Photovoltaic panel cleaning device

The fully automated photovoltaic panel cleaning device uses reciprocating components and pulse jet components to clean the surface of photovoltaic panels, solving the problems of unsatisfactory cleaning effect and high safety risks in existing technologies, and achieving efficient and low-cost cleaning results.

CN224021680UActive Publication Date: 2026-03-20UNIVERSELITE
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Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-03-27
Publication Date
2026-03-20

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Technical Problem

Existing methods for cleaning photovoltaic panels suffer from problems such as high workload, high safety risks, unsatisfactory cleaning results, and low efficiency. In particular, manual cleaning and wiper-type cleaning systems have significant limitations in terms of efficient cleaning.

Method used

One or two cleaning components are used to perform fully automatic cleaning of the photovoltaic panel surface, including reciprocating components and pulse jet components. The reciprocating components perform mechanical cleaning with cleaning brushes, while the pulse jet components perform cleaning with high-pressure gas. Combined with electronic or mechanical control, automatic cleaning is achieved.

Benefits of technology

It achieves efficient cleaning of photovoltaic panel surfaces, reducing manual workload and safety risks. It has high cleaning efficiency, simple structure, low cost, is easy to promote and use, and is energy-saving and environmentally friendly.

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Abstract

The utility model belongs to the technical field of green energy, and particularly relates to a photovoltaic panel cleaning device which comprises a base, a main rod is fixedly arranged on the base, a photovoltaic panel is obliquely arranged at the upper end of the main rod, a cleaning mechanism is arranged on the photovoltaic panel, and the cleaning mechanism comprises a first cleaning assembly or / and a second cleaning assembly. According to the utility model, one or two cleaning assemblies are adopted to carry out full-automatic cleaning treatment on the surface of the photovoltaic panel, so that the influence of panel surface pollution on power generation of the photovoltaic panel is reduced, the structure is simple, the cost is low, and the practicability and the economical efficiency are relatively high; and by adopting the structure, the workload and risk of manual cleaning are reduced, the cleaning efficiency is higher, energy conservation and environmental protection are achieved, and application and popularization are easy.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model belongs to green energy technology field, more particularly to a photovoltaic panel cleaning device. BACKGROUND

[0002] In the power engineering construction area, building engineering piece construction area and engineering temporary office and living area, green energy such as solar power generation is usually used as supplementary power supply. However, in practical application, especially on the photovoltaic panel installed at high place, cleaning problem becomes a significant challenge. Dirt and dust on the photovoltaic panel can seriously affect its power generation efficiency.

[0003] There are mainly two kinds of photovoltaic panel cleaning methods on the market at present: manual cleaning and wiper type cleaning system. These two methods have obvious limitations:

[0004] Firstly, manual cleaning method not only has heavy workload, but also has high safety risk. Workers need to climb to the roof or support to carry out cleaning operation, which increases the possibility of falling accidents. In addition, the effect of manual cleaning often depends on the skill level and responsibility of the operator, sometimes the cleaning may not be thorough.

[0005] Secondly, although the wiper type cleaning system can realize a certain degree of automation, its cleaning effect is not ideal. This system may not completely remove the dust and stubborn stains on the surface of photovoltaic panel, and after long-term use, the wiper is easy to wear out, and even may cause scratches or other physical damage to the photovoltaic panel. In addition, the cleaning area of the wiper type cleaning system is limited, and its efficiency is low for large area photovoltaic array.

[0006] In view of this, the utility model is proposed. CONTENT OF THE UTILITY MODEL

[0007] The utility model hopes to provide a photovoltaic panel cleaning device, and the specific scheme is as follows:

[0008] A photovoltaic panel cleaning device, comprising a base, a main rod is fixedly arranged on the base, a photovoltaic panel is obliquely arranged at the upper end of the main rod, a cleaning mechanism is arranged on the photovoltaic panel, the cleaning mechanism comprises a first cleaning assembly or / and a second cleaning assembly, the first cleaning assembly comprises a reciprocating assembly and a cleaning brush, the cleaning brush is arranged in close contact with the photovoltaic panel, and the reciprocating assembly is used for driving the cleaning brush to reciprocate; the second cleaning assembly comprises a pulse type air jet assembly arranged on one side of the photovoltaic panel, the pulse type air jet assembly comprises an air compression assembly, a control assembly, an air outlet pipe and a nozzle, and the nozzle is arranged towards the photovoltaic panel.

[0009] The reciprocating assembly is arranged on the left and right sides of the photovoltaic panel, and a connecting rod is arranged between the two reciprocating assemblies, and the cleaning brush is arranged on the connecting rod.

[0010] The reciprocating assembly is one of a screw transmission assembly, a cylinder / hydraulic cylinder transmission assembly or a linear guide rail slider assembly.

[0011] The pulse type air jet assembly is arranged on the front and back sides of the photovoltaic panel.

[0012] The air compression assembly comprises an air compressor and an air storage space.

[0013] The control assembly comprises an electronic or mechanical control unit and an electromagnetic valve or a pneumatic valve, and the electronic or mechanical control unit is signal connected with the electromagnetic valve or the pneumatic valve.

[0014] The air outlet pipe is provided with a plurality of nozzles.

[0015] The air outlet pipe is in an arc structure, and the nozzle is in a horn structure.

[0016] The photovoltaic panel cleaning device has the following beneficial effects:

[0017] The photovoltaic panel surface is cleaned by one or two cleaning assemblies, the influence of panel surface pollution on power generation of the photovoltaic panel is reduced, the structure is simple, the cost is low, the practicability and the economy are high, the working load and the risk of manual cleaning are reduced, the cleaning efficiency is higher, the device is energy-saving and environment-friendly, and is easy to popularize and use. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0018] Figure 1 The photovoltaic panel cleaning device has the following beneficial effects: Figure One ;

[0019] Figure 2 The photovoltaic panel cleaning device has the following beneficial effects: Figure Two ;

[0020] The photovoltaic panel cleaning device has the following beneficial effects: DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0021] The photovoltaic panel cleaning device has the following beneficial effects:

[0022] In the following description, the concepts of up, down, left, right, front and back (or orientation) are always referred to the position state of the figure being described, for the purpose of facilitating the public understanding, and therefore cannot be understood as a special limitation on the technical solutions provided by the utility model.

[0023] As shown in Figure 1 and Figure 2 , a kind of photovoltaic panel cleaning device, including pedestal 1, pedestal 1 is fixedly provided with main rod 2, main rod 2 upper end is obliquely provided with photovoltaic panel 3, photovoltaic panel 3 is equipped with cleaning mechanism, cleaning mechanism includes first cleaning assembly 4 or / and second cleaning assembly, first cleaning assembly 4 includes reciprocating assembly 41 and cleaning brush 42, cleaning brush 42 is attached photovoltaic panel 3 setting, reciprocating assembly 41 is used to drive cleaning brush 42 reciprocating motion;Second cleaning assembly includes the pulse type jet component setting in one side of photovoltaic panel 3, pulse type jet component includes air compression component, control component, air outlet pipe 51 and nozzle 52, nozzle 52 is set to photovoltaic panel 3.

[0024] Reciprocating assembly 41 is set to the left and right sides of photovoltaic panel 3, and the connecting rod 43 is equipped between the two reciprocating assemblies 41, and cleaning brush 42 is set on the connecting rod 43.Reciprocating assembly 41 uses one of screw transmission assembly, cylinder / hydraulic cylinder transmission assembly or linear guide rail slider assembly, that is, in rainy days, reciprocating assembly 41 is used to drive cleaning brush 42 to move forward and backward on photovoltaic panel 3, and the surface of photovoltaic panel 3 is cleaned.

[0025] Pulse type jet component is provided with two groups, and is respectively set to the front and back sides of photovoltaic panel 3.Among them, air compression component includes air compressor and gas storage space, air at normal pressure is compressed to higher pressure by air compressor, and is stored in gas storage space.Control component includes electronic or mechanical control unit and solenoid valve or pneumatic valve, and electronic or mechanical control unit and solenoid valve or pneumatic valve are signal connected;Electronic or mechanical control unit is used to manage the release process of gas, and this control unit can set different parameters, such as the length of time of each injection, injection frequency, etc.;According to the signal sent by control unit, solenoid valve or pneumatic valve will be quickly opened and closed, thereby forming a series of short and intense gas injection, and these valves need to have the ability of rapid response to ensure that the timing and intensity of each injection can be accurately controlled.Air outlet pipe 51 is provided with several, and each air outlet pipe 51 is equipped with nozzle 52, air outlet pipe 51 is of arc structure, and nozzle 52 is of horn structure, so that the width of jet cleaning photovoltaic panel 3 is wider, and the cleaning capacity is more efficient.

[0026] It should be noted that, Figure 1In order to clean the photovoltaic panel 3 only by using the first cleaning assembly 4, it is generally required to wait for rainy days or early morning dew, drive the reciprocating assembly 41, and drive the cleaning brush 42 to reciprocate on the photovoltaic panel 3 to clean the photovoltaic panel 3. Figure 2 is to use only the second cleaning assembly to clean the photovoltaic panel 3, that is, to open the air compressor and the electromagnetic valve or the pneumatic valve, and to spray gas according to parameters to flush the surface of the photovoltaic panel 3. This structure does not need to be limited by weather. Also, the first cleaning assembly 4 and the second cleaning assembly in Figure 1 and Figure 2 can be combined to set up the first cleaning assembly 4 and the second cleaning assembly, and the working condition is as above, and there is no need to be limited by weather.

[0027] In summary, the application uses one or two cleaning assemblies to clean the surface of the photovoltaic panel 3 automatically, reduces the influence of panel pollution on the power generation of the photovoltaic panel 3, has simple structure, low cost, high practicability and economy, reduces the workload and risk of manual cleaning, has higher cleaning efficiency, is energy-saving and environment-friendly, and is easy to popularize and use.

[0028] The above content is a further detailed description of the provided technical solutions in combination with the preferred embodiments of the patent, and cannot be regarded as the specific embodiments of the utility model limited to the above description. For ordinary skilled persons in the technical field to which the patent belongs, some simple deductions or replacements can be made without departing from the concept of the patent, and all of them should be regarded as the protection range of the patent.

Claims

1. A photovoltaic panel cleaning device, characterized in that: The device includes a base, on which a main rod is fixedly mounted. A photovoltaic panel is inclinedly mounted on the upper end of the main rod. A cleaning mechanism is provided on the photovoltaic panel. The cleaning mechanism includes a first cleaning component and / or a second cleaning component. The first cleaning component includes a reciprocating component and a cleaning brush. The cleaning brush is fitted to the photovoltaic panel, and the reciprocating component is used to drive the cleaning brush to reciprocate. The second cleaning component includes a pulse jet component disposed on one side of the photovoltaic panel. The pulse jet component includes an air compression component, a control component, an air outlet pipe, and a nozzle. The nozzle is positioned facing the photovoltaic panel.

2. The photovoltaic panel cleaning device as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The reciprocating components are arranged on the left and right sides of the photovoltaic panel, and a connecting rod is provided between the two reciprocating components. The cleaning brush is arranged on the connecting rod.

3. A photovoltaic panel cleaning device as described in claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The reciprocating assembly is one of a lead screw drive assembly, a cylinder / hydraulic cylinder drive assembly, or a linear guide slider assembly.

4. The photovoltaic panel cleaning device as described in claim 1, characterized in that: Two sets of pulse jet components are provided, and they are respectively located on the front and rear sides of the photovoltaic panel.

5. A photovoltaic panel cleaning device as described in claim 1 or 4, characterized in that: The air compression assembly includes an air compressor and an air storage space.

6. A photovoltaic panel cleaning device as described in claim 1 or 4, characterized in that: The control component includes an electronic or mechanical control unit and a solenoid valve or a pneumatic valve, wherein the electronic or mechanical control unit is signal-connected to the solenoid valve or the pneumatic valve.

7. A photovoltaic panel cleaning device as described in claim 1 or 4, characterized in that: The air outlet pipe is provided in several parts, and each air outlet pipe is provided with a nozzle.

8. A photovoltaic panel cleaning device as described in claim 7, characterized in that: The air outlet pipe has an arc-shaped structure, and the nozzle has a trumpet-shaped structure.