Ash scraping and cleaning unmanned aerial vehicle for photovoltaic panel
By designing a scraping and cleaning drone for photovoltaic panels, using a telescopic rod and pressure sensor to adjust the contact force of the cleaning cloth, combined with an L-shaped scraper and a PLC controller, the problem of poor cleaning effect in the existing technology is solved, and efficient automated cleaning and convenient cleaning cloth replacement are achieved.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202422874213.9
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-11-25
- Publication Date
- 2025-10-17
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-11-25
AI Technical Summary
Existing photovoltaic panel cleaning devices do not perform well when repeatedly scraped and may not completely remove stubborn dirt, requiring subsequent manual cleaning.
A scraping and cleaning drone for photovoltaic panels was designed. The drone uses a telescopic rod to control the rotation of the arm, combines Velcro blocks and pressure sensors to adjust the contact force of the cleaning cloth, and is equipped with an L-shaped scraper to remove residual cleaning fluid. The PLC controller simplifies the operation and realizes automated cleaning.
The cleaning effect of photovoltaic panels is improved, the cleaning process is simplified, manual operations are reduced, and the automation and efficiency of cleaning are enhanced.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The utility model relates to unmanned plane technical field, specifically, relate to a kind of for photovoltaic panel's scraping ash cleaning unmanned plane. BACKGROUND
[0002] Photovoltaic panel is a kind of power generation device that will generate direct current when exposed to sunlight, almost entirely with solid photovoltaic cell made of semiconductor materials, photovoltaic power generation as one of main green energy, more and more can be applied, photovoltaic panel long-term use can produce dust, and photovoltaic panel dust on the one hand has reflection, scattering and absorption effect to solar radiation, that is, reduce the transmittance of solar radiation, cause photovoltaic panel to receive the amount of solar radiation to reduce, output power drops, and more obvious with the increase of dust thickness.
[0003] Among them, the application number CN219210789U discloses a kind of photovoltaic panel cleaning device is also increasingly mature technology, by the cooperation of protective cover, rotating rod, first motor, rotating roller, cleaning cloth, second electric push rod, connecting block, horizontal plate, arc plate, arc tube, cleaning scraper and moving mechanism, first symmetric cleaning cloth is set outside rotating roller, when more dust is attached to one side, it is directly rotated to upper end, by spraying water to it and by cleaning scraper repeatedly scraping, it is automatically cleaned, it is very convenient, so that the device can continue to work.
[0004] Based on this, agree with the advantages of the above product, but there are still the following defects:
[0005] The cleaning device, due to the cleaning effect of the cleaning scraper is not good, stubborn dirt or attachments may not be completely removed during the cleaning process, resulting in unsatisfactory cleaning effect, which may need subsequent manual cleaning. INVENTION CONTENTS
[0006] The utility model aims at providing a kind of for photovoltaic panel's scraping ash cleaning unmanned plane, to solve the problem that the cleaning effect of repeated scraping is not good possibly needs subsequent manual cleaning proposed in the above background art.
[0007] The utility model embodiment provides a kind of for photovoltaic panel's scraping ash cleaning unmanned plane, including host device, the bottom of the host device is provided with cleaning device;
[0008] The host device includes a diamond-shaped plate, and the four corners of the top of the diamond-shaped plate are each provided with a bottom clamping plate. A waterproof compartment is provided on one side of the top of the diamond-shaped plate. The external module adapter plate and the flight control system are respectively provided inside the waterproof compartment. A power distribution board and a power supply module are respectively provided on one side of the waterproof compartment. A partition is movably provided on the top of the bottom clamping plate, and the four corners of the bottom end of the partition are fixedly connected to the top clamping plate. A battery is provided on the top of the partition, and a cover plate is provided on the top of the battery. The cover plate has the same size as the diamond-shaped plate.
[0009] The cleaning device includes a square plate, and the bottom ends of the square plate are respectively vertically provided with a first arm, a second arm and a third arm, the first arm, the second arm and the third arm are all hinged, the bottom end of the third arm is connected to a fixed plate and a plurality of magic sticky blocks are provided at the bottom end, and pressure sensors are provided between the intervals of the magic sticky blocks, a long strip is provided on one side of the first arm and a telescopic rod is provided at the bottom end, the piston end of the telescopic rod is located in the locking block on one side of the third arm and rotates, a cleaning cloth is pasted on the bottom end of the fixed plate and an L-shaped scraper is provided on one side of the bottom end.
[0010] In this embodiment, the main shaft is clamped by the cooperation of the bottom clamping plate and the top clamping plate. The waterproof compartment prevents water damage to the external module adapter board and the flight control system. The external module adapter board is used to connect various external modules. The flight control system plays an important role in the stability of the drone, as well as the reliability, accuracy, and real-time performance of data transmission. The power distribution board distributes power from the main battery to various subsystems and components. The power module is responsible for converting the battery's energy into the required voltages and currents. The battery stores energy for the drone's flight. The cover covers the main unit inside the cover, protecting its components. The telescopic rod controls the rotation between the three arms. The rotation of the third arm drives the fixed plate and the cleaning cloth to rotate synchronously, facilitating real-time adjustment of the fixed plate's angular position. The Velcro method of attaching the cleaning cloth facilitates removal for cleaning and replacement. The pressure sensor provides feedback on the contact force between the cleaning cloth and the photovoltaic panel. Based on the feedback from the pressure sensor, the wiping force of the telescopic rod on the photovoltaic panel can be adjusted. The L-shaped scraper is used to scrape away residual cleaning fluid on the photovoltaic panel, thereby improving the cleaning effect.
[0011] In one embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of fixing clips are provided at the bottom end of the diamond plate, legs are provided inside the fixing clips, the bottom ends of the fixing clips are connected to a water tank, one end of the water tank is located outside the diamond plate and a feed port is provided at the top, the top of the feed port is threadedly connected to a water cover, a hose is provided on one side of the water tank and a nozzle is provided at the bottom end, an outer cover is provided outside the nozzle, and an electric control valve is provided outside the hose.
[0012] In the scheme, the fixed clamp is used for fixing the supporting leg and connecting the water tank, the electric control valve is opened, the cleaning agent in the water tank is sprayed out through the hose and the spray head, and the cover avoids the cleaning agent from being blown by the wind to the periphery of the photovoltaic panel.
[0013] In one embodiment of the utility model, the main shaft and the auxiliary shaft are conveniently installed and dismounted through the cooperation of the threaded rod and the threaded cylinder, the unmanned aerial vehicle takes off through the rotation of the rotor driven by the micro motor.
[0014] In one embodiment of the utility model, the main shaft and the auxiliary shaft are conveniently installed and dismounted through the cooperation of the threaded rod and the threaded cylinder, the unmanned aerial vehicle takes off through the rotation of the rotor driven by the micro motor.
[0015] In one embodiment of the utility model, the bottom end of the rhombic plate is provided with a monitor and a tail light device on the two sides, one of the main shafts is provided with a GPS device, and the cleaning device is located at the bottom end of the water tank.
[0016] In one embodiment of the utility model, the state of the photovoltaic panel can be observed in real time through the monitor, the visibility of the unmanned aerial vehicle can be improved when the light is poor through the tail light device, the GPS device provides accurate position information, and the unmanned aerial vehicle can accurately navigate to a specific photovoltaic panel position.
[0017] In one embodiment of the utility model, the main shafts extend out of the four corners of the cover plate, the bottom end of the supporting leg is provided with a tee pipe, the inside of the tee pipe is horizontally provided with a horizontal rod, and the outside of the tee pipe is provided with a foam ring, and the middle of one side of the supporting leg is provided with a supporting rod.
[0018] In one embodiment of the utility model, the horizontal rod is conveniently connected through the tee pipe, the foam ring increases the friction between the horizontal rod and the ground, and the supporting rod avoids damage caused by the shaking of the hose.
[0019] In one embodiment of the utility model, the PLC controller is assembled on the outside of the unmanned aerial vehicle, and the PLC controller is electrically connected with the power distribution board, the power module, the pressure sensor, the telescopic rod, the micro motor, the monitor, the tail light device and the GPS device.
[0020] In one embodiment of the utility model, the PLC controller simplifies the cumbersome operation steps for the staff.
[0021] Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the beneficial effects that:
[0022] The rotation among the three supporting arms is controlled through the telescopic control of the telescopic rod, the third supporting arm drives the fixed plate and the cleaning cloth to rotate synchronously when the third supporting arm rotates, the angle position of the fixed plate is conveniently adjusted in real time, the cleaning cloth is pasted in the mode of the magic adhesive block, the cleaning cloth is conveniently disassembled by the staff for cleaning and replacement, the pressure sensor is used for feeding back the contact force of the cleaning cloth and the photovoltaic panel, the wiping force of the telescopic rod on the photovoltaic panel is conveniently adjusted according to the feedback result of the pressure sensor, and the L-shaped scraping strip is used for scraping the residual cleaning liquid on the photovoltaic panel, so that the cleaning effect is improved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0023] The accompanying drawings are included to provide a further understanding of the present application, and constitute a part of the specification, illustrate the present application and explain the principles of the present application, and do not constitute a limitation of the present application. In the drawings:
[0024] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic view of the unmanned aerial vehicle of the present application;
[0025] Figure 2 It is a disassembled structural schematic view of the host device of the present application;
[0026] Figure 3 It is a structural schematic view of the cleaning device of the present application.
[0027] In the drawings: 100, host device; 110, diamond plate; 111, bottom clamping plate; 112, waterproof bin; 113, external module adapter plate; 114, flight control system; 115, power distribution plate; 116, power module; 117, partition plate; 118, top clamping plate; 119, storage battery; 120, cover plate; 121, fixed clamp; 122, supporting leg; 123, water tank; 124, hose; 125, outer cover; 126, main shaft; 127, threaded cylinder; 128, auxiliary shaft; 129, mounting cylinder; 130, micro motor; 131, rotor; 132, monitor; 133, GPS device; 134, three-way pipe; 135, cross bar;
[0028] 200, cleaning device; 210, first supporting arm; 211, second supporting arm; 212, third supporting arm; 213, fixed plate; 214, magic adhesive block; 215, pressure sensor; 216, telescopic rod; 217, cleaning cloth; 218, L-shaped scraping strip. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0029] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor fall within the scope of the utility model.
[0030] Embodiments
[0031] Please refer to Figures 1-3 The utility model provides a kind of for photovoltaic panel's ash cleaning unmanned plane, including host device 100, the bottom of host device 100 is provided with cleaning device 200;
[0032] Specifically, please refer to Figure 2 Host device 100 includes diamond plate 110, the top four corners of diamond plate 110 are all provided with bottom clamping plate 111, the top of diamond plate 110 one side is provided with waterproof bin 112, the inside of waterproof bin 112 is provided with respectively external module adapter board 113 and flight control system 114, the side of waterproof bin 112 is provided with power distribution board 115 and power module 116 respectively, the top of bottom clamping plate 111 is movably provided with partition 117, the bottom four corners of partition 117 are all fixedly connected with top clamping plate 118, the top of partition 117 is provided with battery 119, the top of battery 119 is provided with cover plate 120, and cover plate 120 is consistent with the size of diamond plate 110.
[0033] Specific one embodiment, please refer to Figure 2 Host device 100 is installed by diamond plate 110 and cover plate 120, bottom clamping plate 111 and top clamping plate 118 are matched, main shaft 126 is clamped, waterproof bin 112 avoids that external module adapter board 113 and flight control system 114 are damaged by water, carries out second layer protection, external module adapter board 113 is used to connect various external modules, conveniently expands the function of unmanned plane, flight control system 114 has important role to the stability of unmanned plane, the reliability of data transmission, accuracy, real-time performance etc., and determines flight performance, power distribution board 115 is used to distribute power supply from main battery to each subsystem and component, ensures the power supply of each component in unmanned plane, ensures that each module obtains stable power supply, power module 116 is responsible for converting the electric energy of battery 119 into required different voltage and current to supply various electronic equipment and power drive system inside unmanned plane, ensures the normal operation of host device 100 in working process, battery 119 is used for storing electricity for unmanned plane, cover plate 120 covers host device 100 in the inside of cover plate 120, and the parts of host device 100 are protected.
[0034] Please refer toFigure 3 The cleaning device 200 comprises a square plate, the bottom end of the square plate is respectively provided with a first supporting arm 210, a second supporting arm 211 and a third supporting arm 212 vertically, the first supporting arm 210, the second supporting arm 211 and the third supporting arm 212 are hingedly arranged, the bottom end of the third supporting arm 212 is connected with a fixed plate 213 and is provided with a plurality of magic sticky blocks 214 at the bottom end, the interval between the magic sticky blocks 214 is provided with a pressure sensor 215, one side of the first supporting arm 210 is provided with a long strip and is provided with a telescopic rod 216 at the bottom end, the piston end of the telescopic rod 216 rotates in the locking block on one side of the third supporting arm 212, the bottom end of the fixed plate 213 is pasted with a cleaning cloth 217 and is provided with an L-shaped scraping strip 218 on one side of the bottom end.
[0035] In a specific embodiment, please refer to Figure 3 The rotation between the three supporting arms is controlled by the telescopic rod 216, the third supporting arm 212 drives the fixed plate 213 and the cleaning cloth 217 to rotate synchronously when the third supporting arm 212 rotates, which facilitates the real-time adjustment of the angle position of the fixed plate 213, the magic sticky block 214 pastes the cleaning cloth 217, which facilitates the staff to disassemble and clean and replace the cleaning cloth 217, the pressure sensor 215 is used to feedback the contact force of the cleaning cloth 217 and the photovoltaic panel, according to the feedback result of the pressure sensor, the wiping force of the telescopic rod 216 on the photovoltaic panel is adjusted, and the L-shaped scraping strip 218 is used to scrape the residual cleaning liquid on the photovoltaic panel, which can improve the cleaning effect.
[0036] Please refer to Figure 3 The bottom end of the rhombic plate 110 is provided with a plurality of fixed clamps 121, the inside of the fixed clamp 121 is provided with a supporting leg 122, the bottom end of the fixed clamp 121 is connected with a water tank 123, one end of the water tank 123 is located outside the rhombic plate 110 and is provided with an inlet at the top end, the top end of the inlet is threadedly connected with a water cover, one side of the water tank 123 is provided with a hose 124 and is provided with a spray head at the bottom end, the outside of the spray head is provided with an outer cover 125, and the outside of the hose 124 is provided with an electric control valve.
[0037] In a specific embodiment, please refer to Figure 3 The main machine device 100 is supported by the supporting leg 122, the fixed clamp 121 is used to fix the supporting leg 122 and connect the water tank 123, the water tank 123 cooperates with the water cover, which facilitates the addition of cleaning agent to the water tank 123, the electric control valve is opened, the cleaning agent in the water tank 123 is sprayed out through the hose 124 and the spray head, and the outer cover 125 avoids that the cleaning agent is blown by the wind to the periphery of the photovoltaic panel, causing the waste of the cleaning agent.
[0038] Please refer to Figure 2A main shaft 126 is horizontally arranged between the bottom clamping plate 111 and the top clamping plate 118, and a threaded rod is arranged at one external end. The external thread of the threaded rod is provided with a threaded cylinder 127 and a secondary shaft 128 is fixedly connected at one end. A mounting cylinder 129 is provided at one external end of the secondary shaft 128, and a micro motor 130 is vertically arranged inside the mounting cylinder 129. The output end of the micro motor 130 is provided with a rotor 131.
[0039] In a specific embodiment, please refer to Figure 2 The threaded rod of the main shaft 126 is matched with the threaded cylinder 127 of the secondary shaft 128 to facilitate the installation and disassembly of the main shaft 126 and the secondary shaft 128. The micro motor 130 is installed inside the installation cylinder 129 to facilitate the start of the micro motor 130 to drive the rotor 131 to rotate and make the drone take off.
[0040] See also Figure 2 A monitor 132 and a taillight are respectively provided on both sides of the bottom end of the diamond plate 110 , a GPS device 133 is installed on one of the main shafts 126 , and the cleaning device 200 is located at the bottom end of the water tank 123 .
[0041] In a specific embodiment, please refer to Figure 2 The monitor 132 can observe the status of the photovoltaic panel in real time to ensure the cleaning effect and promptly deal with problems that arise during the cleaning process. The taillight can improve the visibility of the drone when the lighting is poor, ensuring that ground staff can clearly see its position and avoid accidents. The GPS device 133 provides accurate location information, allowing the drone to accurately navigate to the specific photovoltaic panel location and achieve efficient cleaning.
[0042] See also Figure 3 The main shaft 126 extends out of the four corners of the cover plate 120, and the bottom end of the support leg 122 is provided with a three-way pipe 134. The interior of the three-way pipe 134 is horizontally provided with a cross bar 135 and a foam ring is provided on the outside. A support rod is provided in the middle of one side of the support leg 122.
[0043] In a specific embodiment, please refer to Figure 3 The three-way pipe 134 is located at the bottom end of the support leg 122, which facilitates the insertion and connection of the cross bar 135. The foam ring increases the friction between the cross bar 135 and the ground. The support rod facilitates the hose 124 to be placed on one side of the support rod when in use to avoid damage caused by shaking of the hose 124.
[0044] See also Figure 2 The PLC controller is installed on the outside of the drone and is electrically connected to the power distribution board 115, the power module 116, the pressure sensor 215, the telescopic rod 216, the micro motor 130, the electric control valve, the monitor 132, the tail light and the GPS device 133.
[0045] In a specific embodiment, please refer to Figure 2 The PLC controller simplifies the complicated operation steps for the staff.
[0046] The utility model provides a kind of for the dusting cleaning unmanned plane of photovoltaic panel, and specific use mode is:
[0047] Staff controls unmanned plane to take off to the top of photovoltaic panel by PLC controller, opens electric control valve, and washing agent in water tank 123 is sprayed by hose 124 and spray head, outer cover 125 avoids washing agent to be blown to the periphery of photovoltaic panel by wind, causes the waste of washing agent, telescopic rod 216 controls the rotation between three supporting arms, third supporting arm 212 rotates and drives fixed plate 213 and cleaning cloth 217 to carry out synchronous rotation, it is convenient to adjust the angle position of fixed plate 213 according to real time, the mode that magic sticky block 214 pastes cleaning cloth 217, it is convenient for staff to disassemble cleaning cloth 217 to clean and replace, pressure sensor 215 is used to feedback the contact force of cleaning cloth 217 and photovoltaic panel, according to the feedback result of pressure sensor, it is convenient to adjust the wiping intensity of telescopic rod 216 to photovoltaic panel, L-shaped scraping strip 218 is used to scrape the residual cleaning fluid on photovoltaic panel, can improve its cleaning effect.
[0048] The contents not described in detail in the description belong to the prior art known to those skilled in the art, although the utility model has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, for those skilled in the art, it can still modify the technical solutions recorded in the foregoing embodiments, or make equivalent replacement to part of technical features, any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the utility model should be included in the protection scope of the utility model.
Claims
1. A scraping and cleaning drone for photovoltaic panels, characterized in that: include: A host device (100), wherein a cleaning device (200) is provided at the bottom end of the host device (100); The host device (100) comprises a diamond plate (110), the top four corners of the diamond plate (110) are all provided with bottom clamping plates (111), a waterproof compartment (112) is provided on one side of the top of the diamond plate (110), an external module adapter plate (113) and a flight control system (114) are respectively provided inside the waterproof compartment (112), a power distribution board (115) and a power supply module (116) are respectively provided on one side of the waterproof compartment (112), a partition (117) is movably provided on the top of the bottom clamping plate (111), the bottom four corners of the partition (117) are all fixedly connected with top clamping plates (118), a battery (119) is provided on the top of the partition (117), a cover plate (120) is provided on the top of the battery (119), and the cover plate (120) has the same size as the diamond plate (110); The cleaning device (200) comprises a square plate, wherein a first arm (210), a second arm (211) and a third arm (212) are respectively vertically arranged at the bottom end of the square plate, the first arm (210), the second arm (211) and the third arm (212) are all hingedly arranged, the bottom end of the third arm (212) is connected to a fixed plate (213) and a plurality of magic sticky blocks (214) are arranged at the bottom end, and pressure sensors (215) are arranged between the intervals of the magic sticky blocks (214), a long strip is arranged on one side of the first arm (210) and a telescopic rod (216) is arranged at the bottom end, the piston end of the telescopic rod (216) is located inside the locking block on one side of the third arm (212) and rotates, the bottom end of the fixed plate (213) is pasted with a cleaning cloth (217) and an L-shaped scraper (218) is arranged on one side of the bottom end.
2. The photovoltaic panel scraping and cleaning drone according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bottom end of each diamond plate (110) is provided with a plurality of fixing clips (121), the interior of each fixing clip (121) is provided with a support leg (122), the bottom end of each fixing clip (121) is connected to a water tank (123), one end of each water tank (123) is located outside the diamond plate (110) and is provided with a feed port at the top end, the top end of each feed port is threadedly connected to a water cover, a hose (124) is provided on one side of each water tank (123) and a nozzle is provided at the bottom end, an outer cover (125) is provided outside the nozzle, and an electric control valve is provided outside the hose (124).
3. The photovoltaic panel scraping and cleaning drone according to claim 2, characterized in that: A main shaft (126) is horizontally arranged between the bottom clamping plate (111) and the top clamping plate (118), and a threaded rod is arranged at one end of the outside. The external thread of the threaded rod is provided with a threaded cylinder (127) and is fixedly connected to a secondary shaft (128) at one end. A mounting cylinder (129) is provided at one end of the outside of the secondary shaft (128). A micro motor (130) is vertically arranged inside the mounting cylinder (129), and a rotor (131) is provided at the output end of each micro motor (130).
4. The photovoltaic panel scraping and cleaning drone according to claim 2, characterized in that: A monitor (132) and a taillight are respectively provided on both sides of the bottom end of the diamond plate (110), a GPS device (133) is installed on one of the main shafts (126), and the cleaning device (200) is located at the bottom end of the water tank (123).
5. The photovoltaic panel scraping and cleaning drone according to claim 3, characterized in that: The main shafts (126) extend out of the four corners of the cover plate (120), and the bottom ends of the supporting legs (122) are each provided with a three-way pipe (134). A cross bar (135) is horizontally provided inside the three-way pipe (134) and a foam ring is provided on the outside. A support rod is provided in the middle of one side of the supporting leg (122).
6. The photovoltaic panel scraping and cleaning drone according to claim 1, characterized in that: The outer side of the drone is equipped with a PLC controller, which is electrically connected to a power distribution board (115), a power module (116), a pressure sensor (215), a telescopic rod (216), a micro motor (130), a monitor (132), a tail light device and a GPS device (133).
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Photovoltaic panel cleaning device
CN219210789U