Photovoltaic module cleaning device

By designing a photovoltaic module cleaning device including cleaning box, walking wheel, rail slot, end seat, slide rod, screw, reversible motor, sweeping board, cleaning brush and vibration motor, the problem of surface dust in the northwest region due to wind and sand is solved, and efficient cleaning and automated control of large-area photovoltaic modules are achieved.

CN222638484UActive Publication Date: 2025-03-18SPIC HENAN ELECTRIC POWER ENG CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202420851901.0
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-04-23
Publication Date
2025-03-18
Estimated Expiration
2034-04-23

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Technical Problem

After long-term use of photovoltaic panel modules in the northwest region, due to wind and sand, the surface accumulation of silt and dust, reducing the conversion rate of photovoltaic panels, and the prior art is difficult to effectively clean large-area photovoltaic modules through manual and mobile machinery.

Method used

A photovoltaic component cleaning device is designed, including cleaning box, walking wheel, rail slot, end seat, slide rod, screw, reversible motor, sweeping plate, cleaning brush and vibrating motor. Through the combination of rail slots and screws, the device can be moved back and forth on the photovoltaic assembly, and the reversible motor drives the screw to rotate, the cleaning box drives the cleaning plate and the cleaning brush for cleaning, and the vibrating motor assists in cleaning stubborn stains.

Benefits of technology

It realizes effective cleaning of the surface of large-area photovoltaic modules, the equipment is simple and easy to install, suitable for remote and automatic control, saves human resources, and improves the conversion rate of photovoltaic panels.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to a photovoltaic module cleaning device which comprises a cleaning box, two ends of the cleaning box are rotatably connected with walking wheels, rail grooves are arranged below the walking wheels, two ends of the rail grooves are provided with end seats, one end of the cleaning box is slidably connected with a sliding rod, two ends of the sliding rod are fixedly connected to the end seats, and the other end of the cleaning box is provided with a screw hole. A screw rod is in threaded connection in the screw hole, and two ends of the screw rod are rotatably connected with the end seats. According to the photovoltaic module cleaning device, floating dust on the photovoltaic surface is cleaned through reciprocating motion of the cleaning box on the track, the device is simple and easy to install, the device is suitable for cleaning large-area photovoltaic modules, remote and automatic control is conveniently achieved, and manpower resources are saved.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to photovoltaic equipment technology, in particular to a photovoltaic component cleaning device. Background Art

[0002] Photovoltaic panel modules are power generation devices that generate direct current when exposed to sunlight. They are composed of thin solid photovoltaic cells made of semiconductor materials (such as silicon). Photovoltaic panel modules can be made into different shapes and the modules can be connected to generate more electricity.

[0003] my country's Northwest region is a high-quality light energy conversion base with its long sunshine hours, dry climate and little rainfall. Due to the strong wind and sand in the climate of the Northwest region, after long-term use, mud and dust will accumulate on the surface of the photovoltaic panels, which will reduce the conversion rate of the photovoltaic panels. Therefore, they need to be cleaned regularly. Manual cleaning can only be done on a small number of photovoltaic facilities. When the entire photovoltaic power station needs to be cleaned, it cannot be done by manual cleaning or mobile machinery. Utility Model Content

[0004] The utility model aims to provide a photovoltaic module cleaning device, which is used to solve the problem that when the photovoltaic module cleaning area is too large, it cannot be cleaned by manual or mobile machinery.

[0005] In order to solve the above problems, the utility model provides a photovoltaic module cleaning device, including a cleaning box, both ends of the cleaning box are rotatably connected to running wheels, a rail groove is provided under the running wheel, both ends of the rail groove are provided with end seats, one end of the cleaning box is slidably connected to a sliding rod, both ends of the sliding rod are fixedly connected to the end seat, the other end of the cleaning box is provided with a screw hole, a screw rod is threadedly connected to the screw hole, and both ends of the screw rod are rotatably connected to the end seat.

[0006] The photovoltaic module cleaning device provided by the utility model also has the following technical features:

[0007] Furthermore, the rail grooves at both ends of the cleaning box are fixedly connected to the upper and lower ends of the inclined photovoltaic assembly, the screw rod is located at the upper end, and a guide rod is fixedly connected between the end seats at the upper end, and the guide rod is slidably connected to the cleaning box.

[0008] Furthermore, one end of the lead screw is connected to a reversible motor, the reversible motor is fixedly connected to the end seat, and the drive shaft of the reversible motor is fixedly connected to the lead screw.

[0009] Furthermore, a cleaning plate is provided on the cleaning box, a cleaning brush is fixedly connected to the cleaning plate, and a plurality of springs are fixedly connected between the two sides of the cleaning plate and the cleaning box.

[0010] Furthermore, a vibration motor is fixedly connected to the cleaning plate.

[0011] Furthermore, the rail grooves and the lead screws can be spliced ​​in multiple groups.

[0012] The utility model has the following beneficial effects: the photovoltaic module cleaning device described in the present application utilizes the reciprocating motion of the cleaning box on the track to clean the floating dust on the photovoltaic surface. The equipment is simple and easy to install, suitable for cleaning photovoltaic modules over a large area, and is easy to realize remote and automatic control, saving human resources. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0013] Figure 1 This is an axonometric schematic diagram of a photovoltaic module cleaning device according to an embodiment of the utility model;

[0014] Figure 2 Photovoltaic module cleaning device according to the embodiment of the utility model Figure 1 A zoomed in view of the node in the middle;

[0015] Figure 3 It is a right side cross-sectional schematic diagram of a photovoltaic module cleaning device according to an embodiment of the utility model;

[0016] Figure 4 A cross-sectional schematic diagram of a cleaning box of a photovoltaic module cleaning device according to an embodiment of the utility model;

[0017] Figure 5 Photovoltaic module cleaning device according to the embodiment of the utility model Figure 4 Enlarged view of node B in the middle.

[0018] (1-cleaning box, 2-travel wheel, 3-track groove, 4-end seat, 5-slide rod, 6-screw hole, 7-screw rod, 8-guide rod, 9-reversible motor, 10-cleaning plate, 11-cleaning brush, 12-spring, 13-vibration motor) DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0019] The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and in combination with embodiments. It should be noted that the embodiments and features in the embodiments of the present invention can be combined with each other without conflict.

[0020] like Figures 1 to 5 In the embodiment of the photovoltaic module cleaning device of the utility model shown, the photovoltaic module cleaning device includes a cleaning box 1, and the two ends of the cleaning box 1 are rotatably connected to the running wheels 2, and the running wheels 2 are provided with a rail groove 3, and the two ends of the rail groove 3 are provided with end seats 4. One end of the cleaning box 1 is slidably connected to a slide rod 5, and the two ends of the slide rod 5 are fixedly connected to the end seat 4. The other end of the cleaning box 1 is provided with a screw hole 6, and the screw hole 6 is threadedly connected to a screw rod 7, and the two ends of the screw rod 7 are rotatably connected to the end seat 4.

[0021] Specifically, the rail groove 3 of the device is fixed on the photovoltaic module, the running wheel 2 of the cleaning box 1 is placed in the rail groove 3, and the screw rod 7 is rotated to make the cleaning box 1 move from one end of the photovoltaic module along the slide rod 5 to the other end of the photovoltaic module. During the movement, the dust accumulated on the surface of the photovoltaic module is cleaned, and the slide rod 5 is also used to support the cleaning box 1.

[0022] In one embodiment of the present application, preferably, the rail grooves 3 at both ends of the cleaning box 1 are fixedly connected to the upper and lower ends of the inclined photovoltaic component, the screw rod 7 is located at the upper end, and a guide rod 8 is fixedly connected between the end seats 4 at the upper end, and the guide rod 8 is slidably connected to the cleaning box 1. The guide rod 8 and the sliding rod 5 are located at the upper and lower ends of the photovoltaic component, which are used to prevent the cleaning box 1 from tilting easily during movement and to slide smoothly.

[0023] In one embodiment of the present application, preferably, one end of the screw rod 7 is connected to a reversible motor 9, the reversible motor 9 is fixedly connected to the end seat 4, and the drive shaft of the reversible motor 9 is fixedly connected to the screw rod 7 for driving the screw rod 7 to rotate and make the cleaning box 1 slide back and forth.

[0024] In one embodiment of the present application, preferably, a cleaning plate 10 is provided on the cleaning box 1, and a cleaning brush 11 is fixedly connected to the cleaning plate 10. A plurality of springs 12 are fixedly connected between the two sides of the cleaning plate 10 and the cleaning box 1, which are used to clean the dust accumulated on the surface of the photovoltaic module. The cleaning plate 10 vibrates, and the cleaning brush 11 repeatedly cleans the dust accumulated on the photovoltaic module.

[0025] In one embodiment of the present application, preferably, a vibration motor 13 is fixedly connected to the cleaning plate 10 to drive the cleaning plate 10 to vibrate.

[0026] In one embodiment of the present application, preferably, the rail groove 3 and the screw rod 7 can be spliced ​​in multiple groups. Specifically, multiple groups of cleaning devices connected together can perform cleaning at the same time. The modular setting can reduce the size of the equipment to avoid the impact of the cleaning equipment on the photovoltaic modules, and is suitable for photovoltaic modules with different assembly lengths.

[0027] To sum up, the photovoltaic module cleaning device in the above-mentioned embodiment of the utility model, specifically, fixes the rail groove 3 of the cleaning device to the upper and lower ends of the inclined photovoltaic module, puts the walking wheel 2 of the cleaning box 1 into the rail groove 3, starts the reversible motor 9, and makes the driving shaft of the reversible motor 9 rotate clockwise, and the cleaning box 1 drives the cleaning plate 10 to move along the slide bar 5 and the guide rod 8 toward the other end of the photovoltaic module, and the cleaning brush 11 rubs the surface of the photovoltaic module to brush away the accumulated dust, starts the vibration motor 13 on the cleaning plate 10, makes the cleaning plate 10 vibrate, and the cleaning brush 11 repeatedly rubs and cleans the photovoltaic module until the cleaning box 1 moves to the end seat 4 and stops, and makes the driving shaft of the reversible motor 9 rotate counterclockwise, so that the cleaning box 1 moves back and continues to clean until the surface dust of the photovoltaic module is cleaned up; this device can be spliced ​​and extended to realize the application of photovoltaic modules with different assembly lengths, and automatic control elements can also be added to realize automatic and intelligent control. The device utilizes a screw and a reversible motor to drive the cleaning box to perform reciprocating motion on the photovoltaic module to complete dust cleaning. The vibrating cleaning plate drives the cleaning brush to repeatedly perform high-frequency friction to clean up stubborn stains and solidified dust. The equipment is easy to install and use, suitable for cleaning large-area photovoltaic modules, and is easy to realize remote and automatic control, saving human resources.

[0028] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the utility model, rather than to limit it. Although the utility model has been described in detail with reference to the aforementioned embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that they can still modify the technical solutions described in the aforementioned embodiments, or make equivalent replacements for some of the technical features therein. However, these modifications or replacements do not deviate the essence of the corresponding technical solutions from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the various embodiments of the utility model.

Claims

1. A photovoltaic module cleaning device, characterized in that: It includes a cleaning box, both ends of which are rotatably connected to travel wheels, a rail groove is provided under the travel wheel, both ends of the rail groove are provided with end seats, one end of the cleaning box is slidably connected to a sliding rod, both ends of the sliding rod are fixedly connected to the end seats, the other end of the cleaning box is provided with a screw hole, a screw rod is threadedly connected to the screw hole, and both ends of the screw rod are rotatably connected to the end seats.

2. The photovoltaic module cleaning device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The rail grooves at both ends of the cleaning box are fixedly connected to the upper and lower ends of the inclined photovoltaic assembly, the screw rod is located at the upper end, and a guide rod is fixedly connected between the end seats at the upper end, and the guide rod is slidably connected to the cleaning box.

3. The photovoltaic module cleaning device according to claim 2, characterized in that: One end of the screw rod is connected to a reversible motor, the reversible motor is fixedly connected to the end seat, and the driving shaft of the reversible motor is fixedly connected to the screw rod.

4. The photovoltaic module cleaning device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The cleaning box is provided with a cleaning plate, a cleaning brush is fixedly connected to the cleaning plate, and a plurality of springs are fixedly connected between the two sides of the cleaning plate and the cleaning box.

5. The photovoltaic module cleaning device according to claim 4, characterized in that: A vibration motor is fixedly connected to the cleaning plate.

6. The photovoltaic module cleaning device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The rail grooves and the lead screws can be spliced ​​in multiple groups.