Automatic drainage device for photovoltaic module

By designing an automatic drainage device, the combination of serrated siphon drain pipes and capillary drain pipes is used to solve the problem of rainwater retention of photovoltaic modules, the rapid drainage and self-cleaning functions are achieved, and the power generation efficiency and component life are improved.

CN223093732UActive Publication Date: 2025-07-11YINGCHEN NEW ENERGY TECH CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202421619913.7
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-07-10
Publication Date
2025-07-11
Estimated Expiration
2034-07-10

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Technical Problem

The rainwater cannot be discharged in time during precipitation of existing photovoltaic modules, resulting in the remaining soil covering the battery cells and affecting the power generation efficiency.

Method used

An automatic drainage device is designed, including a cover plate and a bottom plate. A serrated siphon drain pipe and a capillary drain pipe are provided on the bottom plate. A drainage hole is provided on the cover plate to quickly discharge rainwater through siphon action and fixed to the surface of the assembly through a clamping device.

Benefits of technology

It realizes rapid discharge of rainwater, avoids soil from blocking the battery cells, improves power generation efficiency, reduces maintenance costs, and has the advantages of easy installation, low failure rate, safety and reliability, energy-saving and environmentally friendly.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses an automatic drainage device for a photovoltaic module, which is arranged at the tail end of the module and comprises a cover plate and a bottom plate which are assembled together, and the cover plate covers the bottom plate; the cross section of the bottom plate is rectangular, and a plurality of sawtooth siphon drain pipes and capillary drain pipes which are alternately arranged are arranged on the bottom plate; the cover plate is L-shaped, a plurality of sawtooth siphon drain pipes and capillary drain pipes which are alternately arranged and correspond to the bottom plate in position are arranged on the cover plate, and a drain hole is formed in the lowest end of the cover plate; screw holes are formed in the two ends of the cover plate, and threaded holes which are conveniently assembled together through bolts are formed in the bottom plate; an adjusting spring is arranged on the bottom plate, and a clamping device is arranged at the lower left corner of the bottom plate. The device has the advantages of being easy to manufacture and install, extremely low in failure rate, safe, reliable, free of energy driving, energy-saving, environment-friendly and convenient to operate and maintain.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of photovoltaic modules, and more particularly to an automatic drainage device for photovoltaic modules. Background Art

[0002] After the existing photovoltaic modules are installed, in order to obtain long-term illumination and achieve the maximum power generation benefit, the modules are installed at a certain inclination angle. When there is precipitation outdoors, water will flow from high to low along the glass surface. Since there are aluminum frames around the modules, rainwater will accumulate on the glass side of the aluminum frame at the lowest point and cannot be drained in time. The rainwater can only evaporate by the sun, which will cause soil residues to be generated on the glass surface for a long time. These residues will block the solar cells and cause the hot spot effect, seriously affecting the power generation efficiency. Summary of the Utility Model

[0003] The technical problem to be solved by the utility model is to provide an automatic drainage device for photovoltaic modules to solve the problems in the background art.

[0004] To solve the above technical problems, the following technical solutions are adopted in the utility model.

[0005] An automatic drainage device for photovoltaic modules is provided at the end of the module, including a cover plate and a bottom plate assembled together, and the cover plate covers the bottom plate; the cross-section of the bottom plate is rectangular, and a number of alternately arranged sawtooth siphon drainage pipes and capillary drainage pipes are provided on the bottom plate; the cover plate is L-shaped, and a number of alternately arranged sawtooth siphon drainage pipes and capillary drainage pipes corresponding to the position of the bottom plate are provided on the cover plate, and a drainage hole is provided at the lowest end of the cover plate; screw holes are provided at both ends of the cover plate, and threaded holes are provided on the bottom plate to facilitate assembly together by bolts; an adjusting spring for adjusting the angle is provided on the bottom plate, and a clamping device is provided at the lower left corner of the bottom plate.

[0006] Further optimizing the technical solution, both the drainage pipe and the capillary drainage cloth are detachably connected.

[0007] Further optimizing the technical solution, the clamping device includes an installation sleeve vertically connected to the lower left corner of the bottom plate, and a telescopic spring is provided inside the installation sleeve; a guide post is sleeved inside the telescopic spring, the top of the telescopic spring is connected with a clamping block, and the bottom is connected with the guide post; a snap spring is provided at the bottom of the guide post, and a clamping block is provided on the left side of the top end face of the guide post.

[0008] Further optimizing the technical solution, the left end face of the clamping block is arc-shaped.

[0009] Further optimizing the technical solution, an anti-slip pad is provided on the clamping block.

[0010] Due to the adoption of the above technical solutions, the following technical progress is achieved in the utility model.

[0011] An automatic drainage device for photovoltaic modules provided by the present utility model is installed at the end of the water storage of the modules, used to quickly drain rainwater, avoid dust covering the solar cells caused by long-term evaporation, and through the siphon effect, it can increase the self-cleaning function of the module surface, simplify the way of cleaning the module, and reduce the operation and maintenance costs. The present utility model has the advantages of being easy to manufacture and install, having an extremely low failure rate, being safe and reliable, not requiring energy drive, being energy-saving and environment-friendly, and being convenient for operation and maintenance. Brief Description of the Drawings

[0012] Figure 1 is a schematic structural view of the present utility model;

[0013] Figure 2 is a top view of the cover plate in the present utility model;

[0014] Figure 3 is a top view of the bottom plate in the present utility model;

[0015] Figure 4 is a schematic structural view of A in the present utility model.

[0016] Wherein: 1, cover plate; 2, bottom plate; 3, drainage hole; 4, snap ring; 5, guide post; 6, telescopic spring; 7, clamping block; 8, anti-slip pad; 9, screw hole; 10, serrated siphon drainage pipe; 11, capillary drainage pipe; 12, threaded hole; 13, adjusting spring; 14, installation sleeve. Detailed Description of the Preferred Embodiment

[0017] The present utility model will be further described in detail below in conjunction with the drawings and specific embodiments.

[0018] An automatic drainage device for photovoltaic modules is arranged at the end of the module, and in combination with Figures 1 to 4 as shown, it includes a cover plate 1, a bottom plate 2, a drainage hole 3, a snap ring 4, a guide post 5, a telescopic spring 6, a clamping block 7, an anti-slip pad 8, a screw hole 9, a serrated siphon drainage pipe 10, a capillary drainage pipe 11, a threaded hole 12, an adjusting spring 13, and an installation sleeve 14.

[0019] The cover plate 1 and the bottom plate 2 are assembled together, and the cover plate 1 covers the bottom plate 2.

[0020] The cross-section of the bottom plate 2 is rectangular, and a number of serrated siphon drainage pipes 10 and capillary drainage pipes 11 are alternately arranged on the bottom plate 2. The cover plate 1 is L-shaped, and a number of serrated siphon drainage pipes 10 and capillary drainage pipes 11 are alternately arranged on the cover plate 1 corresponding to the position of the bottom plate 2, and a drainage hole 3 is arranged at the lowest end of the cover plate 1. The drainage pipes and the capillary drainage cloth are both detachably connected, which is convenient for replacement.

[0021] Both ends of the cover plate 1 are provided with screw holes 9, and threaded holes 12 are provided on the bottom plate 2, facilitating the assembly of the cover plate and the bottom plate together through bolts.

[0022] An adjusting spring 13 for adjusting the angle is provided on the bottom plate 2, so as to tilt up the right end of the bottom plate and make the left end close to the surface of the photovoltaic module.

[0023] A clamping device is provided at the lower left corner of the bottom plate 2 for abutting against the bottom end surface of the photovoltaic module. The clamping device includes a vertically arranged mounting sleeve 14 connected to the lower left corner of the bottom plate 2. A telescopic spring 6 is arranged inside the mounting sleeve 14. A guide post 5 is sleeved inside the telescopic spring 6. The top of the telescopic spring 6 is connected with a clamping block 7, and the bottom of the telescopic spring 6 is connected with the guide post 5. A snap spring 4 is arranged at the bottom of the guide post 5, and a clamping block 7 is arranged on the left side of the top end surface of the guide post 5. The left end surface of the clamping block 7 is arc-shaped, and an anti-slip pad 8 is arranged on the clamping block 7.

[0024] When the utility model is actually used, the bottom plate and the cover plate are fixed together by bolts, and the drain hole 3 communicates the serrated siphon drain pipe and the capillary drain pipe; the clamping block 7 fixes the drainage device at the lowest aluminum frame through the anti-slip pad 8; the front end of the siphon drain pipe 11 can be made to closely adhere to the glass surface of the component to be drained through the adjusting spring 13.

[0025] The water remaining on the photovoltaic module after rain or cleaning can be quickly discharged through the siphon drain pipe, which can not only effectively solve the problem of water accumulation at the bottom of the small-inclination module, but also timely discharge dust particles through rapid drainage, ensuring that the surface of the photovoltaic module is evenly dust-covered, without forming a shielding area at the bottom, solving the generation of the hot spot effect of the battery chip, improving the power generation amount, and prolonging the service life of the battery chip of the photovoltaic module.

Claims

1. An automatic drainage device for a photovoltaic module, which is arranged at the end of the module, and is characterized in that: It includes a cover plate (1) and a bottom plate (2) assembled together, and the cover plate (1) covers the bottom plate (2); the cross-section of the bottom plate (2) is rectangular, and a number of alternately arranged sawtooth siphon drain pipes (10) and capillary drain pipes (11) are provided on the bottom plate (2); the cover plate (1) is L-shaped, and a number of alternately arranged sawtooth siphon drain pipes (10) and capillary drain pipes (11) corresponding to the position of the bottom plate (2) are provided on the cover plate (1), and a drain hole (3) is provided at the lowest end of the cover plate (1); screw holes (9) are provided at both ends of the cover plate (1), and threaded holes (12) facilitating assembly together by bolts are provided on the bottom plate (2); an adjusting spring (13) for adjusting the angle is provided on the bottom plate (2), and a clamping device is provided at the lower left corner of the bottom plate (2).

2. The automatic drainage device for a photovoltaic module according to claim 1, characterized in that: Both the drain pipe and the capillary drainage cloth are detachably connected.

3. The automatic drainage device for a photovoltaic module according to claim 2, wherein: The clamping device includes a vertically arranged mounting sleeve (14) connected to the lower left corner of the bottom plate (2), and a telescopic spring (6) is arranged in the mounting sleeve (14); a guide post (5) is sleeved in the telescopic spring (6), the top of the telescopic spring (6) is connected with a clamping block (7), and the bottom is connected with the guide post (5); a snap spring (4) is provided at the bottom of the guide post (5), and a clamping block (7) is provided on the left side of the top end surface of the guide post (5).

4. The automatic drainage device for a photovoltaic module according to claim 3, characterized in that: The left end face of the clamping block (7) is arc-shaped.

5. The automatic drainage device for a photovoltaic module according to claim 4, characterized in that: An anti-slip pad (8) is provided on the clamping block (7).