted on the rectangular plate; a worm fixedly mounted on the output shaft of the first motor and rotatably connected to the limit plate; and a worm wheel fixedly sleeved on the rotating shaft and meshing with the worm.
[0007] Preferably, the snow clearing mechanism includes: a second motor fixedly mounted on one side of the U-shaped frame; a screw rod rotatably mounted on the U-shaped frame and fixedly connected to the output shaft of the second motor; a plurality of limit rods fixedly mounted on the inner wall of the U-shaped frame; a sliding plate threadedly sleeved on the screw rod and slidably connected to the plurality of limit rods; and a U-shaped snow scraper fixedly mounted on the sliding plate and slidably connected to the inner walls on both sides of the two limit grooves.
[0008] Preferably, the weighing mechanism includes: a shell arranged at the bottom of the rectangular plate; a plurality of sliding rods slidably mounted on the shell and fixedly connected to the rectangular plate and having limit blocks; a plurality of annular pressure sensors and a plurality of springs respectively slidably mounted on the plurality of sliding rods.
[0009] Preferably, a control module is provided on the inner wall of the shell, and the control module is electrically connected to the first motor, the second motor and a plurality of annular pressure sensors.
[0010] Preferably, a plurality of flexible support rods are fixedly mounted on the bottom of the shell, and a plug rod is disposed at the bottom end of each of the plurality of flexible support rods.
[0011] Preferably, a plurality of traction ropes are provided on each of the plurality of flexible support rods, and an anchor rod is provided at one end of each of the plurality of traction ropes.
[0012] Compared with the related art, the flexible photovoltaic bracket that can prevent snow accumulation provided by the utility model has the following advantages:
[0013] Beneficial effects:
[0014] Compared with the prior art, the flexible photovoltaic bracket that can prevent snow accumulation provided by this solution has a support plate that carries the photovoltaic panel and is connected to the rectangular plate and other structures through a U-shaped frame, thereby ensuring the overall stability. The angle control mechanism can accurately adjust the angle of the photovoltaic panel to maximize the utilization rate of solar energy, and the snow cleaning mechanism can effectively remove the snow on the photovoltaic panel to ensure that the photovoltaic panel continues to generate electricity efficiently. At the same time, the weighing mechanism can monitor in real time whether there is snow on the photovoltaic panel, so that the control module can automatically control the start and stop of the snow cleaning mechanism, thereby ensuring the working efficiency and safety of the photovoltaic panel.
[0015] Overall, this flexible photovoltaic bracket not only improves the efficiency and stability of photovoltaic power generation, but also reduces labor maintenance costs through intelligent design. It has significant practical application value for photovoltaic power generation in cold and snowy areas. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0016] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the main structure of a flexible photovoltaic bracket that can prevent snow accumulation provided by the utility model;
[0017] Figure 2 for Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the three-dimensional assembly structure of the photovoltaic panel and the snow clearing mechanism;
[0018] Figure 3 for Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the enlarged structure of part A shown in FIG.
[0019] Figure numerals: 1. support plate; 2. photovoltaic panel; 3. U-shaped frame; 4. limit groove; 5. rectangular plate; 6. limit plate; 7. vertical plate; 8. rotating shaft; 9. rotating plate; 10. first motor; 11. worm; 12. worm gear; 13. second motor; 14. screw; 15. limit rod; 16. sliding plate; 17. U-shaped snow scraper; 18. shell; 19. sliding rod; 20. annular pressure sensor; 21. spring; 22. control module; 23. flexible support rod; 24. insertion rod; 25. traction rope; 26. anchor rod. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0020] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by technicians in the technical field of the present application; the terms used in the specification of the application herein are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the present application; the terms "including" and "having" in the specification and claims of the present application and the above-mentioned figure descriptions and any variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions. The terms "first", "second", etc. in the specification and claims of the present application or the above-mentioned figures are used to distinguish different objects, rather than to describe a specific order; the terms "inside", "outside", "left", and "right" indicate directions or positional relationships based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the drawings, which are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific direction, be constructed and operated in a specific direction, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the present invention.
[0021] Reference to "embodiments" herein means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in conjunction with the embodiments may be included in at least one embodiment of the present application. The appearance of the phrase in various locations in the specification does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment, nor is it an independent or alternative embodiment that is mutually exclusive with other embodiments. It is explicitly and implicitly understood by those skilled in the art that the embodiments described herein may be combined with other embodiments.
[0022] The utility model provides a flexible photovoltaic bracket that can prevent snow accumulation, such as Figure 1-3As shown, the flexible photovoltaic bracket that can prevent snow accumulation includes: a support plate 1 with a photovoltaic panel 2 installed on the top; a U-shaped frame 3 fixedly installed at the bottom of the support plate 1; two limit grooves 4 opened on the support plate 1; a rectangular plate 5 arranged at the bottom of the support plate 1 and having a limit plate 6 and two vertical plates 7; a rotating shaft 8 rotatably installed on one side of the two vertical plates 7 close to each other; a rotating plate 9 fixedly sleeved on the rotating shaft 8 and fixedly connected to the U-shaped frame 3; an angle control mechanism arranged on the rectangular plate 5, the angle control mechanism is used to control the angle of the photovoltaic panel 2; a snow cleaning mechanism arranged on the U-shaped frame 3, the snow cleaning mechanism is used to clean the snow on the photovoltaic panel 2; a weighing mechanism arranged at the bottom of the rectangular plate 5, the weighing mechanism is used to monitor whether there is snow remaining on the photovoltaic panel 2.
[0023] In this embodiment, the support plate 1 carries the photovoltaic panel 2 and is connected to the rectangular plate 5 and other structures through the U-shaped frame 3, thereby ensuring the overall stability. The angle control mechanism can accurately adjust the angle of the photovoltaic panel 2 to maximize the utilization rate of solar energy. The snow cleaning mechanism can effectively remove the snow on the photovoltaic panel to ensure that the photovoltaic panel continues to generate electricity efficiently. At the same time, the weighing mechanism can monitor in real time whether there is snow on the photovoltaic panel, so that the control module can automatically control the start and stop of the snow cleaning mechanism, thereby ensuring the working efficiency and safety of the photovoltaic panel.
[0024] Overall, this flexible photovoltaic bracket not only improves the efficiency and stability of photovoltaic power generation, but also reduces labor maintenance costs through intelligent design. It has significant practical application value for photovoltaic power generation in cold and snowy areas.
[0025] In a further preferred embodiment of the utility model, the angle control mechanism includes: a first motor 10 fixedly mounted on the rectangular plate 5; a worm 11 fixedly mounted on the output shaft of the first motor 10 and rotatably connected to the limit plate 6; and a worm wheel 12 fixedly sleeved on the rotating shaft 8 and meshing with the worm 11.
[0026] In this embodiment, the control module 22 adjusts the angle of the photovoltaic panel 2 according to the position of the sun in the sky in different time periods, starts the first motor 10, the first motor 10 drives the worm 11 to rotate, the worm 11 drives the worm wheel 12 to rotate, the worm wheel 12 drives the rotating plate 9 to rotate through the rotating shaft 8, and the rotating plate 9 drives the U-shaped frame 3, the support plate 1 and the photovoltaic panel 2 to rotate, thereby adjusting the angle of the photovoltaic panel 2.
[0027] In a further preferred embodiment of the utility model, the snow clearing mechanism includes: a second motor 13 fixedly mounted on one side of the U-shaped frame 3; a screw 14 rotatably mounted on the U-shaped frame 3 and fixedly connected to the output shaft of the second motor 13; a plurality of limit rods 15 fixedly mounted on the inner wall of the U-shaped frame 3; a sliding plate 16 threadedly sleeved on the screw 14 and slidably connected to the plurality of limit rods 15; and a U-shaped snow scraper 17 fixedly mounted on the sliding plate 16 and slidably connected to the inner walls of both sides of the two limit grooves 4.
[0028] In this embodiment, whether there is snow accumulated on the photovoltaic panel 2 can be monitored by multiple annular pressure sensors 20. When there is snow accumulated on the photovoltaic panel 2, the control module 22 controls the start of the second motor 13, and the second motor 13 drives the screw 14 to rotate. The rotation of the screw 14 drives the sliding plate 16 and the U-shaped snow scraper 17 to move back and forth laterally, thereby clearing the snow on the photovoltaic panel 2.
[0029] In a further preferred embodiment of the utility model, the weighing mechanism includes: a shell 18 arranged at the bottom of the rectangular plate 5; a plurality of sliding rods 19 slidably mounted on the shell 18 and fixedly connected to the rectangular plate 5 and with limit blocks; a plurality of annular pressure sensors 20 and a plurality of springs 21 respectively slidably mounted on the plurality of sliding rods 19.
[0030] In this embodiment, whether there is snow accumulation on the photovoltaic panel 2 can be monitored by using a plurality of annular pressure sensors 20 .
[0031] In a further preferred embodiment of the present invention, a control module 22 is disposed on the inner wall of the housing 18 , and the control module 22 is electrically connected to the first motor 10 , the second motor 13 and a plurality of annular pressure sensors 20 .
[0032] In this embodiment, the first motor 10 and the second motor 13 can be controlled by the control module 22 .
[0033] In a further preferred embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of flexible support rods 23 are fixedly mounted on the bottom of the housing 18 , and a plug rod 24 is disposed at the bottom end of each of the plurality of flexible support rods 23 .
[0034] In this embodiment, the multiple flexible support rods 23 can be fixed on the ground by the multiple insertion rods 24, and the device can be supported by the multiple flexible support rods 23.
[0035] In a further preferred embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of traction ropes 25 are disposed on each of the plurality of flexible support rods 23 , and an anchor rod 26 is disposed at one end of each of the plurality of traction ropes 25 .
[0036] In this embodiment, a plurality of traction ropes 25 can be fixed on the ground by a plurality of anchor rods 26 , and a plurality of flexible support rods 23 can be pulled and fixed by a plurality of traction ropes 25 , thereby improving the stability of the flexible photovoltaic support.
[0037] In summary, compared with related technologies, this device can not only automatically clean the snow left on the photovoltaic panels, but also adjust the angle of the photovoltaic panels according to the position of the sun in the sky at different time periods, thereby improving the energy output of the photovoltaic panels.
[0038] In the several embodiments provided in this application, it should be understood that the disclosed device can be implemented in other ways.
[0039] The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the utility model, rather than to limit the protection scope of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the utility model, rather than all embodiments. Based on these embodiments, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making creative work are within the scope of protection of the utility model. Although the utility model has been described in detail with reference to the above embodiments, ordinary technicians in this field can still combine, add, delete or make other adjustments to the features in the various embodiments of the utility model according to the circumstances without conflict, without making creative work, so as to obtain different other technical solutions that do not deviate from the concept of the utility model in essence, and these technical solutions also belong to the scope of protection of the utility model.
Claims
1. A flexible photovoltaic support capable of preventing snow accumulation, characterized in that: include: A support plate with photovoltaic panels mounted on top; A U-shaped frame fixedly mounted on the bottom of the support plate; Two limiting grooves are provided on the support plate; A rectangular plate provided at the bottom of the support plate and having a limit plate and two vertical plates; A rotating shaft rotatably mounted on one side of the two vertical plates close to each other; A rotating plate fixedly sleeved on the rotating shaft and fixedly connected to the U-shaped frame; An angle control mechanism is arranged on the rectangular plate, and the angle control mechanism is used to control the angle of the photovoltaic panel; A snow cleaning mechanism is arranged on the U-shaped frame, and the snow cleaning mechanism is used to clean the snow on the photovoltaic panel; A weighing mechanism is arranged at the bottom of the rectangular plate, and the weighing mechanism is used to monitor whether there is snow accumulation on the photovoltaic panel.
2. The flexible photovoltaic support capable of preventing snow accumulation as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The angle control mechanism comprises: A first motor fixedly mounted on the rectangular plate; A worm fixedly mounted on the output shaft of the first motor and rotatably connected to the limit plate; A worm wheel is fixedly sleeved on the rotating shaft and meshed with the worm.
3. The flexible photovoltaic support capable of preventing snow accumulation as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that: The snow clearing mechanism comprises: A second motor fixedly mounted on one side of the U-shaped frame; a screw rotatably mounted on the U-shaped frame and fixedly connected to the output shaft of the second motor; A plurality of limit rods fixedly mounted on the inner wall of the U-shaped frame; A sliding plate threadedly sleeved on the screw rod and slidably connected to the plurality of limit rods; A U-shaped snow scraper is fixedly mounted on the sliding plate and slidably connected to the inner walls on both sides of the two limiting grooves.
4. The flexible photovoltaic support capable of preventing snow accumulation as claimed in claim 3, characterized in that: The weighing mechanism comprises: A housing disposed at the bottom of the rectangular plate; A plurality of sliding rods slidably mounted on the housing and fixedly connected to the rectangular plate and provided with limit blocks; A plurality of annular pressure sensors and a plurality of springs are respectively slidably sleeved on the plurality of sliding rods.
5. The flexible photovoltaic support capable of preventing snow accumulation as claimed in claim 4, characterized in that: A control module is disposed on the inner wall of the shell, and the control module is electrically connected to the first motor, the second motor and a plurality of annular pressure sensors.
6. The flexible photovoltaic support capable of preventing snow accumulation as claimed in claim 4, characterized in that: A plurality of flexible support rods are fixedly mounted on the bottom of the shell, and the bottom ends of the plurality of flexible support rods are all provided with insertion rods.
7. The flexible photovoltaic support capable of preventing snow accumulation as claimed in claim 6, characterized in that: A plurality of traction ropes are arranged on the plurality of flexible support rods, and an anchor rod is arranged at one end of the plurality of traction ropes.
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