Automatic cleaning device for solar panel of automatic meteorological station

By designing an automatic weather station solar panel cleaning device with an adjustment mechanism and a driving mechanism, the problem of the inability to adjust the cleaning device according to different angles in the prior art is solved, and efficient cleaning of the solar panels is achieved and conversion efficiency is improved.

CN222817413UActive Publication Date: 2025-05-02JINGHE COUNTY METEOROLOGICAL BUREAU
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202421629866.4
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-07-11
Publication Date
2025-05-02
Estimated Expiration
2034-07-11

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Technical Problem

The existing automatic weather station solar panel cleaning devices cannot be adjusted according to the use angles of different solar panels, resulting in poor cleaning results, especially the inability to effectively clean the dust in the gaps, affecting the conversion efficiency of solar panels.

Method used

An automatic cleaning device for solar panels at automatic weather stations is designed, using a combination of adjustment mechanism and driving mechanism to adjust the cleaning height and angle through the motor screw structure, and combined with the use of cleaning brushes and spray heads, the solar panels are fully cleaned.

Benefits of technology

By adjusting the cleaning height and angle, the cleaning effect of the solar panel is significantly improved, the dust in the gap can be effectively cleaned, and the conversion efficiency of the solar panel is improved.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of meteorological monitoring, and discloses an automatic cleaning device for a solar panel of an automatic meteorological station. Comprising a box body and further comprises an adjusting mechanism arranged in the box body and used for adjusting the cleaning height, a supporting rod is arranged at the top of the adjusting mechanism, a supporting plate is fixedly connected to the top of the supporting rod, a connecting plate is fixedly connected to the top of the supporting plate, and a driving mechanism for adjusting the cleaning angle is arranged at the top of the connecting plate; the effect of adjusting the cleaning angle is achieved through the driving mechanism, the cleaning effect is improved, the adjusting plate can be driven to move through the adjusting mechanism, the adjusting plate drives the supporting rod and the supporting plate to ascend and descend, and therefore the effect of adjusting the cleaning height is achieved; the solar panel can be cleaned through cooperative use of the cleaning brush and the spray head, and dust in gaps of the solar panel can be cleaned.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of meteorological monitoring, in particular to an automatic cleaning device for solar panels of an automatic weather station. Background Art

[0002] An automatic weather station is a device used to measure and record weather data. It usually includes one or more sensors and a data logger. Solar panels are one of the important components of an automatic weather station. Their main function is to provide power for the weather station.

[0003] When the solar panels are in use, a cleaning device is required to clean the dust. During use, the existing cleaning devices usually use a cleaning brush to clean the solar panels. However, the structure of the cleaning brush is relatively fixed. Since the solar panels in different environments have different angles, the existing cleaning devices cannot adjust the use angle according to different solar panels, resulting in poor cleaning effect of the solar panels. Moreover, the cleaning effect of only using a cleaning brush is poor, and the dust in the gaps cannot be effectively cleaned, affecting the conversion efficiency of the solar panels.

[0004] Therefore, it is necessary to provide a new automatic cleaning device for solar panels of automatic weather stations to solve the above technical problems. Utility Model Content

[0005] The purpose of the utility model is to provide an automatic cleaning device for solar panels of an automatic weather station to solve the problems raised in the above-mentioned background technology.

[0006] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the utility model provides the following technical solution: an automatic cleaning device for solar panels of an automatic weather station, comprising a box body, and also comprising:

[0007] An adjusting mechanism for adjusting the cleaning height is arranged inside the box, a supporting rod is arranged on the top of the adjusting mechanism, a supporting plate is fixedly connected to the top of the supporting rod, a connecting plate is fixedly connected to the top of the supporting plate, a driving mechanism for adjusting the cleaning angle is arranged on the top of the connecting plate, a worm gear is arranged on the outside of the driving mechanism, and a driving rod is fixedly connected to the axis of the worm gear;

[0008] A fixing plate is fixed to one end of the driving rod, the bottom of the fixing plate is fixedly connected to a connecting cover, the top of the connecting cover is fixedly connected to a mounting seat, the interior of the mounting seat is fixedly connected to a first motor, the output end of the first motor is fixedly connected to a supporting plate, a cleaning brush for cleaning the solar panel is provided at the bottom of the supporting plate, a water tank for cleaning the cleaning brush is provided at the top of the connecting cover, and one side of the water tank is connected to a water pump through a pipeline.

[0009] Preferably, an adjustment plate is provided on the outer side of the adjustment mechanism, and the inner wall of the adjustment plate is slidably connected to a limit rod.

[0010] Preferably, the driving mechanism comprises a second motor installed laterally on the connecting plate, a worm is fixedly connected to the output end of the second motor, and the outer side of the worm is meshingly connected with the outer side of the worm wheel.

[0011] Preferably, a support seat and a connection block are respectively fixedly connected to the top of the connection plate, and an inner wall of the support seat is rotatably connected to the outer side of the driving rod.

[0012] Preferably, the bottom of the box is fixedly connected to a bottom plate, and a plurality of sets of universal wheels are arranged at the bottom of the bottom plate.

[0013] Preferably, a connecting pipe is provided at the water outlet end of the water pump, and a plurality of groups of nozzles are provided at one end of the connecting pipe.

[0014] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the utility model are as follows:

[0015] The utility model drives the worm gear and the driving rod to rotate through the driving mechanism, and the driving rod drives the fixing plate and the connecting cover to rotate, so as to achieve the effect of adjusting the cleaning angle, thereby improving the cleaning effect; the adjusting plate can be driven to move by the adjusting mechanism, and the adjusting plate drives the supporting rod and the supporting plate to rise and fall, so as to achieve the effect of adjusting the cleaning height; the solar panel can be cleaned by using the cleaning brush and the nozzle, and the dust in the gap of the solar panel can be cleaned. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] Figure 1 A structural schematic diagram of a preferred embodiment of the automatic cleaning device for solar panels of an automatic weather station provided by the utility model;

[0017] Figure 2 It is a structural schematic diagram of the connection cover in the utility model;

[0018] Figure 3 It is a structural schematic diagram of the driving mechanism in the utility model;

[0019] Figure 4 It is a structural schematic diagram of the box body in the utility model.

[0020] In the figure: 1. box body; 2. adjustment mechanism; 3. support rod; 4. support plate; 5. connecting plate; 6. driving mechanism; 61. second motor; 62. worm; 7. worm gear; 8. driving rod; 9. fixing plate; 10. connecting cover; 11. mounting seat; 12. first motor; 13. supporting plate; 14. cleaning brush; 15. adjustment plate; 16. limit rod; 17. supporting seat; 18. connecting block; 19. bottom plate; 20. universal wheel; 21. water tank; 22. water pump; 23. connecting pipe; 24. nozzle. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

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

[0022] See also Figure 1-4 As shown, the automatic cleaning device for solar panels of an automatic weather station includes a box body 1, an adjusting mechanism 2 is arranged inside the box body 1, the adjusting mechanism 2 is a motor screw structure in the prior art, and the effect of adjusting the cleaning height is achieved by arranging the adjusting mechanism 2, two groups of support rods 3 are arranged on the top of the adjusting mechanism 2, the outer sides of the support rods 3 are slidably connected to the inner cavity of the box body 1, the top of the support rods 3 is fixedly connected to a support plate 4, the top of the support plate 4 is fixedly connected to a connecting plate 5, and the top of the connecting plate 5 is arranged with a driving mechanism 6, and the cleaning angle can be adjusted by the driving mechanism 6, and a worm gear 7 is arranged on the outer side of the driving mechanism 6, and a driving rod 8 is fixedly connected to the axis of the worm gear 7, and the worm gear 7 and the driving rod 8 are driven to rotate by the driving mechanism 6, and the worm gear 7 and the driving rod 8 are fixed to the driving rod 8. The fixing plate 9 at the end, the bottom of the fixing plate 9 is fixedly connected with a connecting cover 10, the driving rod 8 drives the fixing plate 9 and the connecting cover 10 to rotate, the top of the connecting cover 10 is fixedly connected with a mounting seat 11, the inside of the mounting seat 11 is fixedly connected with a first motor 12, the output end of the first motor 12 is fixedly connected with a supporting plate 13, the bottom of the supporting plate 13 is provided with a cleaning brush 14 for cleaning the solar panel, the first motor 12 is started to drive the supporting plate 13 and the cleaning brush 14 to rotate, the solar panel can be cleaned by the cleaning brush 14, the top of the connecting cover 10 is provided with a water tank 21 for cleaning the cleaning brush 14, a water inlet is provided on one side of the water tank 21, a sealing cover is provided at one end of the water inlet, and one side of the water tank 21 is connected to a water pump 22 through a pipeline.

[0023] refer to Figure 3 and Figure 4As shown, an adjusting plate 15 is arranged on the outside of the adjusting mechanism 2, the top of the adjusting plate 15 is fixedly connected to the bottom of the supporting rod 3, the inner wall of the adjusting plate 15 is slidably connected to the limiting rod 16, both ends of the limiting rod 16 are fixedly connected to the inner wall of the box body 1, the adjusting plate 15 can be driven to move by the adjusting mechanism 2, so that the adjusting plate 15 slides on the outside of the limiting rod 16, and the adjusting plate 15 drives the supporting rod 3 and the supporting plate 4 to rise and fall, so as to achieve the effect of adjusting the cleaning height, the driving mechanism 6 includes a second motor 61 installed on the connecting plate 5 and arranged horizontally, and the output end of the second motor 61 is fixedly connected to a worm 62 The outer side of the worm 62 is meshed with the outer side of the worm wheel 7, and the top of the connecting plate 5 is fixedly connected with a support seat 17 and a connecting block 18 respectively. The inner wall of the support seat 17 is rotatably connected to the outer side of the driving rod 8. One end of the worm 62 is rotatably connected to one side of the connecting block 18. The second motor 61 is started to drive the worm 62 to rotate, so that the worm wheel 7 and the driving rod 8 are rotated, and the driving rod 8 drives the fixed plate 9 and the connecting cover 10 to rotate, thereby achieving the effect of adjusting the cleaning angle and improving the cleaning effect. The bottom of the box body 1 is fixedly connected with a bottom plate 19, and a plurality of sets of universal wheels 20 are arranged at the bottom of the bottom plate 19.

[0024] refer to Figure 2 As shown, a connecting pipe 23 is provided at the water outlet end of the water pump 22, and a plurality of nozzles 24 are provided at one end of the connecting pipe 23. The water pump 22 is started to extract the water flow inside the water tank 21, and the water flow is sprayed toward the cleaning brush 14 and the solar panel through the connecting pipe 23 and the nozzle 24. The first motor 12 is started to drive the support plate 13 and the cleaning brush 14 to rotate, and the solar panel can be cleaned by the cleaning brush 14.

[0025] Working principle: When the device is in use, first inject cleaning water into the water tank 21, start the water pump 22 to pump out the water flow in the water tank 21, and spray the water flow to the cleaning brush 14 and the solar panel through the connecting pipe 23 and the nozzle 24, start the first motor 12 to drive the supporting plate 13 and the cleaning brush 14 to rotate, and the cleaning brush 14 and the nozzle 24 can be used together to clean the solar panel, and the dust in the gap of the solar panel can be cleaned, and the adjusting plate 15 can be driven to move by the adjusting mechanism 2, so that the adjusting plate 15 slides on the outside of the limit rod 16, and the adjusting plate 15 drives the supporting rod 3 and the supporting plate 4 to rise and fall, so as to achieve the effect of adjusting the cleaning height, start the second motor 61 to drive the worm 62 to rotate, so that the worm wheel 7 and the driving rod 8 rotate, and the driving rod 8 drives the fixing plate 9 and the connecting cover 10 to rotate, so as to achieve the effect of adjusting the cleaning angle, thereby improving the cleaning effect.

[0026] It should be noted that, in this article, relational terms such as first and second, etc. are only used to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, and do not necessarily require or imply any such actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Moreover, the terms "include", "comprise" or any other variants thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, method, article or device including a series of elements includes not only those elements, but also other elements not explicitly listed, or also includes elements inherent to such process, method, article or device. In the absence of further restrictions, the elements defined by the sentence "comprise a ..." do not exclude the existence of other identical elements in the process, method, article or device including the elements.

[0027] Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations may be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, and that the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. An automatic cleaning device for solar panels of an automatic weather station, comprising a housing (1), characterized in that: Also includes: An adjusting mechanism (2) for adjusting the cleaning height is arranged inside the box (1), a support rod (3) is arranged on the top of the adjusting mechanism (2), a support plate (4) is fixedly connected to the top of the support rod (3), a connecting plate (5) is fixedly connected to the top of the support plate (4), a driving mechanism (6) for adjusting the cleaning angle is arranged on the top of the connecting plate (5), a worm gear (7) is arranged on the outside of the driving mechanism (6), and a driving rod (8) is fixedly connected to the axis of the worm gear (7); A fixing plate (9) is fixed to one end of a driving rod (8), the bottom of the fixing plate (9) is fixedly connected to a connecting cover (10), the top of the connecting cover (10) is fixedly connected to a mounting seat (11), the interior of the mounting seat (11) is fixedly connected to a first motor (12), the output end of the first motor (12) is fixedly connected to a supporting plate (13), a cleaning brush (14) for cleaning a solar panel is arranged at the bottom of the supporting plate (13), a water storage tank (21) for cleaning the cleaning brush (14) is arranged at the top of the connecting cover (10), and one side of the water storage tank (21) is connected to a water pump (22) through a pipeline.

2. The automatic cleaning device for solar panels of an automatic weather station according to claim 1, characterized in that: An adjustment plate (15) is arranged on the outer side of the adjustment mechanism (2), and the inner wall of the adjustment plate (15) is slidably connected to a limit rod (16).

3. The automatic cleaning device for solar panels of an automatic weather station according to claim 1, characterized in that: The driving mechanism (6) comprises a second motor (61) installed transversely on the connecting plate (5), the output end of the second motor (61) is fixedly connected to a worm (62), and the outer side of the worm (62) is meshingly connected to the outer side of the worm wheel (7).

4. The automatic cleaning device for solar panels of an automatic weather station according to claim 1, characterized in that: The top of the connecting plate (5) is fixedly connected to a support seat (17) and a connecting block (18), respectively, and the inner wall of the support seat (17) is rotatably connected to the outer side of the driving rod (8).

5. The automatic cleaning device for solar panels of an automatic weather station according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bottom of the box body (1) is fixedly connected to a bottom plate (19), and a plurality of sets of universal wheels (20) are arranged at the bottom of the bottom plate (19).

6. The automatic cleaning device for solar panels of an automatic weather station according to claim 1, characterized in that: A connecting pipe (23) is provided at the water outlet end of the water pump (22), and a plurality of groups of spray nozzles (24) are provided at one end of the connecting pipe (23).