Photovoltaic maintenance device

By designing a photovoltaic maintenance device that includes a vehicle and a drone, the problem of manually climbing to find the location during photovoltaic panel maintenance has been solved. It enables drone-assisted positioning and convenient cart-type movement, improving maintenance efficiency and safety.

CN223864919UActive Publication Date: 2026-02-03HUADIAN SICHUAN POWER GENERATION CO LTD PANZHIHUA WEST BRANCH
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Application Number
CN202520644917.9
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-04-08
Publication Date
2026-02-03
Estimated Expiration
2035-04-08

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Technical Problem

In existing technologies, photovoltaic panel maintenance requires manual climbing to find and replace the panels, which is time-consuming and unsafe.

Method used

Design a photovoltaic maintenance device that includes a vehicle body, a photovoltaic panel placement cavity, a photovoltaic accessory placement cavity, and a drone placement cavity. The device utilizes a drone to determine the location of the photovoltaic panel and uses a trolley-type structure to facilitate the movement and fixation of the photovoltaic panel.

Benefits of technology

This technology enables drone-assisted location determination of photovoltaic panels, reducing the time spent manually climbing and improving maintenance efficiency and safety.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a photovoltaic maintenance device, which relates to the technical field of photovoltaic maintenance and comprises a vehicle body and an unmanned aerial vehicle assembly. The vehicle body is of a cart type structure, and a photovoltaic panel containing cavity, a photovoltaic accessory containing cavity and an unmanned aerial vehicle containing cavity are formed in the vehicle body. A plurality of rolling brackets are assembled on the bottom plate and the top plate in the photovoltaic panel placing cavity, and the rolling brackets are assembled in the length direction of the vehicle body in a rolling manner; in a vertical plane along the length direction of the vehicle body, the plurality of rolling brackets on the bottom plate and the top plate form a group of bracket assemblies for assembling photovoltaic panels, and a plurality of groups of bracket assemblies are arranged along the width direction of the vehicle body; a photovoltaic maintenance accessory is placed in the photovoltaic accessory placing cavity, and an unmanned aerial vehicle assembly is placed in the unmanned aerial vehicle placing cavity. When the photovoltaic panel area is overhauled, the specific position of the photovoltaic panel needing to be replaced in the photovoltaic panel area is firstly determined through the unmanned aerial vehicle assembly, then replacement is carried out, and the situation that a worker climbs to find the position of the photovoltaic panel needing to be replaced in the photovoltaic panel area is avoided.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to photovoltaic overhauls technical field more specifically relates to a photovoltaic overhauls device. BACKGROUND

[0002] Photovoltaic power generation is a kind of technology using the photovoltaic effect of semiconductor interface to convert light energy into electric energy directly. It is mainly composed of solar cell panel (component), controller and inverter three parts, and main components are composed of electronic components. Solar cell is encapsulated after series connection to form large-area solar cell component, and then cooperate with power controller and other components to form photovoltaic power generation device.

[0003] In the prior art, the solar cell panel (photovoltaic panel) of photovoltaic power generation often needs to be overhauled and replaced with new photovoltaic panel.

[0004] In the prior art, a photovoltaic power station operation and maintenance device is disclosed in the patent with publication number CN222041252U, which comprises a vehicle body and a placing box. The vehicle body is of a trolley type structure, and universal wheels are installed at the bottom of the four corners. A placing box is installed on the top surface of the vehicle body. The inside of the placing box is divided into four placing areas, which are first, second, third and fourth storage areas. A door body is hinged to the front end surface of each of the first, second, third and fourth storage areas. The utility model provides a photovoltaic power station operation and maintenance device to solve the problem that when maintaining and repairing, various maintenance and replacement components need to be placed on the board cart, and only a ladder is placed on the board cart, which reduces the practicability of the board cart and is not conducive to actual photovoltaic maintenance work.

[0005] The photovoltaic power station operation and maintenance device disclosed in the above patent needs to manually climb to find the position of the photovoltaic panel that needs to be replaced, and then use the photovoltaic power station operation and maintenance device for maintenance. Manually climbing to find the position of the photovoltaic panel that needs to be replaced will consume a lot of time and effort, and is not safe. UTILITY MODEL CONTENT

[0006] In order to overcome the defects in the prior art, the purpose of the utility model is to provide a photovoltaic overhauls device to solve the problem that manually climbing to find the position of the photovoltaic panel that needs to be replaced will consume a lot of time and effort, and is not safe.

[0007] In order to achieve the above purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical scheme:

[0008] A photovoltaic overhauls device comprises a vehicle body and a drone assembly.

[0009] The vehicle body is of a trolley type structure, and a photovoltaic panel placing cavity, a photovoltaic accessory placing cavity and a drone placing cavity are arranged in the vehicle body.

[0010] The bottom plate and the top plate inside the photovoltaic panel placing cavity are both equipped with a plurality of rolling supports, which are rollingly equipped along the length direction of the vehicle body; in the vertical plane along the length direction of the vehicle body, the plurality of rolling supports on the bottom plate and the top plate form a support assembly for assembling photovoltaic panels, and the support assembly is provided with a plurality of groups along the width direction of the vehicle body; the photovoltaic accessory placing cavity is placed with photovoltaic maintenance accessories, and the unmanned aerial vehicle placing cavity is placed with the unmanned aerial vehicle assembly.

[0011] Preferably, the upper part of the rolling support is provided with a clamping groove, and the photovoltaic panel is embedded in the clamping groove; the bottom of the rolling support is provided with a plurality of rollers.

[0012] Preferably, the bottom plate and the top plate inside the photovoltaic panel placing cavity are both provided with a plurality of rolling grooves along the width direction of the vehicle body, and the rolling grooves are arranged along the length direction of the vehicle body; the rolling supports are rollingly equipped in the rolling grooves.

[0013] Preferably, the rolling groove includes a middle support groove and roller grooves located at the left and right ends of the support groove; the support groove and the roller groove are communicated, the upper end of the support groove is open, the upper and lower ends of the roller groove are limited, the bottom of the rolling support is equipped in the support groove, and the rollers of the rolling support are rollingly equipped in the roller groove.

[0014] Preferably, the bottom of the rolling support is provided with four rollers at the four corners, the front and rear two rollers at the left end are rollingly equipped in the left roller groove, and the front and rear two rollers at the right end are rollingly equipped in the right roller groove.

[0015] Preferably, a group of support assemblies includes four rolling supports, which are the front and rear two rolling supports of the bottom plate and the front and rear two rolling supports of the top plate.

[0016] Preferably, the vehicle body is in the shape of a cuboid structure, the front side plate is provided with a front double-opening maintenance door for opening the photovoltaic panel placing cavity and the photovoltaic accessory placing cavity, and the rear side plate is provided with a rear double-opening maintenance door for opening the unmanned aerial vehicle placing cavity.

[0017] Preferably, the bottom of the vehicle body is provided with a universal wheel at each of the four corners, the rear side plate of the vehicle body is provided with a push handle, and the top plate of the vehicle body is provided with an unmanned aerial vehicle parking guide mark.

[0018] Preferably, the unmanned aerial vehicle assembly includes an unmanned aerial vehicle box, an unmanned aerial vehicle, and a control display terminal; the unmanned aerial vehicle is placed in the unmanned aerial vehicle box and is wirelessly connected with the control display terminal.

[0019] Preferably, the unmanned aerial vehicle placing cavity is provided with an unmanned aerial vehicle placing chamber and a battery placing chamber; the unmanned aerial vehicle box is placed in the unmanned aerial vehicle placing chamber, and the unmanned aerial vehicle battery is placed in the battery placing chamber.

[0020] The utility model discloses the beneficial effects of:

[0021] The photovoltaic maintenance device provided by the utility model is provided with an unmanned aerial vehicle assembly, when the photovoltaic panel area is maintained, the unmanned aerial vehicle assembly can be used to first determine the specific position of the photovoltaic panel needing replacement in the photovoltaic panel area, and then the photovoltaic panel is replaced, so that the staff member can avoid climbing to find the position of the photovoltaic panel needing replacement in the photovoltaic panel area. At the same time, the photovoltaic panel is assembled on the support assembly, the support assembly is rollingly assembled in the photovoltaic panel placing cavity, and the photovoltaic panel is convenient to take out and place; the photovoltaic panel is fixed by the up-down rolling support of the support assembly, so that the up-down position of the photovoltaic panel is fixed, and the photovoltaic panel is prevented from shaking in the photovoltaic panel placing cavity. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0022] Figure 1 It is a schematic view when the photovoltaic maintenance device of the utility model is not opened;

[0023] Figure 2 It is a schematic view of the front part when the photovoltaic maintenance device of the utility model is opened;

[0024] Figure 3 It is a schematic view of the rear part when the photovoltaic maintenance device of the utility model is opened;

[0025] Figure 4 It is a schematic view when the photovoltaic maintenance device of the utility model is opened and the photovoltaic panel is not placed;

[0026] Figure 5 It is an enlarged view of part A in the utility model Figure 4

[0027] Figure 6 It is a schematic view of the rolling support of the utility model

[0028] REFERENCE SIGNS:

[0029] 1, vehicle body; 11, front double-open maintenance door; 12, rear double-open maintenance door; 13, universal wheel; 14, push handle; 15, unmanned aerial vehicle parking guide mark; 2, unmanned aerial vehicle assembly; 21, unmanned aerial vehicle box; 3, photovoltaic panel placing cavity; 4, photovoltaic accessory placing cavity; 5, unmanned aerial vehicle placing cavity; 6, rolling support; 61, clamping groove; 62, roller; 7, rolling groove; 71, support groove; 72, roller groove; 8, photovoltaic panel. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0030] ​The utility model discloses a photovoltaic maintenance device, as shown in the figure, including the car body 1 and unmanned aerial vehicle assembly 2;

[0031] Embodiment 1

[0032] A photovoltaic maintenance device, as shown in the figure, includes a car body 1 and an unmanned aerial vehicle assembly 2; Figures 1-6

[0033] The car body 1 is of a trolley type structure, and the car body 1 is internally provided with a photovoltaic panel placing cavity 3, a photovoltaic accessory placing cavity 4 and an unmanned aerial vehicle placing cavity 5;

[0034] The bottom plate and the top plate inside the photovoltaic panel placing cavity 3 are both equipped with a plurality of rolling supports 6, which are rollingly assembled along the length direction of the car body 1; in the vertical plane along the length direction of the car body 1, the plurality of rolling supports 6 on the bottom plate and the top plate constitute a support assembly for assembling photovoltaic panels 8, and the support assembly is provided with a plurality of groups in the width direction of the car body 1; the photovoltaic accessory placing cavity 4 is internally placed with photovoltaic maintenance accessories, and the unmanned aerial vehicle placing cavity 5 is internally placed with the unmanned aerial vehicle assembly 2.

[0035] In this embodiment, the car body 1 is of a trolley type structure, which is convenient to push and move; the new photovoltaic panel 8 to be replaced for maintenance is placed in the photovoltaic panel placing cavity 3, and meanwhile, the old photovoltaic panel 8 after replacement can also be placed in the photovoltaic panel placing cavity 3. The photovoltaic accessory placing cavity 4 is used for placing photovoltaic maintenance accessories, including photovoltaic panel support rods, bolts and nuts, electric wires, cleaning brushes and the like. The unmanned aerial vehicle placing cavity 5 is used for placing the unmanned aerial vehicle assembly 2.

[0036] The photovoltaic panel 8 is assembled on the support assembly, which is rollingly assembled in the photovoltaic panel placing cavity 3, so that the photovoltaic panel is conveniently taken out and placed; the photovoltaic panel is fixed by the upper and lower rolling supports 6 of the support assembly, so as to fix the up-down position of the photovoltaic panel and prevent it from shaking in the photovoltaic panel placing cavity.

[0037] When the photovoltaic panel is maintained, the unmanned aerial vehicle assembly 2 can be used to first determine the specific position of the photovoltaic panel to be replaced in the photovoltaic panel area, then the car body 1 is pushed to the required position, the new photovoltaic panel in the photovoltaic panel placing cavity 3 is taken out for replacement, and the old photovoltaic panel just after replacement is placed in the photovoltaic panel placing cavity 3.

[0038] Figure 2 Only one photovoltaic panel 8 is shown in the photovoltaic panel placing cavity 3, but actually, a plurality of photovoltaic panels 8 can be placed in the photovoltaic panel placing cavity 3, Figure 2 which is not shown in the figure, and only one is shown, and the principle of placing a plurality of photovoltaic panels is similar to that of placing one photovoltaic panel.

[0039] Embodiment 2 ​

[0040] This embodiment further elaborates on Embodiment 1, such as... Figure 2 , Figure 5 and Figure 6 As shown, the upper part of the rolling bracket 6 is provided with a slot 61, into which the photovoltaic panel 8 is embedded. The bottom of the rolling bracket 6 is provided with several rollers 62. The rolling bracket 6 is moved by rolling the rollers 62 to move the photovoltaic panel placed in the slot 61, so as to remove and place it.

[0041] like Figure 5 As shown, several rolling grooves 7 are provided on the bottom plate and top plate inside the photovoltaic panel placement cavity 3 along the width direction of the vehicle body 1. The rolling grooves 7 are arranged along the length direction of the vehicle body 1, and the rolling bracket 6 is rotatably assembled in the rolling grooves 7. The rollers 62 of the rolling bracket 6 can roll in the rolling grooves 7. Figure 5 The diagram only shows a rolling bracket 6, which is not placed in the rolling groove 7 but is at a distance from it, indicating that the rolling bracket 6 can be rolled into the rolling groove 7.

[0042] like Figure 5 As shown, the rolling groove 7 includes a central support groove 71 and roller grooves 72 located at the left and right ends of the support groove 71. The support groove 71 and the roller grooves 72 are connected. The upper end of the support groove 71 is open, and the roller grooves 72 are vertically limited. The bottom of the rolling support 6 is fitted into the support groove 71, and the rollers 62 of the rolling support 6 are rotatably fitted into the roller grooves 72. In this embodiment, by providing roller grooves 72, the rollers 62 can roll easily, but their vertical movement is limited. The rollers 62 on the left and right sides of the rolling support 6 can roll within the roller grooves 72, but their vertical movement is limited, thereby restricting the left and right swaying of the rolling support 6 and preventing the photovoltaic panels on the rolling support 6 from swaying left and right. In addition, to prevent the rollers 62 from rolling out of the roller grooves 72, the size of the roller grooves 72 near the outlet door can be made smaller, so that the rollers 62 and the roller grooves 72 have a transition fit or interference fit, preventing them from easily rolling out.

[0043] like Figure 5 and Figure 6 As shown, four rollers 62 are provided at the four corners of the bottom of the rolling bracket 6. The two front and rear rollers 62 at the left end are rolled and fitted into the left roller groove 72, and the two front and rear rollers 62 at the right end are rolled and fitted into the right roller groove 72. By utilizing the four rollers 62 to roll within the roller grooves 72, the rolling is made smoother, and the rolling bracket 6 is also limited to prevent it from wobbling left and right.

[0044] like Figure 4As shown, a set of support components includes four rolling supports 6, namely two rolling supports 6 at the front and rear of the bottom plate, and two rolling supports 6 at the front and rear of the top plate. That is, rolling supports 6 are installed at the front and rear positions of the bottom and the front and rear positions of the top of the photovoltaic panel 8 to facilitate its rolling removal and placement.

[0045] Example 3

[0046] This embodiment further elaborates on embodiment 2, such as... Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, the vehicle body 1 has a rectangular parallelepiped structure. Its front side panel is provided with a double-opening front inspection door 11 for opening the photovoltaic panel placement cavity 3 and the photovoltaic accessory placement cavity 4, and its rear side panel is provided with a double-opening rear inspection door 12 for opening the drone placement cavity 5.

[0047] like Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, casters 13 are installed at the four corners of the bottom of the vehicle body 1 to facilitate movement. A push handle 14 is provided on the rear side panel of the vehicle body 1 for workers to grip and push it. A drone landing guidance sign 15 is provided on the top panel of the vehicle body 1 for guiding the drone's return. Additionally, shock-absorbing mechanisms such as shock-absorbing springs can be installed above the casters 13 to dampen the movement of the vehicle body. These shock-absorbing mechanisms are conventional vehicle body shock-absorbing mechanisms in the prior art.

[0048] Example 4

[0049] This embodiment further elaborates on embodiment 3, such as... Figure 3 Figure 3 As shown, the drone component 2 includes a drone box 21, a drone, and a control display terminal; the drone is placed inside the drone box 21 and is wirelessly connected to the control display terminal.

[0050] In this embodiment, the drone box 21, the drone, and the control display terminal can all adopt existing structures, such as DJI's small drones. The control display terminal can be a mobile phone or a tablet. By downloading a program to control the drone on the mobile phone or tablet, the drone can be controlled and the images captured by the drone can be displayed.

[0051] The drone placement cavity 5 includes a drone placement chamber 51 and a battery placement chamber 52. The drone box 21 is placed in the drone placement chamber 51, and the drone battery is placed in the battery placement chamber 52. In addition, other placement chambers can be set up in the drone placement cavity 5, such as a drone accessory placement chamber, a control display terminal placement chamber, etc.

[0052] To better understand this utility model, the working principle of this utility model will be described in detail below:

[0053] In use, open the double-leaf inspection door 12, take out the drone box 21, and place the drone inside the drone box 21 on the drone parking guidance sign 15. Then, use the control display terminal to control the drone to take off, collect images of the photovoltaic panel area, and transmit the collected images to the control display terminal in real time. The staff can identify which photovoltaic panels in the photovoltaic panel area need to be cleaned or replaced by viewing the images on the control display terminal, record them one by one, and then retrieve the drone.

[0054] Based on the recorded information, the staff used the casters 13 to push the photovoltaic maintenance device to the maintenance position, opened the front double maintenance door 11, took out the cleaning brush inside to clean the photovoltaic panels that needed cleaning, or replaced the photovoltaic panels that needed to be replaced.

[0055] During replacement, remove the new photovoltaic panel from the photovoltaic panel placement cavity 3, remove the photovoltaic panel support rod, bolts, nuts, wires and other accessories from the photovoltaic accessory placement cavity 4, replace the old photovoltaic panel that needs to be replaced, and place the replaced old photovoltaic panel back into the photovoltaic panel placement cavity 3.

[0056] The embodiments of this utility model have been described in detail above, but this utility model is not limited to the described embodiments. Those skilled in the art can make various equivalent modifications or substitutions without departing from the spirit of this utility model, and these equivalents or substitutions are all included within the scope defined by the claims of this utility model.

Claims

1. A photovoltaic maintenance device, characterized in that, Includes vehicle body (1) and drone components (2); The vehicle body (1) is a trolley-type structure, and the vehicle body (1) is equipped with a photovoltaic panel placement cavity (3), a photovoltaic accessory placement cavity (4) and a drone placement cavity (5). The bottom plate and top plate inside the photovoltaic panel placement cavity (3) are equipped with several rolling brackets (6), which are rolled along the length of the vehicle body (1). In the vertical plane along the length of the vehicle body (1), the multiple rolling brackets (6) on the bottom plate and top plate constitute a bracket assembly for assembling the photovoltaic panel (8). The bracket assembly is provided in multiple sets along the width of the vehicle body (1). The photovoltaic accessory placement cavity (4) contains photovoltaic maintenance accessories, and the drone placement cavity (5) contains the drone assembly (2).

2. The photovoltaic maintenance device as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The upper part of the rolling bracket (6) is provided with a slot (61), the photovoltaic panel (8) is embedded in the slot (61), and the bottom of the rolling bracket (6) is provided with several rollers (62).

3. A photovoltaic maintenance device as described in claim 2, characterized in that, The bottom plate and top plate inside the photovoltaic panel placement cavity (3) are provided with several rolling grooves (7) along the width direction of the vehicle body (1). The rolling grooves (7) are arranged along the length direction of the vehicle body (1), and the rolling bracket (6) is rolled and assembled in the rolling grooves (7).

4. A photovoltaic maintenance device as described in claim 3, characterized in that, The rolling groove (7) includes a middle support groove (71) and roller grooves (72) located at the left and right ends of the support groove (71); the support groove (71) and the roller groove (72) are connected, the upper end of the support groove (71) is open, the roller groove (72) is limited at the top and bottom, the bottom of the rolling support (6) is assembled in the support groove (71), and the roller (62) of the rolling support (6) is rolled and assembled in the roller groove (72).

5. A photovoltaic maintenance device as described in claim 4, characterized in that, The bottom four corners of the rolling bracket (6) are provided with four rollers (62). The front and rear rollers (62) at the left end are rolled and assembled in the left roller groove (72), and the front and rear rollers (62) at the right end are rolled and assembled in the right roller groove (72).

6. A photovoltaic maintenance device as described in claim 1, characterized in that, A set of support components includes four rolling supports (6), namely two rolling supports (6) at the front and rear of the bottom plate, and two rolling supports (6) at the front and rear of the top plate.

7. A photovoltaic maintenance device as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The vehicle body (1) has a rectangular parallelepiped structure. Its front side panel is provided with a double-opening inspection door (11) for opening the photovoltaic panel placement cavity (3) and the photovoltaic accessory placement cavity (4). Its rear side panel is provided with a double-opening inspection door (12) for opening the drone placement cavity (5).

8. A photovoltaic maintenance device as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The vehicle body (1) is equipped with universal wheels (13) at the four corners of the bottom, a pusher (14) is provided on the rear side panel of the vehicle body (1), and a drone parking guidance sign (15) is provided on the top panel of the vehicle body (1).

9. A photovoltaic maintenance device as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The drone component (2) includes a drone box (21), a drone, and a control display terminal; the drone is placed inside the drone box (21) and is wirelessly connected to the control display terminal.

10. A photovoltaic maintenance device as described in claim 9, characterized in that, The drone placement cavity (5) is provided with a drone placement chamber (51) and a battery placement chamber (52); the drone box (21) is placed in the drone placement chamber (51), and the drone battery is placed in the battery placement chamber (52).

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