Cleaning device for surface of photovoltaic panel

By designing a cleaning device for the surface of the photovoltaic panel, using a motor to drive the missing gear to rotate to drive the slider and brush plate movement, combined with the micro water pump to spray water, the existing photovoltaic panel cleaning methods are solved, and a low-cost and efficient cleaning effect is achieved.

CN223207087UActive Publication Date: 2025-08-08GUANGDONG HUAZHEN NEW ENERGY CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202422096595.7
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-08-28
Publication Date
2025-08-08
Estimated Expiration
2034-08-28

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Technical Problem

The existing photovoltaic panel surface cleaning methods have problems such as inefficient and labor-intensive or high-cost and energy-intensive.

Method used

A cleaning device for the surface of the photovoltaic panel is designed, including a support frame, cleaning component, sliding component, rebound component, transmission component and drive component. The motor drives the gear loss to rotate, drives the slider and brush plate to move, and combines the micro water pump to spray water to achieve repeated cleaning of the surface of the photovoltaic panel.

Benefits of technology

Low-cost and efficient surface cleaning of photovoltaic panels has been achieved, reducing labor and energy consumption, and improving cleaning efficiency.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a cleaning device for the surface of a photovoltaic panel, which belongs to the technical field of photovoltaic panels, and comprises two cleaning assemblies, the cleaning assemblies are arranged on the surface of the photovoltaic panel, the two cleaning assemblies comprise a brush plate, the outer surface of the brush plate is in contact with the upper surface of the photovoltaic panel, and the outer surface of the brush plate is in contact with the upper surface of the photovoltaic panel; the water outlet pipe is arranged on the opposite side of the brush plate; one end of the connecting hose is fixedly connected to one end of the water outlet pipe; the upper surface of the water storage tank is fixedly connected to the lower surface of the supporting frame; the rear end face of the miniature water pump is fixedly connected to the front end face of the water storage tank, and the output end of the miniature water pump is fixedly connected to the other end of the connecting hose. By arranging the cleaning assembly, the problems that a manual cleaning mode is low in efficiency and consumes a large amount of labor force, and a robot cleaning mode is convenient, but high in cost, inconvenient to clean and the like are solved. And the energy consumption is large.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model belongs to the technical field of photovoltaic panels, and in particular relates to a cleaning device for the surface of a photovoltaic panel. Background Art

[0002] Photovoltaic panels, also known as solar panels, are devices that use the photoelectric effect to convert solar energy directly into electrical energy. They are mainly composed of semiconductor materials such as silicon. The core function of photovoltaic panels is to convert sunlight energy into electrical energy for daily life or industrial use. The design and manufacture of photovoltaic panels involve a variety of materials and technologies, including but not limited to glass, EVA, TPT backplanes and aluminum alloy frames. Photovoltaic panel cleaning is crucial to ensuring the efficiency of photovoltaic power generation systems. During the operation of photovoltaic panels, dust, dirt and other impurities will gradually accumulate on their surfaces. The presence of these substances will block sunlight from directly shining on the photovoltaic panels, reducing the transmittance and power generation efficiency of the photovoltaic panels. Studies have shown that if there is 5% dirt on the surface of the photovoltaic panel, its power generation efficiency may drop by as much as 20%. In addition, long-term accumulation of dirt may also cause damage to the photovoltaic panel material and shorten its service life.

[0003] The common methods of cleaning the surface of photovoltaic panels on the market are: one is to clean manually, which is inefficient and consumes a lot of labor; the other is to clean by robots, which is convenient but costly and consumes a lot of energy. Therefore, a photovoltaic panel surface cleaning device is specially introduced to solve the above problems. Utility Model Content

[0004] In response to the problems existing in the prior art, the utility model provides a cleaning device for the surface of photovoltaic panels, which has the advantage of low-cost automatic reciprocating cleaning of the surface of photovoltaic panels, solving the problems of existing cleaning methods, one of which is manual cleaning, which is inefficient and consumes a lot of labor, and the other is cleaning by robots, which is convenient but has high costs and consumes a lot of energy.

[0005] The utility model is implemented as follows: a photovoltaic panel surface cleaning device comprising:

[0006] Support frame;

[0007] Photovoltaic panel: the lower surface of the photovoltaic panel is fixedly connected to the upper surface of the support frame;

[0008] A cleaning assembly is provided on the surface of the photovoltaic panel. Two cleaning assemblies are provided. The two cleaning assemblies include:

[0009] Brush plate: the outer surface of the brush plate contacts the upper surface of the photovoltaic panel;

[0010] Water outlet pipe: the water outlet pipe is arranged on the opposite side of the brush plate;

[0011] Connecting hose: one end of the connecting hose is fixedly connected to one end of the water outlet pipe;

[0012] Water tank: the upper surface of the water tank is fixedly connected to the lower surface of the support frame;

[0013] Micro water pump: the rear end face of the micro water pump is fixedly connected to the front end face of the water tank, and the output end of the micro water pump is fixedly connected to the other end of the connecting hose.

[0014] As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a sliding assembly is provided on the upper surface of the photovoltaic panel, and four sliding assemblies are provided. The four sliding assemblies include:

[0015] Sliding groove: The sliding groove is provided on the upper surface of the photovoltaic panel, and a rebound component is provided inside the sliding groove;

[0016] Slider: The outer surface of the slider is slidably connected to the inner wall of the sliding groove, the opposite sides of the slider are fixedly connected to the front and rear end surfaces of the brush plate, and the inner surface of the slider is fixedly connected to the outer surface of the water outlet pipe.

[0017] As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, two rebound assemblies are provided, and the two rebound assemblies include:

[0018] Sliding rod: The left and right sides of the sliding rod are fixedly connected to the inner wall of the sliding groove, the sliding rod passes through the inner surface of the photovoltaic panel, and the outer surface of the sliding rod is in sliding connection with the inner surface of the slider;

[0019] Telescopic spring: The telescopic spring is sleeved on the outer surface of the sliding rod, and opposite sides of the telescopic spring are fixedly connected to the inner wall of the sliding groove.

[0020] As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a transmission assembly is provided on the lower surface of the slider, and two transmission assemblies are provided. The two transmission assemblies include:

[0021] Tooth plate: the upper surface of the tooth plate is fixedly connected to the lower surface of the slider;

[0022] Missing gear: The outer surface of the missing gear and the outer surface of the tooth plate are in a mutually meshing relationship, and a driving component is provided on the lower surface of the missing gear.

[0023] As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the drive assembly includes:

[0024] Output rod: Two output rods are provided, the upper end surfaces of the two output rods are rotatably connected to the lower surface of the photovoltaic panel through a rotating shaft, and the outer surface of the output rod is fixedly connected to the inner surface of the missing gear;

[0025] Pulley: There are two pulleys, which are connected by a belt transmission, and the inner surface of the pulley is fixedly connected to the outer surface of the output rod;

[0026] Motor: The output end of the motor is fixedly connected to the lower end surface of the output rod.

[0027] As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a fixing sleeve is provided on the outer surface of the motor, the inner wall of the fixing sleeve is fixedly connected to the outer surface of the motor, and the lower surface of the fixing sleeve is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the support frame.

[0028] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows:

[0029] When the gear is rotated to the side without teeth and contacts the tooth plate, the telescopic spring can release the elastic force at this time to push the slider back to the initial position, and the cycle is repeated, thereby achieving the effect of repeatedly cleaning the surface of the photovoltaic panel. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0030] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure provided by an embodiment of the utility model;

[0031] Figure 2 It is an exploded schematic diagram of a sliding assembly and a rebound assembly provided by an embodiment of the present utility model;

[0032] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of a partial three-dimensional structure provided by an embodiment of the utility model;

[0033] Figure 4 It is an exploded schematic diagram of a drive assembly provided by an embodiment of the present utility model.

[0034] In the figure: 1. Support frame; 2. Photovoltaic panel; 3. Cleaning assembly; 301. Brush plate; 302. Water outlet pipe; 303. Connecting hose; 304. Water tank; 305. Micro water pump; 4. Sliding assembly; 401. Sliding groove; 402. Sliding block; 5. Rebound assembly; 501. Sliding rod; 502. Telescopic spring; 6. Transmission assembly; 601. Tooth plate; 602. Missing gear; 7. Drive assembly; 701. Output rod; 702. Pulley; 703. Motor; 8. Fixing sleeve. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0035] In order to further understand the content, features and effects of the present invention, the following embodiments are given as examples and described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0036] The structure of the present utility model is described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0037] like Figures 1 to 4 As shown, an embodiment of the present invention provides a photovoltaic panel surface cleaning device, comprising:

[0038] Support frame 1;

[0039] Photovoltaic panel 2: The lower surface of the photovoltaic panel 2 is fixedly connected to the upper surface of the support frame 1;

[0040] Cleaning assembly 3, cleaning assembly 3 is arranged on the surface of photovoltaic panel 2, and two cleaning assemblies 3 are provided, and the two cleaning assemblies 3 include:

[0041] Brush plate 301: The outer surface of the brush plate 301 contacts the upper surface of the photovoltaic panel 2;

[0042] Water outlet pipe 302: The water outlet pipe 302 is provided on the opposite side of the brush plate 301;

[0043] Connecting hose 303: One end of the connecting hose 303 is fixedly connected to one end of the water outlet pipe 302;

[0044] Water tank 304: The upper surface of the water tank 304 is fixedly connected to the lower surface of the support frame 1;

[0045] Micro water pump 305 : The rear end surface of the micro water pump 305 is fixedly connected to the front end surface of the water storage tank 304 , and the output end of the micro water pump 305 is fixedly connected to the other end of the connecting hose 303 .

[0046] refer to Figure 2 As shown, the upper surface of the photovoltaic panel 2 is provided with a sliding assembly 4, and four sliding assemblies 4 are provided. The four sliding assemblies 4 include:

[0047] Sliding groove 401: The sliding groove 401 is provided on the upper surface of the photovoltaic panel 2, and a rebound component 5 is provided inside the sliding groove 401;

[0048] Slider 402: The outer surface of the slider 402 is slidably connected to the inner wall of the sliding groove 401, and the opposite sides of the slider 402 are fixedly connected to the front and rear end surfaces of the brush plate 301, and the inner surface of the slider 402 is fixedly connected to the outer surface of the water outlet pipe 302.

[0049] The above-mentioned solution is adopted: the slider 402 is moved to the opposite side along the inner wall of the sliding groove 401, and the sliding block can drive the brush plate 301 and the water outlet pipe 302 to move together. Then, the micro water pump 305 is started by the controller, and the micro water pump 305 transports the water inside the water tank 304 into the water outlet pipe 302 through the connecting hose 303, so that the water outlet pipe 302 sprays water on the surface of the photovoltaic panel 2, and the brush plate 301 cleans the stains on the surface of the photovoltaic panel 2.

[0050] refer to Figure 2 As shown, two rebound assemblies 5 are provided, and the two rebound assemblies 5 include:

[0051] Sliding rod 501: The left and right sides of the sliding rod 501 are fixedly connected to the inner wall of the sliding groove 401. The sliding rod 501 passes through the inner surface of the photovoltaic panel 2. The outer surface of the sliding rod 501 is in sliding connection with the inner surface of the slider 402.

[0052] Telescopic spring 502 : The telescopic spring 502 is sleeved on the outer surface of the sliding rod 501 , and opposite sides of the telescopic spring 502 are fixedly connected to the inner wall of the sliding groove 401 .

[0053] The above solution is adopted: when the slider 402 moves to the opposite side, the slider 402 can squeeze the telescopic spring 502, causing the telescopic spring 502 to generate elastic force. When it moves to the specified position, the telescopic spring 502 releases the elastic force, pushing the slider 402 back to the initial position, and repeating the cycle to achieve the effect of repeatedly cleaning the surface of the photovoltaic panel 2.

[0054] refer to Figure 3 As shown, the lower surface of the slider 402 is provided with a transmission assembly 6, and two transmission assemblies 6 are provided. The two transmission assemblies 6 include:

[0055] Tooth plate 601: The upper surface of the tooth plate 601 is fixedly connected to the lower surface of the slider 402;

[0056] Missing gear 602: The outer surface of the missing gear 602 is in a meshing relationship with the outer surface of the tooth plate 601, and the driving component 7 is provided on the lower surface of the missing gear 602.

[0057] The above solution is adopted: in order to move the slider 402 to the opposite side, the missing gear 602 rotates, and the toothed side of the missing gear 602 engages with the tooth plate 601, so that the tooth plate 601 moves to the opposite side, and the tooth plate 601 drives the slider 402 to move together. When the missing gear 602 rotates to the toothless side and contacts the tooth plate 601, the telescopic spring 502 can release the elastic force at this time.

[0058] refer to Figure 4 As shown, the drive assembly 7 includes:

[0059] Output rod 701: There are two output rods 701. The upper end surfaces of the two output rods 701 are rotatably connected to the lower surface of the photovoltaic panel 2 through a rotating shaft. The outer surface of the output rod 701 is fixedly connected to the inner surface of the missing gear 602.

[0060] Pulley 702: There are two pulleys 702, which are connected by a belt transmission. The inner surface of the pulley 702 is fixedly connected to the outer surface of the output rod 701;

[0061] Motor 703: The output end of motor 703 is fixedly connected to the lower end surface of the left output rod 701.

[0062] The above solution is adopted: in order to make the missing gear 602 rotate, the motor 703 is started by the controller, and the motor 703 drives the left output rod 701 to rotate. The left output rod 701 can drive the left pulley 702 and the left missing gear 602 to rotate. The left pulley 702 drives the right pulley 702 to rotate through the belt, and the right pulley 702 drives the right output rod 701 to rotate, and the right output rod 701 can drive the right missing gear 602 to rotate.

[0063] refer to Figure 3 As shown, a fixing sleeve 8 is provided on the outer surface of the motor 703 , the inner wall of the fixing sleeve 8 is fixedly connected to the outer surface of the motor 703 , and the lower surface of the fixing sleeve 8 is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the support frame 1 .

[0064] With the above solution, the fixing sleeve 8 mainly plays the role of fixing and supporting the motor 703 .

[0065] The working principle of this utility model:

[0066] When in use, the controller starts the motor 703, and the motor 703 drives the left output rod 701 to rotate. The left output rod 701 can drive the left pulley 702 and the left missing gear 602 to rotate. The left pulley 702 drives the right pulley 702 to rotate through the belt, and the right pulley 702 drives the right output rod 701 to rotate, and the right output rod 701 can drive the right missing gear 602 to rotate, so that the two missing gears 602 rotate together, and the toothed side of the missing gear 602 meshes with the tooth plate 601, so that the tooth plate 601 moves to the opposite side, and the tooth plate 601 drives the slider 402 to move along the inner wall of the sliding groove 401. The slider 402 can squeeze the telescopic spring 502, causing the telescopic spring 502 to generate elastic force. When the slider 402 moves, it can drive the brush plate 301 and the water outlet pipe 302 to move together. Then, the micro water pump 305 is started by the controller, and the micro water pump 305 transports the water inside the water tank 304 into the water outlet pipe 302 through the connecting hose 303, so that the water outlet pipe 302 sprays water on the surface of the photovoltaic panel 2, and the brush plate 301 cleans the stains on the surface of the photovoltaic panel 2. When the missing gear 602 rotates to the toothless side and contacts the tooth plate 601, the telescopic spring 502 can release the elastic force at this time, pushing the slider 402 back to the initial position, and the cycle is repeated to repeatedly clean the surface of the photovoltaic panel 2.

[0067] To sum up: this photovoltaic panel surface cleaning device, through the support frame 1, photovoltaic panel 2, cleaning component 3, sliding component 4, rebound component 5, transmission component 6, drive component 7 and fixed sleeve 8, solves the existing cleaning methods, one part of which is manual cleaning, which is inefficient and consumes a lot of labor, and the other part is cleaning by a robot, which is convenient but has high cost and consumes a lot of energy.

[0068] It should be noted that, in this document, relational terms such as first and second, etc., are used only to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, and do not necessarily require or imply any actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Moreover, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that includes a list of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not explicitly listed, or elements inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus.

[0069] Although the embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations may be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A photovoltaic panel surface cleaning device, characterized in that: include: Support frame (1); Photovoltaic panel (2): the lower surface of the photovoltaic panel (2) is fixedly connected to the upper surface of the support frame (1); a cleaning component (3), the cleaning component (3) is arranged on the surface of the photovoltaic panel (2), two cleaning components (3) are provided, and the two cleaning components (3) include: Brush plate (301): the outer surface of the brush plate (301) is in contact with the upper surface of the photovoltaic panel (2); Water outlet pipe (302): the water outlet pipe (302) is arranged on the opposite side of the brush plate (301); Connecting hose (303): one end of the connecting hose (303) is fixedly connected to one end of the water outlet pipe (302); A water storage tank (304): the upper surface of the water storage tank (304) is fixedly connected to the lower surface of the support frame (1); a micro water pump (305): the rear end surface of the micro water pump (305) is fixedly connected to the front end surface of the water storage tank (304), and the output end of the micro water pump (305) is fixedly connected to the other end of the connecting hose (303).

2. A photovoltaic panel surface cleaning device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The upper surface of the photovoltaic panel (2) is provided with a sliding assembly (4), and four sliding assemblies (4) are provided. The four sliding assemblies (4) include: Sliding groove (401): the sliding groove (401) is provided on the upper surface of the photovoltaic panel (2), and a rebound component (5) is provided inside the sliding groove (401); Slider (402): The outer surface of the slider (402) is slidably connected to the inner wall of the sliding groove (401), the opposite sides of the slider (402) are fixedly connected to the front and rear end surfaces of the brush plate (301), and the inner surface of the slider (402) is fixedly connected to the outer surface of the water outlet pipe (302).

3. A photovoltaic panel surface cleaning device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The two rebound assemblies (5) are provided, and the two rebound assemblies (5) include: Sliding rod (501): The left and right sides of the sliding rod (501) are fixedly connected to the inner wall of the sliding groove (401), the sliding rod (501) passes through the inner surface of the photovoltaic panel (2), and the outer surface of the sliding rod (501) is in sliding connection with the inner surface of the slider (402); Telescopic spring (502): The telescopic spring (502) is sleeved on the outer surface of the sliding rod (501), and opposite sides of the telescopic spring (502) are fixedly connected to the inner wall of the sliding groove (401).

4. A photovoltaic panel surface cleaning device according to claim 2, characterized in that: A transmission assembly (6) is provided on the lower surface of the slider (402), and two transmission assemblies (6) are provided. The two transmission assemblies (6) include: Tooth plate (601): the upper surface of the tooth plate (601) is fixedly connected to the lower surface of the slider (402); Missing gear (602): The outer surface of the missing gear (602) and the outer surface of the toothed plate (601) are in a mutually meshing relationship, and a driving assembly (7) is provided on the lower surface of the missing gear (602).

5. A photovoltaic panel surface cleaning device as claimed in claim 4, characterized in that: The driving assembly (7) comprises: Output rods (701): Two output rods (701) are provided, and the upper end surfaces of the two output rods (701) are rotatably connected to the lower surface of the photovoltaic panel (2) via a rotating shaft, and the outer surface of the output rod (701) is fixedly connected to the inner surface of the missing gear (602); Pulley (702): Two pulleys (702) are provided, and the two pulleys (702) are connected via a belt transmission, and the inner surface of the pulley (702) is fixedly connected to the outer surface of the output rod (701); Motor (703): The output end of the motor (703) is fixedly connected to the lower end surface of the output rod (701).

6. A photovoltaic panel surface cleaning device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The outer surface of the motor (703) is provided with a fixing sleeve (8), the inner wall of the fixing sleeve (8) is fixedly connected to the outer surface of the motor (703), and the lower surface of the fixing sleeve (8) is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the support frame (1).