A solar photovoltaic panel with snow removal function

By designing the diversion tank and diversion port on the solar photovoltaic panels and combining with the electric heating pipe, snow removal and protection of the photovoltaic panels are achieved, solving the problems of friction damage and insufficient cleaning capacity during snow removal in the prior art.

CN116865662BActive Publication Date: 2025-04-22HUANGSHAN FULE NEW ENERGY TECH CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202310866831.6
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2023-07-14
Publication Date
2025-04-22
Estimated Expiration
2043-07-14

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Technical Problem

The existing solar photovoltaic modules with snow removal function will cause friction damage to the photovoltaic panels during snow removal, and will not be able to clean snow that is attached to the top of the photovoltaic panels.

Method used

A solar photovoltaic panel with a flow guide groove and a flow diversion port is designed, and the water flow is uniformly sent along the position attached to the top surface of the photovoltaic panel through the water flow, and the water flow is heated in combination with an electric heating tube to improve the efficiency of cleaning the snow.

Benefits of technology

The snow removal operation of photovoltaic panels is realized, which reduces frictional damage, improves cleaning efficiency, and protects the photovoltaic panels when not in use to prevent foreign objects or external forces from being damaged.

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Abstract

The present invention discloses a solar photovoltaic panel with a snow removal function, which relates to the technical field of photovoltaic power generation, comprising a photovoltaic panel, both sides of the top of the photovoltaic panel are fixedly connected with side frames, one end of the top of the photovoltaic panel is fixedly connected with a guide frame, and a guide groove is provided at the bottom of one side of the guide frame; a water tank is arranged below the photovoltaic panel, a partition plate is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the water tank, an electric heating pipe is embedded in the middle of the partition plate, and a water supply component for sending water into the guide frame and the side frame is arranged above the partition plate; the present invention arranges structures such as guide grooves and diversion ports to evenly send water along a position attached to the top surface of the photovoltaic panel, and cooperates with the arrangement of electric heating pipes to heat the water sent into the top surface of the photovoltaic panel, thereby improving the cleaning efficiency of the accumulated snow, realizing the snow removal operation of the photovoltaic panel, and causing little damage to the top surface of the photovoltaic panel.
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Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of photovoltaic power generation, in particular to a solar photovoltaic panel with a snow removal function. Background Art

[0002] When photovoltaic panels are used in winter, snow often accumulates on them. The presence of snow will reduce the power generation efficiency. In serious cases, the photovoltaic panels will be over-stressed and damaged. Manual snow removal from photovoltaic panels will cause a lot of manpower loss. Therefore, a photovoltaic panel with snow removal function is needed.

[0003] The patent document with publication number CN114744966A discloses a solar photovoltaic module with a snow removal function, which drives a snow removal frame to move horizontally through a driving motor, and uses a scraper to scrape off the snow on the surface of the photovoltaic panel. When this photovoltaic module is removing snow, the movement of the scraper causes greater friction damage to the photovoltaic panel, and lacks sufficient cleaning ability for the snow attached to the top surface of the photovoltaic panel, so it is necessary to propose improvements. Summary of the invention

[0004] The purpose of the present invention is to provide a solar photovoltaic panel with a snow removal function to solve the problem that the prior art proposed in the above background technology causes significant friction damage to the photovoltaic panel during snow removal.

[0005] To achieve the above object, the present invention provides the following technical solutions:

[0006] A solar photovoltaic panel with snow removal function, comprising a fixed base, a column fixedly connected to the top of the fixed base, an adjusting motor fixedly installed on the top of the column, a photovoltaic panel fixedly connected to the output end of the adjusting motor, side frames fixedly connected to both sides of the top of the photovoltaic panel, a guide frame fixedly connected to one end of the top of the photovoltaic panel, a guide groove is provided at the bottom of one side of the guide frame, a plurality of diversion ports are provided at the bottom of two sides of the side frames close to the middle of the photovoltaic panel, and the inner walls of the plurality of diversion ports are inclined toward the end away from the guide frame;

[0007] A water tank is fixedly connected to a position below the photovoltaic panel at one side of the column, a partition plate is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the water tank, an electric heating pipe is embedded in the middle of the partition plate, and a water supply assembly for sending water into the guide frame and the side frame is arranged above the partition plate, the water supply assembly includes a cleaning water pump, the output end of the cleaning water pump is fixedly connected to a water supply pipe, the top of the water supply pipe is fixedly connected to a diversion pipe, the inner wall of the guide frame is fixedly connected to two inclined guide plates, the sides of the two guide plates close to each other form a guide cavity, one side of the guide cavity is connected to the guide groove, one end of the diversion pipe is fixedly connected to the guide frame and connected to the guide cavity; both sides of the water supply pipe are fixedly connected to side tubes, the two side tubes extend into the two side frames respectively, and one side of the two side tubes is fixedly connected to a plurality of short tubes, and the plurality of short tubes are respectively fixedly connected to a plurality of diversion ports.

[0008] As a further solution of the present invention: a protective mechanism is arranged on one side of the photovoltaic panel, and the protective mechanism includes a shift guide rail, and a driving motor is slidably installed on the inner wall of the shift guide rail, and an output end of the driving motor is fixedly connected to a connecting rod, and one end of the connecting rod is fixedly connected to a covering plate, and both side edges of the covering plate are bent.

[0009] As a further solution of the present invention: a water inlet treatment unit is arranged below the water tank, and the water inlet treatment unit includes a treatment box, a treatment pump is fixedly installed in the middle of the inner wall of the treatment box, the water inlet end of the treatment pump is fixedly connected to the filter cartridge, the water outlet end of the treatment pump is fixedly connected to the outlet pipe, the top of the outlet pipe is fixedly connected to the bottom of the water tank, a reflux port is opened on one side of the top of the treatment box, when the driving motor drives the covering cover plate to be retracted, the top of the reflux port and the bottom of the covering cover plate are arranged correspondingly, a closed motor is fixedly installed on the inner wall of the reflux port, and the output end of the closed motor is fixedly connected to the closing plate.

[0010] As a further solution of the present invention: a water inlet pipe and a drain pipe are fixedly connected to both sides of the bottom of the treatment box, and regulating valves are fixedly installed in the middle of the water inlet pipe and the drain pipe. The top height of the water inlet pipe is higher than the drain pipe; the bottom of the water inlet pipe is connected to an external clean water pipe for receiving clean water, and the bottom of the drain pipe is connected to an external sewage pipe for discharging sewage.

[0011] As a further solution of the present invention: the bottom of the photovoltaic panel is fixedly connected to an air guide frame, the middle part of the air guide frame is fixedly connected to two inclined air guide plates, the two air guide plates are symmetrically arranged and the height of the side close to the column is higher, the top of the air guide plate is fixedly connected to a docking plate, the middle part of the docking plate is provided with a through opening; an air guide cavity is provided between the top of the docking plate and the bottom of the photovoltaic panel; a number of air outlets are provided in the middle part of the two side frames, the inner walls of a number of the air outlets are inclined toward the middle part of the photovoltaic panel, and the bottoms of a number of the air outlets are connected to the air guide cavity.

[0012] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows: the present invention evenly delivers water along the position close to the top surface of the photovoltaic panel by setting structures such as the guide groove and the diversion port, and heats the water flow delivered to the top surface of the photovoltaic panel by setting an electric heating pipe, thereby improving the cleaning efficiency of the snow and realizing the snow removal operation of the photovoltaic panel; at the same time, because the water flow is delivered along the position close to the top surface of the photovoltaic panel, it is conducive to the first melting of the contact part of the snow and the photovoltaic panel, so that the snow can be stably separated from the photovoltaic panel under the impact of the water flow and its own gravity, making the snow removal operation more uniform and smooth, and less damage to the top surface of the photovoltaic panel;

[0013] The present application provides a driving motor and a covering cover plate to protect the photovoltaic panel when it is not in use, thereby preventing foreign objects from falling or other external forces from damaging the photovoltaic panel, and also preventing dust.

[0014] The present application sets an air guide frame and an air guide plate to guide the airflow passing through the bottom of the photovoltaic panel and blows it toward the photovoltaic panel to achieve cooling of the photovoltaic panel; by setting structures such as air outlets and air guide cavities, airflow is sent to the top surface of the photovoltaic panel, thereby increasing the air flow rate on the top surface of the photovoltaic panel to achieve cooling of the top surface of the photovoltaic panel; at the same time, the blowing of air can also reduce the accumulation of snowflakes on the top surface of the photovoltaic panel when snowing. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] Figure 1 A perspective view of the present invention;

[0016] Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view of the guide frame of the present invention;

[0017] Figure 3 is a side view of the present invention;

[0018] Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view of a water tank of the present invention;

[0019] Figure 5 It is a cross-sectional view of the air guide plate of the present invention.

[0020] In the figure: 1. column; 2. photovoltaic panel; 3. side frame; 4. guide frame; 5. guide groove; 6. diversion port; 7. air outlet; 8. shift guide rail; 9. drive motor; 10. connecting rod; 11. covering cover plate; 12. diversion pipe; 13. guide plate; 14. side pipe; 15. treatment box; 16. return port; 18. filter cartridge; 19. treatment pump; 20. outlet pipe; 21. water tank; 22. electric heating pipe; 23. water supply pipe; 24. water inlet pipe; 25. drain pipe; 26. air guide frame; 27. air guide plate; 28. docking plate; 29. ​​air guide cavity; 30. fixed base. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0021] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0022] See also Figure 1-Figure 5 In an embodiment of the present invention, a solar photovoltaic panel with a snow removal function includes a fixed base 30, a column 1 is fixedly connected to the top of the fixed base 30, an adjusting motor is fixedly installed on the top of the column 1, and a photovoltaic panel 2 is fixedly connected to the output end of the adjusting motor. The photovoltaic panel 2 is driven to rotate by the adjusting motor, thereby adjusting the angle position of the photovoltaic panel 2, thereby obtaining a larger light receiving area during use, improving power generation efficiency, and the photovoltaic panel 2 can be folded and retracted vertically under severe weather conditions such as heavy snow, thereby reducing the wind resistance of the photovoltaic panel 2 and reducing the safety of the device structure;

[0023] The two sides of the top of the photovoltaic panel 2 are fixedly connected with side frames 3, one end of the top of the photovoltaic panel 2 is fixedly connected with a guide frame 4, a guide groove 5 is provided at the bottom of one side of the guide frame 4, and the bottom of the two side frames 3 near the middle of the photovoltaic panel 2 is provided with a plurality of diversion ports 6, the inner walls of the plurality of diversion ports 6 are inclined toward the end away from the guide frame 4, the inner wall bottom of the guide groove 5 and the inner wall bottom of the plurality of diversion ports 6 are flush with the top surface of the photovoltaic panel 2, and the water flow is adhered to the photovoltaic panel by setting structures such as the guide groove 5 and the diversion port 6. 2, which can realize snow removal operation on photovoltaic panel 2, and can also perform dust removal and cooling operation on photovoltaic panel 2 when necessary; by sending water along the top surface of photovoltaic panel 2, it is beneficial to melt the part of snow in contact with photovoltaic panel 2 first, so that snow can be stably separated from photovoltaic panel 2 under the impact of water flow and its own gravity; while directly scraping by scraper, the scraping resistance will be large due to the heavy weight of snow, and increasing the pushing force on scraper will easily cause damage to scraper structure and increase the probability of damage to photovoltaic panel 2;

[0024] A water tank 21 is fixedly connected to a position below the photovoltaic panel 2 on one side of the column 1, and a partition plate is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the water tank 21. An electric heating pipe 22 is embedded in the middle of the partition plate, and a water supply component for sending water into the guide frame 4 and the side frame 3 is provided above the partition plate. By providing the electric heating pipe 22, the water flow sent to the top surface of the photovoltaic panel 2 can be heated when necessary, thereby improving the efficiency of clearing snow.

[0025] The water supply assembly includes a cleaning water pump, the output end of the cleaning water pump is fixedly connected to a water supply pipe 23, the top of the water supply pipe 23 is fixedly connected to a plurality of diverter pipes 12, the inner wall of the guide frame 4 is fixedly connected to two inclined guide plates 13, the two guide plates 13 are close to each other on one side to form a guide cavity, one side of the guide cavity is connected to the guide groove 5, and the cavity of the guide cavity close to the guide groove 5 is narrower; one end of the plurality of diverter pipes 12 is fixedly connected to the guide frame 4 and connected to the guide cavity;

[0026] By setting a plurality of diversion pipes 12, water is transported to the guide cavity from multiple positions, so that the water flow at each position of the guide cavity is more uniform, so that the water flow sent out from the guide groove 5 can flow evenly over the top surface of the photovoltaic panel 2; by setting an inclined guide plate 13, the water flow is guided to increase the speed of the water flow when it is sent out from the guide groove 5, thereby increasing the impact force of the water flow and improving the cleaning effect;

[0027] Both sides of the water supply pipe 23 are fixedly connected with side pipes 14, and the two side pipes 14 extend into the two side frames 3 respectively. One side of the two side pipes 14 is fixedly connected with a plurality of short pipes, and the plurality of short pipes are fixedly connected with a plurality of diversion ports 6 respectively. By setting the side pipes 14 and the short pipes, water is transported from both sides to the top surface of the photovoltaic panel 2, which assists the delivery operation of the guide groove 5 and improves the uniformity of water cleaning.

[0028] A protective mechanism is provided on one side of the photovoltaic panel 2, and the protective mechanism includes a shift guide rail 8, and a drive motor 9 is slidably installed on the inner wall of the shift guide rail 8. The output end of the drive motor 9 is fixedly connected to a connecting rod 10, and one end of the connecting rod 10 is fixedly connected to a covering cover plate 11, and the edges of both sides of the covering cover plate 11 are bent; by arranging structures such as the drive motor 9 and the covering cover plate 11, the photovoltaic panel 2 is protected when it is not in use as a whole, avoiding damage to the photovoltaic panel 2 caused by falling foreign objects or other external forces, and it can also play a dust-proof role.

[0029] A water inlet treatment unit is provided below the water tank 21, and the water inlet treatment unit includes a treatment box 15, a treatment pump 19 is fixedly installed in the middle of the inner wall of the treatment box 15, a filter cartridge 18 is fixedly connected to the water inlet end of the treatment pump 19, a water outlet pipe 20 is fixedly connected to the water outlet end of the treatment pump 19, and the top of the water outlet pipe 20 is fixedly connected to the bottom of the water tank 21. By providing the water inlet treatment unit, the water sent to the water tank 21 is pre-filtered and cleaned to avoid the water supply component being blocked by impurities, and to avoid the problem of dust and impurities being deposited on the top surface of the photovoltaic panel 2, which affects the illumination of the photovoltaic panel 2;

[0030] A return port 16 is provided on one side of the top of the processing box 15. When the driving motor 9 drives the covering cover plate 11 to be retracted, the top of the return port 16 is arranged corresponding to the bottom of the covering cover plate 11. A closed motor is fixedly installed on the inner wall of the return port 16. A closed plate is fixedly connected to the output end of the closed motor. By arranging the closed motor and the closed plate, the processing box 15 is closed when there is no precipitation, which reduces the evaporation and loss of water and prevents dust from entering. When it is raining, the external water flow is collected through the return port 16 for convenient use. When the photovoltaic panel is in normal use, refer to Figure 1 The covering plate 11 is in a tilted retracted state, and its bottom corresponds to the reflux port 16 , so part of the precipitation falling onto the covering plate 11 flows along the covering plate 11 into the processing box 15 , thereby improving the receiving efficiency of the reflux port 16 .

[0031] An inlet pipe 24 and a drain pipe 25 are fixedly connected to both sides of the bottom of the treatment box 15, and regulating valves are fixedly installed in the middle of the inlet pipe 24 and the drain pipe 25. The top height of the inlet pipe 24 is higher than the drain pipe 25, so as to prevent sludge impurities settled at the bottom of the treatment box 15 from entering the inlet pipe 24; the bottom of the inlet pipe 24 is connected to an external clean water pipe for receiving clean water, and the bottom of the drain pipe 25 is connected to an external sewage pipe for discharging sewage; in specific implementation, the clean water pipe and the sewage pipe are responsible for the water supply and sewage discharge needs of the photovoltaic power generation array composed of multiple photovoltaic panels 2.

[0032] The bottom of the photovoltaic panel 2 is fixedly connected with an air guide frame 26, and the middle of the air guide frame 26 is fixedly connected with two inclined air guide plates 27, and the two air guide plates 27 are symmetrically arranged with a higher height on the side close to the column 1. By arranging the air guide frame 26 and the air guide plates 27, the airflow passing through the bottom of the photovoltaic panel 2 is guided and blown toward the photovoltaic panel 2, so as to achieve cooling of the photovoltaic panel 2;

[0033] A docking plate 28 is fixedly connected to the top of the air guide plate 27, and a through opening is opened in the middle of the docking plate 28; an air guide cavity 29 is arranged between the top of the docking plate 28 and the bottom of the photovoltaic panel 2; a plurality of air outlets 7 are opened in the middle of the two side frames 3, and the inner walls of the plurality of air outlets 7 are inclined toward the middle of the photovoltaic panel 2, and the bottoms of the plurality of air outlets 7 are connected with the air guide cavity 29. By arranging structures such as the air outlet 7 and the air guide cavity 29, air flow is sent to the top surface of the photovoltaic panel 2, thereby increasing the air flow rate on the top surface of the photovoltaic panel 2, achieving cooling of the photovoltaic panel 2, and reducing the accumulation of snowflakes on the top surface of the photovoltaic panel 2 when snowing.

[0034] When the present invention is in use, the angle of the photovoltaic panel 2 is adjusted by the adjusting motor, and the photovoltaic panel 2 receives sunlight to generate electricity; when dust removal is required, the cleaning water pump is started, and the water flow sent out by the water delivery pipe 23, part of the water flow is sent into the diversion cavity by the diversion pipe 12, and then sent out by the diversion groove 5, and part of the water flow is discharged by the side pipe 14 and the short pipe, and the water flow is sent out from both sides of the photovoltaic panel 2 to achieve flushing of the top surface of the photovoltaic panel 2;

[0035] When snow removal is required, the electric heating pipe 22 is started to heat the water in the water tank 21, and then the cleaning water pump is started. The water temperature flowing out of the diversion groove 5 and the diversion port 6 is increased, thereby improving the melting and cleaning capabilities of the snow; during use, clean water is introduced through the water inlet pipe 24, and the treatment pump 19 is started to extract the water flow through the filter cartridge 18, and then sent to the water tank 21 through the water outlet pipe 20, and the impurities deposited in the treatment box 15 are discharged from the drain pipe 25 and sent to the sewage pipe for delivery.

[0036] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and does not limit the present invention in any form. Although the present invention has been disclosed as a preferred embodiment as above, it is not used to limit the present invention. Any technical personnel in this field can make some changes or modify the technical contents disclosed above into equivalent embodiments without departing from the scope of the technical solution of the present invention. However, any simple modification, equivalent change and modification made to the above embodiments according to the technical essence of the present invention without departing from the content of the technical solution of the present invention still fall within the scope of the technical solution of the present invention.

Claims

1. A solar photovoltaic panel with snow removal function, characterized in that: The photovoltaic panel (2) comprises a photovoltaic panel (2), wherein both sides of the top of the photovoltaic panel (2) are fixedly connected to side frames (3), one end of the top of the photovoltaic panel (2) is fixedly connected to a flow guide frame (4), a flow guide groove (5) is provided at the bottom of one side of the flow guide frame (4), and a plurality of flow diversion ports (6) are provided at the bottom of one side of the two side frames (3); the bottom of the inner wall of the flow guide groove (5) and the bottom of the inner wall of the plurality of flow diversion ports (6) are both flush with the top surface of the photovoltaic panel (2); A water tank (21) is provided below the photovoltaic panel (2), a partition plate is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the water tank (21), an electric heating pipe (22) is embedded in the middle of the partition plate, and a water supply component is provided above the partition plate; The bottom of the photovoltaic panel (2) is fixedly connected to an air guide frame (26), the middle of the air guide frame (26) is fixedly connected to two inclined air guide plates (27), the top of the air guide plate (27) is fixedly connected to a docking plate (28), and a through opening is provided in the middle of the docking plate (28); an air guide cavity (29) is provided between the top of the docking plate (28) and the bottom of the photovoltaic panel (2); and a plurality of air outlets (7) are provided in the middle of the two side frames (3), and the bottoms of the plurality of air outlets (7) are connected to the air guide cavity (29).

2. A solar photovoltaic panel with snow removal function according to claim 1, characterized in that: The water supply assembly comprises a cleaning water pump, the output end of the cleaning water pump is fixedly connected to a water supply pipe (23), the top of the water supply pipe (23) is fixedly connected to a flow diversion pipe (12), one end of the flow diversion pipe (12) is fixedly connected to a flow guide frame (4); both sides of the water supply pipe (23) are fixedly connected to side pipes (14), and the two side pipes (14) extend into two side frames (3) respectively.

3. A solar photovoltaic panel with snow removal function according to claim 2, characterized in that: The inner wall of the flow guide frame (4) is fixedly connected to two inclined flow guide plates (13), the two flow guide plates (13) enclose a flow guide cavity, one side of the flow guide cavity is in communication with the flow guide groove (5), and the flow diversion pipe (12) is in communication with the flow guide cavity.

4. The solar photovoltaic panel with snow removal function according to claim 1, characterized in that: A protective mechanism is provided on one side of the photovoltaic panel (2), the protective mechanism comprising a shift guide rail (8), a drive motor (9) being slidably mounted on the inner wall of the shift guide rail (8), a connecting rod (10) being fixedly connected to the output end of the drive motor (9), and a covering cover plate (11) being fixedly connected to one end of the connecting rod (10).

5. The solar photovoltaic panel with snow removal function according to claim 1, characterized in that: A water inlet treatment unit is arranged below the water tank (21), the water inlet treatment unit comprising a treatment box (15), a treatment pump (19) being fixedly mounted in the middle of the inner wall of the treatment box (15), a filter cartridge (18) being fixedly connected to the water inlet end of the treatment pump (19), a water outlet end of the treatment pump (19) being fixedly connected to a water outlet pipe (20), the top of the water outlet pipe (20) being fixedly connected to the bottom of the water tank (21), and a reflux port (16) being provided on one side of the top of the treatment box (15).

6. A solar photovoltaic panel with snow removal function according to claim 5, characterized in that: A water inlet pipe (24) and a drain pipe (25) are fixedly connected to both sides of the bottom of the treatment box (15), and regulating valves are fixedly installed in the middle of the water inlet pipe (24) and the drain pipe (25). The top of the water inlet pipe (24) is higher than the drain pipe (25).

7. The solar photovoltaic panel with snow removal function according to claim 1, characterized in that: It also comprises a fixed base (30), the top of which is fixedly connected to a column (1), the top of which is fixedly mounted an adjustment motor, the output end of which is fixedly connected to the photovoltaic panel (2).

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