Photovoltaic panel dust removal equipment

By designing automated dust removal equipment for photovoltaic panels, and utilizing gears and lead screw mechanisms to automatically wipe the cleaning strips, the problem of low efficiency in manual dust removal of photovoltaic panels is solved, dust removal efficiency is improved and costs are reduced.

CN223862507UActive Publication Date: 2026-02-03GUANGXI XINGHU NEW ENERGY CO LTD +1
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202520153193.8
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-01-23
Publication Date
2026-02-03
Estimated Expiration
2035-01-23

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

Existing methods for dust removal from photovoltaic panels mainly rely on manual labor, which is inefficient and costly, making it difficult to efficiently manage the cleaning work of large-scale photovoltaic power plants.

Method used

A dust removal device for photovoltaic panels was designed. It utilizes a combination of rotating gears, drive gears, lead screws, and moving blocks to enable cleaning strips to automatically wipe the surface of the photovoltaic panels. The combination of screw, toothed plate, and arc-shaped rack structure facilitates the assembly and disassembly of the cleaning strips.

Benefits of technology

It enables automatic cleaning and dust removal of photovoltaic panels, improves dust removal efficiency, reduces labor costs, and is suitable for the management of large-area photovoltaic power plants.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of dust removal equipment, and discloses photovoltaic panel dust removal equipment which comprises a support, and a supporting block is fixedly installed at the front end of the support. Through the arrangement of the rotating gear, the driving gear, the driven gear and the lead screw, when the motor operates, due to the fact that the rotating gear is meshed with the rotating gear, the rotating shaft drives the rotating gear to rotate through the rotating gear, then the rotating gear drives the driving gear to rotate through the rotating shaft, and due to the fact that the driving gear is meshed with the driven gear, the driving gear is driven to rotate. At the moment, a driving gear drives a lead screw to rotate through a driven gear, due to the fact that the lead screw is connected with a moving block in a threaded and sleeving mode and due to limiting of a limiting plate, the lead screw drives the moving block to move backwards along the interior of the limiting plate, and at the moment, the moving block wholly drives a cleaning strip to move backwards along the top end of the photovoltaic panel through a fixing shaft; and in the process, the top end of the photovoltaic panel is wiped by the cleaning strip, so that the photovoltaic panel can be automatically cleaned and dedusted.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of dust removal equipment technology, and more specifically, to a dust removal device for photovoltaic panels. Background Technology

[0002] A photovoltaic (PV) panel is a power generation device that generates direct current when exposed to sunlight. It consists of thin, solid photovoltaic cells made almost entirely of semiconductor materials. Because it has no moving parts, it can operate for a long time without any wear and tear.

[0003] Because photovoltaic (PV) systems require ample sunlight to operate, most PV panels are installed outdoors in open spaces. This exposes them to wind and rain. After prolonged operation, a large amount of dust accumulates on the surface of the PV panels. This dust reduces the light transmittance, affecting the absorption of light and thus impacting PV power generation efficiency. It also alters the angle of incidence of some light rays, causing uneven light propagation within the glass cover. Therefore, regular dust removal is necessary. Currently, manual dust removal is the most common method, which is inefficient. Furthermore, the large area of ​​most PV power plants increases cleaning costs and makes management inconvenient. Therefore, improvements are needed. Utility Model Content

[0004] In order to overcome the shortcomings of the existing technology, this utility model provides a photovoltaic panel dust removal device, which has the advantage of automatically cleaning and removing dust from photovoltaic panels.

[0005] To achieve the above objectives, this utility model provides the following technical solution: a photovoltaic panel dust removal device, comprising:

[0006] A bracket, wherein a support block is fixedly installed at the front end of the bracket;

[0007] A motion mechanism, wherein the motion mechanism is disposed inside the support block;

[0008] The motion mechanism includes a rotating shaft, the outer surface of which is movably sleeved with the interior of a support block. A rotating gear is fixedly sleeved at one end of the rotating shaft, and a driving gear is fixedly sleeved at the other end. A driven gear is meshed with the outer surface of the driving gear. A lead screw is fixedly sleeved inside the driven gear. Limiting plates are movably sleeved on the outer surfaces of the front and rear ends of the lead screw. The front end of the limiting plate is movably connected to the back of the driven gear. A moving block is threaded onto the outer surface of the lead screw, and the outer surface of the moving block is movably connected to the interior of the limiting plate.

[0009] As a preferred embodiment of this utility model, a fixing plate is fixedly installed on the outer surface of the support block, a motor is fixedly installed on the right side of the fixing plate, and a rotating shaft is fixedly sleeved on the other end of the motor output shaft.

[0010] As a preferred embodiment of this utility model, a rotating gear is fixedly sleeved on the outer surface of the rotating shaft, and the outer surface of the rotating gear meshes with the outer surface of the rotating gear.

[0011] As a preferred embodiment of this utility model, a long shaft is fixedly sleeved inside the moving block, and a rotating plate is movably sleeved on the outer surface of the long shaft.

[0012] As a preferred embodiment of this utility model, a fixed shaft is movably connected to the outer surface of the rotating plate, and both ends of the fixed shaft are fixedly connected to the outer surface of the moving block.

[0013] As a preferred embodiment of this utility model, a cleaning strip is movably connected to the bottom end of the fixed shaft, and the outer surface of the cleaning strip is movably connected to the outer surface of the rotating plate.

[0014] As a preferred embodiment of this utility model, a photovoltaic panel is movably connected to the bottom end of the cleaning strip, and the bottom end of the photovoltaic panel is fixedly connected to the top end of the bracket.

[0015] As a preferred embodiment of this utility model, a circular block is movably sleeved inside the fixed shaft, a screw is fixedly installed at the top of the circular block, and a turning block is fixedly installed at the top of the screw.

[0016] As a preferred embodiment of this utility model, the outer surface of the screw is threaded with a toothed plate, the outer surface of the toothed plate is meshed with an arc-shaped toothed rack, and the outer surface of the arc-shaped toothed rack is fixedly connected to the inner surface of the outer surface of the rotating plate.

[0017] As a preferred embodiment of this utility model, the bottom end of the bracket is hinged to a connecting beam, and the bottom end of the connecting beam is fixedly installed with a support column.

[0018] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of this utility model are as follows:

[0019] 1. This utility model, by setting up a rotating gear, a driving gear, a driven gear, and a lead screw, allows the rotating shaft to drive the rotating gear to rotate when the motor is running, as the rotating gear meshes with the driving gear. The rotating gear then drives the driving gear to rotate via the rotating shaft. Since the driving gear meshes with the driven gear, the driving gear drives the lead screw to rotate via the driven gear. Because the lead screw is threadedly connected to the moving block and is limited by the limiting plate, the lead screw drives the moving block to move backward along the inside of the limiting plate. The moving block then drives the cleaning strip to move backward along the top of the photovoltaic panel via the fixed shaft. During this process, the cleaning strip wipes the top of the photovoltaic panel, thus automatically cleaning and removing dust from the photovoltaic panel.

[0020] 2. This utility model, by setting a screw, a toothed plate, an arc-shaped rack, and a rotating plate, allows the screw to rotate when the screw is driven by the screw block. Since the screw is threadedly connected to the toothed plate, the screw will drive the toothed plate to move downward. Since the toothed plate meshes with the two arc-shaped racks, the toothed plate will drive the two rotating plates to rotate in opposite directions around the two long axes. At this time, the two rotating plates will release the fixing of the cleaning strip in the opposite direction, thus making it easy to assemble and disassemble the cleaning strip. Attached Figure Description

[0021] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of this utility model;

[0022] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the rear view structure of this utility model;

[0023] Figure 3 This is a cross-sectional structural diagram of the present invention;

[0024] Figure 4 This is a cross-sectional view of the motor of this utility model;

[0025] Figure 5 for Figure 3 A magnified schematic diagram of the local structure at point A;

[0026] Figure 6 for Figure 4 A magnified view of the structure at point B in the middle;

[0027] Figure 7 for Figure 4 A magnified schematic diagram of the structure at point C.

[0028] In the diagram: 1. Bracket; 2. Support block; 3. Rotating shaft; 4. Rotating gear; 5. Drive gear; 6. Driven gear; 7. Lead screw; 8. Limiting plate; 9. Moving block; 10. Fixed plate; 11. Motor; 12. Rotating shaft; 13. Rotating gear; 14. Long shaft; 15. Rotating plate; 16. Fixed shaft; 17. Cleaning strip; 18. Photovoltaic panel; 19. Round block; 20. Screw; 21. Tightening block; 22. Toothed plate; 23. Arc-shaped rack; 24. Connecting beam; 25. Support column. Detailed Implementation

[0029] The technical solutions of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort are within the protection scope of the present utility model.

[0030] like Figures 1 to 7 As shown, this utility model provides a photovoltaic panel dust removal device, comprising:

[0031] Support 1, with support block 2 fixedly installed at the front end of support 1;

[0032] The motion mechanism is located inside the support block 2;

[0033] The motion mechanism includes a rotating shaft 3, the outer surface of which is movably connected to the inside of the support block 2. A rotating gear 4 is fixedly connected to one end of the rotating shaft 3, and a driving gear 5 is fixedly connected to the other end of the rotating shaft 3. A driven gear 6 is meshed with the outer surface of the driving gear 5. A lead screw 7 is fixedly connected to the inside of the driven gear 6. Limiting plates 8 are movably connected to the outer surfaces of the front and rear ends of the lead screw 7. The front end of the limiting plate 8 is movably connected to the back of the driven gear 6. A moving block 9 is threadedly connected to the outer surface of the lead screw 7. The outer surface of the moving block 9 is movably connected to the inside of the limiting plate 8.

[0034] When the two rotating gears 4 drive the two rotating shafts 3 to rotate, the two rotating shafts 3 will rotate the two driving gears 5. Since the two driving gears 5 are meshed with the two driven gears 6, the two driving gears 5 will drive the two lead screws 7 to rotate through the two driven gears 6. Since the two lead screws 7 are threaded into the two moving blocks 9, and due to the limitation inside the two limiting plates 8, the two lead screws 7 will drive the two moving blocks 9 to move backward along the inside of the two limiting plates 8.

[0035] Among them, a fixing plate 10 is fixedly installed on the outer surface of the support block 2, a motor 11 is fixedly installed on the right side of the fixing plate 10, and a rotating shaft 12 is fixedly sleeved on the other end of the output shaft of the motor 11.

[0036] When motor 11 is running, shaft 12 will rotate.

[0037] Among them, a rotating gear 13 is fixedly sleeved on the outer surface of the rotating shaft 12, and the outer surface of the rotating gear 13 meshes with the outer surface of the rotating gear 4.

[0038] When the rotating shaft 12 rotates, the rotating gear 13 will rotate under the drive of the rotating shaft 12. Since the outer surface of the rotating gear 13 is meshed with the outer surfaces of the two rotating gears 4 respectively, the two rotating gears 4 will rotate under the drive of the rotating gear 13.

[0039] The moving block 9 has a long shaft 14 fixedly sleeved inside, and a rotating plate 15 is movably sleeved on the outer surface of the long shaft 14.

[0040] When the two moving blocks 9 move backward, they will drive the two rotating plates 15 to move backward through the two long shafts 14. Since the interior of the two rotating plates 15 is movably connected to the outer surface of the two long shafts 14, the two rotating plates 15 can rotate around the two long shafts 14 as the axis.

[0041] The outer surface of the rotating plate 15 is movably connected to a fixed shaft 16, and both ends of the fixed shaft 16 are fixedly connected to the outer surface of the moving block 9.

[0042] When the two moving blocks 9 move backward, the fixed shaft 16 will also move backward under the influence of the two moving blocks 9.

[0043] The bottom end of the fixed shaft 16 is movably connected to a cleaning strip 17, and the outer surface of the cleaning strip 17 is movably connected to the outer surface of the rotating plate 15.

[0044] When the outer surfaces of the two rotating plates 15 and the outer surfaces of the cleaning strip 17 come into contact, the two rotating plates 15 will cooperate with the fixed shaft 16 to fix the cleaning strip 17.

[0045] The bottom end of the cleaning strip 17 is movably connected to a photovoltaic panel 18, and the bottom end of the photovoltaic panel 18 is fixedly connected to the top end of the bracket 1.

[0046] When the two moving blocks 9 drive the fixed shaft 16 to move backward, the cleaning strip 17 will move backward under the drive of the fixed shaft 16. At this time, the bottom end of the cleaning strip 17 will wipe the outer surface of the photovoltaic panel 18 during the backward movement.

[0047] The fixed shaft 16 has a circular block 19 inside it, a screw 20 is fixedly installed on the top of the circular block 19, and a screwing block 21 is fixedly installed on the top of the screw 20.

[0048] When the operator turns the turning block 21, the turning block 21 will drive the round block 19 to rotate through the screw 20. Since the round block 19 is movably sleeved inside the fixed shaft 16, the screw 20 can only drive the round block 19 to rotate in place.

[0049] Among them, the outer surface of the screw 20 is threaded with a toothed plate 22, the outer surface of the toothed plate 22 is meshed with an arc-shaped toothed rack 23, and the outer surface of the arc-shaped toothed rack 23 is fixedly connected to the inner surface of the outer surface of the rotating plate 15.

[0050] Since the outer surface of the screw 20 is threadedly connected to the inner thread of the toothed plate 22, when the screw 20 rotates, it will drive the toothed plate 22 to move downward. Since the outer surface of the toothed plate 22 is meshed with the outer surfaces of the two arc-shaped toothed racks 23 respectively, when the toothed plate 22 moves downward, it will drive the two rotating plates 15 to rotate in the opposite direction around the two long axes 14 through the two arc-shaped toothed racks 23. At this time, the two rotating plates 15 will release the fixation of the cleaning strip 17 in the opposite direction rotation.

[0051] Among them, the bottom end of the bracket 1 is hinged to a connecting beam 24, and the bottom end of the connecting beam 24 is fixedly installed with a support column 25.

[0052] Due to the design of the connecting beam 24, the bracket 1 can rotate around the hinge point with the connecting beam 24 as the axis. At this time, the elevation angle of the photovoltaic panel 18 will be adjusted, thereby increasing the power generation efficiency of the photovoltaic panel 18. Due to the design of the support column 25, the bracket 1 can be installed stably on the ground.

[0053] Working principle and usage process of this utility model:

[0054] When dust removal is required on the photovoltaic panel 18, the operator starts the motor 11. The rotating shaft 12 then drives the rotating gear 13 to rotate. Since the outer surface of the rotating gear 13 meshes with the outer surfaces of the two rotating gears 4, the two rotating gears 4 will rotate under the drive of the rotating gear 13. Next, the two rotating gears 4 will drive the two rotating shafts 3 to rotate, which in turn will drive the two drive gears 5 to rotate. Since the outer surfaces of the two drive gears 5 mesh with the outer surfaces of the two driven gears 6, the two driven gears 6 will rotate under the drive of the two drive gears 5. Finally, the two driven gears 6 will drive the two lead screws 7 to rotate. When the two lead screws 7 rotate, their outer surfaces are respectively threaded into the inner threads of the two moving blocks 9. When the two lead screws 7 rotate, they will drive the two moving blocks 9 to move. Due to the internal design of the two limiting plates 8, the movement of the two moving blocks 9 will be limited. At this time, the two moving blocks 9 will move backward along the inside of the two limiting plates 8. Then, the two moving blocks 9 will drive the fixed shaft 16 to move backward as a whole. At this time, the cleaning strip 17 will move backward under the drive of the fixed shaft 16. Since the bottom end of the cleaning strip 17 is movably connected to the top end of the photovoltaic panel 18, when the cleaning strip 17 moves backward, it will wipe the top end of the photovoltaic panel 18, thereby realizing the function of automatically cleaning and dusting the photovoltaic panel 18.

[0055] When the operator needs to replace the cleaning strip 17, the operator turns the turning block 21. The turning block 21 rotates the screw 20, and at the same time, the round block 19 will rotate under the drive of the screw 20. Since the round block 19 is movably sleeved inside the fixed shaft 16, the screw 20 can only drive the round block 19 to rotate in place. Since the outer surface of the screw 20 is threaded with the inner thread of the toothed plate 22, when the screw 20 rotates, it will drive the toothed plate 22 to move downward. Since the outer surface of the toothed plate 22 is meshed with the outer surfaces of the two arc-shaped toothed racks 23 respectively, when the toothed plate 22 moves downward, it will drive the two rotating plates 15 to rotate in the opposite direction around the two long shafts 14 through the two arc-shaped toothed racks 23. At this time, the two rotating plates 15 will release the clamping effect on the cleaning strip 17 in the opposite direction, so that the cleaning strip 17 can be separated from the fixed shaft 16, thereby realizing the function of convenient disassembly and assembly of the cleaning strip 17.

[0056] It should be noted that, in this document, relational terms such as "first" and "second" are used only to distinguish one entity or operation from another, and do not necessarily require or imply any such actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Furthermore, the terms "comprising," "including," or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus.

[0057] Although 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 alterations can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, the scope of which is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A photovoltaic panel dust removal device, characterized in that, Including: A bracket (1) is fixedly installed at the front end of the bracket (1); A motion mechanism is disposed inside the support block (2); The motion mechanism includes a rotating shaft (3), the outer surface of which is movably connected to the inside of the support block (2), a rotating gear (4) is fixedly connected to one end of the rotating shaft (3), a driving gear (5) is fixedly connected to the other end of the rotating shaft (3), a driven gear (6) is meshed with the outer surface of the driving gear (5), a lead screw (7) is fixedly connected to the inside of the driven gear (6), a limiting plate (8) is movably connected to the outer surfaces of the front and rear ends of the lead screw (7), the front end of the limiting plate (8) is movably connected to the back of the driven gear (6), a moving block (9) is threaded onto the outer surface of the lead screw (7), and the outer surface of the moving block (9) is movably connected to the inside of the limiting plate (8).

2. The photovoltaic panel dust removal equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: A fixing plate (10) is fixedly installed on the outer surface of the support block (2), and a motor (11) is fixedly installed on the right side of the fixing plate (10). A rotating shaft (12) is fixedly sleeved on the other end of the output shaft of the motor (11).

3. The photovoltaic panel dust removal equipment according to claim 2, characterized in that: A rotating gear (13) is fixedly sleeved on the outer surface of the rotating shaft (12), and the outer surface of the rotating gear (13) meshes with the outer surface of the rotating gear (4).

4. The photovoltaic panel dust removal equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The moving block (9) has a long shaft (14) fixedly sleeved inside, and a rotating plate (15) is movably sleeved on the outer surface of the long shaft (14).

5. A photovoltaic panel dust removal device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The outer surface of the rotating plate (15) is movably connected to a fixed shaft (16), and both the left and right ends of the fixed shaft (16) are fixedly connected to the outer surface of the moving block (9).

6. The photovoltaic panel dust removal equipment according to claim 5, characterized in that: The bottom end of the fixed shaft (16) is movably connected to a cleaning strip (17), and the outer surface of the cleaning strip (17) is movably connected to the outer surface of the rotating plate (15).

7. A photovoltaic panel dust removal device according to claim 6, characterized in that: The bottom end of the cleaning strip (17) is movably connected to a photovoltaic panel (18), and the bottom end of the photovoltaic panel (18) is fixedly connected to the top end of the bracket (1).

8. A photovoltaic panel dust removal device according to claim 5, characterized in that: A circular block (19) is movably sleeved inside the fixed shaft (16), and a screw (20) is fixedly installed at the top of the circular block (19), and a screwing block (21) is fixedly installed at the top of the screw (20).

9. A photovoltaic panel dust removal device according to claim 8, characterized in that: The outer surface of the screw (20) is threaded with a toothed plate (22), and the outer surface of the toothed plate (22) is meshed with an arc-shaped rack (23). The outer surface of the arc-shaped rack (23) is fixedly connected to the inner surface of the outer surface of the rotating plate (15).

10. A photovoltaic panel dust removal device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bottom end of the bracket (1) is hinged to a connecting beam (24), and the bottom end of the connecting beam (24) is fixedly installed with a support column (25).