Cleaning robot for photovoltaic module subfissure detection

By introducing a protective shell structure into the photovoltaic module microcrack detection and cleaning robot, the problem of easy damage to the detection modules is solved, the thermal imaging detector is protected, and its service life is extended.

CN224010563UActive Publication Date: 2026-03-20NINGBO JINHAO ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CO LTD
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Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-04-07
Publication Date
2026-03-20

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Technical Problem

Existing photovoltaic module microcrack detection and cleaning robots are prone to damage when used in the external environment for extended periods, reducing the lifespan of the detected modules.

Method used

A cleaning robot comprising a support rod, a base plate, a protective shell, a drive motor, an active conical wheel, and a driven conical wheel was designed. Through the cooperation of these components, a thermal imaging detector can be installed after the inspection is completed to provide protection and avoid prolonged exposure to the outside.

Benefits of technology

This increases the lifespan of the thermal imaging detector, prevents damage caused by factors such as wind and sun exposure, and improves the durability of the equipment.

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Abstract

The utility model provides a cleaning robot for photovoltaic module subfissure detection. The cleaning robot comprises a cleaning robot body; the supporting rod is fixedly installed at the top of the cleaning robot body, and a thermal imaging detector is fixedly installed at the top of the supporting rod; and the bottom plate is fixedly installed on the outer side face of the supporting rod, the interiors of the two ends of one side of the bottom plate are both slidably connected with limiting plates, and the tops of the two limiting plates are both provided with protective shells. According to the cleaning robot for photovoltaic module subfissure detection, through mutual cooperation of the bottom plate, the protective shell, the fixing frame, the driving motor, the driving conical wheel, the driven conical wheel, the threaded sleeve, the lead screw and other structures, after the photovoltaic module is detected, the protective shell can be arranged on the outer side face of a thermal imaging detector in a covering mode; the thermal imaging detector is protected, the service life is prolonged, and the thermal imaging detector is prevented from being exposed outside for a long time.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to solar photovoltaic power generation technical field especially relates to a kind of photovoltaic module hidden crack detection cleaning robot. BACKGROUND

[0002] Photovoltaic power generation system is by solar photovoltaic module, photovoltaic support, group string type inverter, AC distribution box, control system and other equipment composition, it is the new energy equipment of solar energy into electric energy.In photovoltaic power generation system, the cleaning degree and quality of photovoltaic module will seriously affect the power generation effect of component.Due to the poor natural environment now, dust, hail and other adverse environment, resulting in too much dust on the surface of component, photovoltaic module is damaged seriously, and it has great influence on the power generation of single component or even a group string.

[0003] Photovoltaic module will inevitably produce hidden crack problem in long-term use process due to environmental influence, and component hidden crack will have great influence on component, so photovoltaic module hidden crack detection cleaning robot is used to detect photovoltaic panel, such as the patent application with announcement number CN 211027224 U in prior art, which is laid along the upper and lower ends of photovoltaic module by running track, the two ends of the machine body are respectively provided with pulley and track cooperation, the machine body is provided with electrically connected battery and driving motor, the lower surface of the machine body is provided with a row of circular brush, the center position of the brush is fixed on the machine body by pivot, the pivot and pulley are respectively connected with driving motor by transmission belt, and the upper surface of the machine body is provided with infrared imaging device.The cleaning robot designed in the utility model patent can comprehensively clean the surface of photovoltaic module, remove dust, ensure the working efficiency of photovoltaic module, and also can record the condition of photovoltaic panel by infrared imaging of photovoltaic module through infrared imaging device during cleaning, timely find photovoltaic panel with hidden crack, and ensure the efficient operation of photovoltaic module.

[0004] However, the cleaning robot for detecting photovoltaic module hidden crack structure is directly exposed to the outside, and is easily damaged by wind and sun for a long time, which reduces the service life of the detection component.

[0005] Therefore, it is necessary to provide a photovoltaic module hidden crack detection cleaning robot to solve the above technical problems. UTILITY MODEL CONTENT

[0006] The utility model provides a kind of photovoltaic module hidden crack detection cleaning robot, solve the detection component blast rate in outside, it is easy to cause the damage of detection component, reduce the service life of detection component problem.

[0007] To solve the above technical problems, the utility model provides a kind of photovoltaic module hidden crack detection cleaning robot, comprising:

[0008] The cleaning robot body;

[0009] The support rod is fixedly installed on the top of the cleaning robot body, and the top of the support rod is fixedly installed with a thermal imaging detector;

[0010] The bottom plate is fixedly installed on the outer side of the support rod, and the inner sides of both ends of one side of the bottom plate are slidably connected with limiting plates; the top of each of the two limiting plates is provided with a protective shell, the inner side of the protective shell is provided with a fixed frame, one side of the fixed frame is fixedly installed with a driving motor, the output end of the driving motor is fixedly installed with a driving bevel gear, one side of the driving bevel gear is engaged with a driven bevel gear, the bottom of the driven bevel gear is fixedly installed with a threaded sleeve, the inner side of the threaded sleeve is threadedly connected with a lead screw, and the bottom of the lead screw is fixedly installed on the top of the bottom plate.

[0011] Preferably, the protective shell comprises a shell body, thermal insulation cotton and an aluminum foil layer, the thermal insulation cotton is fixedly installed on the outer side of the shell body, and the aluminum foil layer is fixedly installed on the outer side of the thermal insulation cotton.

[0012] Preferably, the top of the inner side of the shell body is fixedly installed with a storage battery, the top of the aluminum foil layer is provided with a photovoltaic panel, and the photovoltaic panel and the storage battery are electrically connected.

[0013] Preferably, the storage battery and the driving motor are electrically connected.

[0014] Preferably, both sides of the top of the aluminum foil layer are fixedly installed with side frames, the inner sides of the side frames are fixedly installed with slide rods, the outer sides of the slide rods are sleeved with springs, the outer sides of the slide rods are slidably connected with moving plates, the bottom of each moving plate is fixedly installed with a cleaning brush, and one side of each moving plate is fixedly installed with a pull rope.

[0015] Preferably, the bottom of the cleaning brush abuts against the top of the photovoltaic panel.

[0016] Preferably, one end of the pull rope is fixedly installed on one side of the bottom plate.

[0017] Compared with the related art, the cleaning robot for detecting hidden cracks of a photovoltaic module has the following beneficial effects:

[0018] The cleaning robot for detecting hidden cracks of a photovoltaic module comprises a bottom plate, a protective shell, a fixed frame, a driving motor, a driving bevel gear, a driven bevel gear, a threaded sleeve and a lead screw, which are cooperated with each other, so that after the detection of the photovoltaic module is completed, the protective shell can be arranged on the outer side of the thermal imaging detector, the thermal imaging detector is protected, the service life is increased, and the thermal imaging detector is prevented from being exposed to the outside for a long time. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0019] Figure 1 The utility model provides a kind of photovoltaic module hidden crack detection's cleaning robot's first embodiment structural schematic view of the utility model;

[0020] Figure 2 For Figure 1 The protective shell cross section structure structural schematic view shown in;

[0021] Figure 3 For Figure 2 The A part enlarged schematic view shown in;

[0022] Figure 4 The utility model provides a kind of photovoltaic module hidden crack detection's cleaning robot's second embodiment structural schematic view of the utility model;

[0023] Figure 5 For Figure 4 The side frame side structure schematic view shown in.

[0024] Marked number in drawing: 1, cleaning robot body, 2, support rod, 3, thermal imaging detector, 4, bottom plate, 41, limit plate, 42, protective shell, 421, shell, 422, thermal insulation cotton, 423, aluminum foil layer, 43, fixed frame, 44, drive motor, 45, driving bevel gear, 46, driven bevel gear, 47, threaded sleeve, 48, screw rod, 5, photovoltaic panel, 51, battery, 6, side frame, 61, slide bar, 62, spring, 63, moving plate, 64, cleaning brush, 65, pull rope. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0025] The utility model is further described below in connection with drawing and embodiment.

[0026] First embodiment

[0027] Please combine with reference Figure 1 、 Figure 2 、 Figure 3 Among them, Figure 1 The utility model provides a kind of photovoltaic module hidden crack detection's cleaning robot's first embodiment structural schematic view of the utility model; Figure 2 For Figure 1 The protective shell cross section structure structural schematic view shown in; Figure 3 For Figure 2 The A part enlarged schematic view shown in. A kind of photovoltaic module hidden crack detection's cleaning robot, including: cleaning robot body 1;

[0028] Support rod 2, the support rod 2 is fixedly installed in the top of the cleaning robot body 1, and the top of the support rod 2 is fixedly installed with thermal imaging detector 3;

[0029] A bottom plate 4 is fixedly installed on the outer side of the support rod 2, the inner side of both ends of the bottom plate 4 is slidably connected with a limiting plate 41, the top of the limiting plate 41 is provided with a protective shell 42, the inner side of the protective shell 42 is provided with a fixed frame 43, the fixed frame 43 is fixedly installed with a driving motor 44 on one side, the output end of the driving motor 44 is fixedly installed with a driving bevel gear 45, the driving bevel gear 45 is engaged with a driven bevel gear 46 on one side, the bottom of the driven bevel gear 46 is fixedly installed with a threaded sleeve 47, the inner side of the threaded sleeve 47 is threadedly connected with a lead screw 48 at the bottom, and the bottom of the lead screw 48 is fixedly installed on the top of the bottom plate 4.

[0030] The limiting plate 41 is slid on the inner side of the bottom plate 4, so that the protective shell 42 can be limited when moving up and down, thereby increasing the stability of the protective shell 42 when moving up and down.

[0031] The protective shell 42 comprises a shell body 421, heat insulation cotton 422 and an aluminum foil layer 423, the heat insulation cotton 422 is fixedly installed on the outer side of the shell body 421, and the aluminum foil layer 423 is fixedly installed on the outer side of the heat insulation cotton 422.

[0032] The heat insulation cotton 422 can avoid the increase of the temperature in the shell body 421 caused by long-time sunlight, and the aluminum foil layer 423 can reflect sunlight.

[0033] The top of the inner side of the shell body 421 is fixedly installed with a storage battery 51, the top of the aluminum foil layer 423 is provided with a photovoltaic panel 5, and the photovoltaic panel 5 and the storage battery 51 are electrically connected.

[0034] The photovoltaic panel 5 and the storage battery 51 can supply power to the driving motor 44 when used.

[0035] The storage battery 51 and the driving motor 44 are electrically connected.

[0036] The working principle of the cleaning robot for detecting cracks of a photovoltaic module is as follows:

[0037] When the cleaning robot body 1 starts to clean the photovoltaic module, the driving motor 44 is started synchronously, so that the driving motor 44 drives the threaded sleeve 47 to be threadedly connected to the outer side of the lead screw 48 through the driving cone pulley 45 and the driven cone pulley 46, thereby driving the protective shell 42 to move upwards, so that the bottom of the protective shell 42 is away from the bottom plate 4, and the thermal imaging detector 3 is moved out from the inner side of the protective shell 42, and then the photovoltaic module can be detected by the thermal imaging detector 3. After cleaning is completed, the driving motor 44 is reversed, so that the protective shell 42 is re-covered on the outer side of the thermal imaging detector 3.

[0038] Compared with the related art, the cleaning robot for photovoltaic module crack detection has the following beneficial effects:

[0039] Through cooperation of the bottom plate 4, the protective shell 42, the fixed frame 43, the driving motor 44, the driving cone pulley 45, the driven cone pulley 46, the threaded sleeve 47 and the lead screw 48, the protective shell 42 can be covered on the outer side of the thermal imaging detector 3 after detection of the photovoltaic module is completed, so that the thermal imaging detector 3 is protected, the service life is increased, and the thermal imaging detector 3 is prevented from being exposed for a long time.

[0040] Second embodiment

[0041] Please refer to Figure 4 and Figure 5 Based on the first embodiment of the application, the second embodiment of the application provides another cleaning robot for photovoltaic module crack detection. The second embodiment is only a preferred mode of the first embodiment, and implementation of the second embodiment does not affect the separate implementation of the first embodiment.

[0042] Specifically, the second embodiment of the application provides a cleaning robot for photovoltaic module crack detection, which is different from the first embodiment. The cleaning robot for photovoltaic module crack detection comprises an aluminum foil layer 423, a side frame 6 is fixedly installed on the top of the aluminum foil layer 423 on both sides, a sliding rod 61 is fixedly installed on the inner side of the side frame 6, a spring 62 is sleeved on the outer side of the sliding rod 61, a moving plate 63 is slidably connected to the outer side of the sliding rod 61, a cleaning brush 64 is fixedly installed on the bottom of the moving plate 63, and a pull rope 65 is fixedly installed on one side of the moving plate 63.

[0043] The bottom of the cleaning brush 64 abuts against the top of the photovoltaic panel 5.

[0044] One end of the pull rope 65 is fixedly installed on one side of the bottom plate 4.

[0045] The working principle of the cleaning robot for photovoltaic module crack detection provided by the application is as follows:

[0046] In use, when the protective shell 42 moves upward, the moving plate 63 is pulled by the pull rope 65, and the moving plate 63 is moved on the top of the photovoltaic panel 5, so that the cleaning brush 64 cleans the dust on the top of the photovoltaic panel 5; when the protective shell 42 moves downward, the moving plate 63 is pushed by the spring 62, so that the moving plate 63 is reset.

[0047] Compared with the related art, the cleaning robot for detecting hidden cracks of a photovoltaic module has the following beneficial effects:

[0048] The side frame 6, the slide rod 61, the spring 62, the moving plate 63, the cleaning brush 64 and the pull rope 65 are cooperated with each other, and in use, the moving plate 63 drives the cleaning brush 64 to move on the top of the photovoltaic panel 5, so that the dust on the photovoltaic panel 5 is cleaned.

[0049] The above is only an embodiment of the utility model, and does not limit the patent range of the utility model, and any equivalent structure or equivalent process transformation according to the content of the utility model specification and the drawings, or direct or indirect application in other related technical fields, is also included in the patent protection range of the utility model.

Claims

1. A cleaning robot for detecting microcracks in photovoltaic modules, characterized in that, include: The robot vacuum cleaner itself; A support rod is fixedly installed on the top of the cleaning robot body, and a thermal imaging detector is fixedly installed on the top of the support rod. A base plate is fixedly installed on the outer side of the support rod. Limiting plates are slidably connected to the inside of both ends of one side of the base plate. A protective shell is provided on the top of each of the two limiting plates. A fixing frame is provided on the top of the inner side of the protective shell. A drive motor is fixedly installed on one side of the fixing frame. An active conical wheel is fixedly installed at the output end of the drive motor. A driven conical wheel is engaged on one side of the active conical wheel. A threaded sleeve is fixedly installed at the bottom of the driven conical wheel. A lead screw is threadedly connected to the bottom of the inner side of the threaded sleeve. The bottom of the lead screw is fixedly installed on the top of the base plate.

2. The cleaning robot for detecting microcracks in photovoltaic modules according to claim 1, characterized in that, The protective shell includes a shell, insulation cotton, and an aluminum foil layer. The insulation cotton is fixedly installed on the outer side of the shell, and the aluminum foil layer is fixedly installed on the outer side of the insulation cotton.

3. A cleaning robot for detecting microcracks in photovoltaic modules according to claim 2, characterized in that, A battery is fixedly installed on the top of the inner side of the housing, and a photovoltaic panel is provided on the top of the aluminum foil layer. The photovoltaic panel and the battery are electrically connected.

4. A cleaning robot for detecting microcracks in photovoltaic modules according to claim 3, characterized in that, The battery and the drive motor are electrically connected.

5. A cleaning robot for detecting microcracks in photovoltaic modules according to claim 3, characterized in that, Side frames are fixedly installed on both sides of the top of the aluminum foil layer. A sliding rod is fixedly installed on the inner side of the side frame. A spring is sleeved on the outer side of the sliding rod. A movable plate is slidably connected to the outer side of the sliding rod. A cleaning brush is fixedly installed at the bottom of the movable plate. A pull rope is fixedly installed on one side of the movable plate.

6. A cleaning robot for detecting microcracks in photovoltaic modules according to claim 5, characterized in that, The bottom of the cleaning brush abuts against the top of the photovoltaic panel.

7. A cleaning robot for detecting microcracks in photovoltaic modules according to claim 6, characterized in that, One end of the pull rope is fixedly installed on one side of the base plate.

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  • Cleaning robot for photovoltaic module subfissure detection

    CN211027224U