Solar photovoltaic panel automatic cleaning device
By designing a cleaning frame, an electric brush roller, and a worm gear mechanism driven by a servo motor, the problem of inconvenient cleaning in existing devices has been solved. This enables efficient water spraying and reciprocating scraping of solar photovoltaic panels, expanding the cleaning range and improving cleaning and power generation efficiency.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Filing Date
- 2025-07-09
- Publication Date
- 2026-07-14
AI Technical Summary
Existing solar photovoltaic panel cleaning devices are not convenient and efficient for water spraying and roller sweeping, cannot be easily reciprocated for cleaning, and are difficult to adapt to cleaning different complex locations, thus affecting the cleaning range and efficiency.
A system including a cleaning rack, an electric brush roller, a spray pipe, and a servo motor drive was designed. The system sprays water through the electric brush roller and combines it with a worm gear mechanism driven by the servo motor to achieve water spraying and reciprocating scraping. The system is equipped with a scraper and an elastic support structure to scrape off the residue.
It enables convenient and efficient water spraying and roller sweeping and reciprocating scraping cleaning of solar photovoltaic panels, expanding the cleaning range, improving cleaning efficiency, avoiding dust accumulation, corrosion and aging, and improving power generation efficiency.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to the field of cleaning device technology, specifically an automatic cleaning device for solar photovoltaic panels. Background Technology
[0002] Currently, people's reliance on photovoltaic power generation is increasing, and photovoltaic desertification control has become one of the mainstream methods of desertification control. Photovoltaic desert ecological power stations are the most important desertification control model. Photovoltaic panels effectively reduce the evaporation of surface water by shading direct sunlight, and photovoltaic modules can also effectively reduce wind speed and improve the living environment of plants. However, during the use of solar photovoltaic panels, a lot of dust or other deposits will adhere to their surface, affecting the light transmission of the photovoltaic panels. The cleaning of photovoltaic panels is generally done manually with hand-held cleaning tools, which is inefficient and can easily damage the solar panels.
[0003] An automatic cleaning device for solar photovoltaic panels, as disclosed in authorization announcement number CN216323580U, includes a cleaning frame and a cleaning assembly. The cleaning assembly includes multiple sets of cleaning head assemblies and a first drive mechanism. The top of each set of cleaning head assemblies is pivotally connected to the bottom of the cleaning frame. The first drive mechanism is used to drive each set of cleaning head assemblies to rotate. A second drive mechanism is provided on both sides of the cleaning frame, and the second drive mechanism is used to drive the cleaning frame to move along a cleaning direction.
[0004] Although it achieves high cleaning efficiency by moving the cleaning rack on the photovoltaic panel and enabling multiple sets of cleaning head components to move and clean, it also enables high cleaning efficiency.
[0005] However, the existing cleaning devices of this type are not conducive to convenient and efficient water spraying and roller sweeping cleaning of solar photovoltaic panels. They are not convenient for the cleaning device to perform convenient reciprocating scraping cleaning of solar photovoltaic panels, are not suitable for cleaning solar photovoltaic panels in different complex locations, and are not convenient for the cleaning equipment to easily scrape off the residues during cleaning of solar photovoltaic panels, thus affecting the cleaning range and efficiency of solar photovoltaic panels. Utility Model Content
[0006] The purpose of this utility model is to provide an automatic cleaning device for solar photovoltaic panels, in order to solve the problems mentioned in the background art, such as the inconvenience of the cleaning device for convenient and efficient water spraying and roller sweeping cleaning of solar photovoltaic panels, the inconvenience of the cleaning device for convenient reciprocating scraping cleaning of solar photovoltaic panels, the inconvenience of adapting to cleaning solar photovoltaic panels in different complex locations, and the inconvenience of the cleaning equipment for conveniently scraping off the residues during cleaning of solar photovoltaic panels, which affect the cleaning range and cleaning efficiency of solar photovoltaic panels.
[0007] To achieve the above objectives, this utility model provides the following technical solution: an automatic cleaning device for solar photovoltaic panels, comprising a cleaning frame and a connecting plate. The connecting plate is mounted on the top of the cleaning frame, and a reciprocating frame is mounted on the top of the connecting plate. A water tank is mounted on the top of the cleaning frame on one side of the connecting plate. Support frames are symmetrically mounted on the outer wall of the cleaning frame. A rotating shaft is movably mounted between the two sides of the support frame, extending to the outside of the support frame. A scraper is mounted at the bottom end of the rotating shaft. An electric brush roller is movably mounted inside the cleaning frame, extending to the outside of the cleaning frame. Two sets of electric wheels are symmetrically and movably mounted inside the cleaning frame on one side of the electric brush roller, extending to the outside of the cleaning frame. A water outlet pipe is mounted on the outer wall of the water tank. A water pump is mounted on the top of the cleaning frame on one side of the water outlet pipe, with one end of the water outlet pipe extending into the inside of the water tank and the other end extending into the inside of the water pump. Spray pipes are symmetrically mounted inside the cleaning frame below the water tank.
[0008] Preferably, each of the spray pipes is equipped with a connecting pipe at its top end, and the connecting pipe extends to the outside of the cleaning rack.
[0009] Preferably, the top of the water pump is symmetrically equipped with water delivery pipes, one end of each water delivery pipe extends into the interior of the water pump, and the other end of each water delivery pipe extends into the interior of the connecting pipe on the adjacent side. The bottom of each spray pipe is provided with multiple sets of spray holes at equal intervals.
[0010] Preferably, a servo motor is installed on the outer wall of the reciprocating frame, and a worm gear is installed at the output end of the servo motor, with the worm gear extending into the interior of the reciprocating frame.
[0011] Preferably, a worm wheel is movably installed inside the reciprocating frame on one side of the worm, and the worm meshes with the worm wheel, with a drive shaft installed at the top of the worm wheel.
[0012] Preferably, the surface of the drive shaft is fitted with a connecting arm, and a drive shaft is installed inside the connecting arm on the side away from the drive shaft, and the drive shaft extends to the outside of the connecting arm.
[0013] Preferably, a reciprocating block is fitted onto the surface of the drive shaft, a reciprocating rod is installed inside the reciprocating block and extends to the outside of the reciprocating frame, and a cleaning plate is fitted onto the surface of the reciprocating rod away from the reciprocating block.
[0014] Preferably, the rotating shaft is symmetrically fitted with connecting arms, and limit shafts are installed on the outer wall of the support frame on one side of each connecting arm.
[0015] Preferably, the surface of each limiting shaft is movably fitted with a support rod, and each connecting arm has a sliding groove on the outer wall near the support rod, and the sliding groove is slidably connected to the support rod, and the support rod extends to the outside of the sliding groove.
[0016] Preferably, each of the support rods is fitted with a spring, with one end of the spring connected to the support rod and the other end of the spring connected to the connecting arm.
[0017] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of this utility model are: the cleaning device not only realizes the convenient and efficient water spraying and roller sweeping cleaning of solar photovoltaic panels, but also facilitates the convenient reciprocating scraping and cleaning of solar photovoltaic panels, making it easy to adapt to the cleaning of solar photovoltaic panels in different complex positions. In addition, it facilitates the cleaning equipment to easily scrape off the residues during the cleaning of solar photovoltaic panels, increases the cleaning range of solar photovoltaic panels, and improves the cleaning efficiency of solar photovoltaic panels.
[0018] (1) Open multiple sets of electric wheels, which drive the cleaning frame to move. The water pump draws water from the tank through the water outlet pipe to the inside of the connecting pipe. The water inside the spray pipe is sprayed onto the surface of the solar photovoltaic panel through the spray hole. The electric brush roller rotates to facilitate the automatic cleaning of the solar photovoltaic panel. This realizes the convenient and efficient water spraying and roller cleaning of the solar photovoltaic panel by the cleaning device, improves the quality of cleaning the solar photovoltaic panel, avoids long-term dust accumulation and corrosion of the photovoltaic panel surface coating, accelerates the aging of the solar photovoltaic panel, and affects the power generation efficiency of the solar photovoltaic panel.
[0019] (2) The servo motor drives the worm gear to rotate, the worm gear drives the worm wheel to rotate, the worm wheel drives the transmission shaft to rotate, the transmission shaft drives the connecting arm to move back and forth, the connecting arm drives the reciprocating block to move back and forth through the drive shaft, the reciprocating block drives the reciprocating rod to rotate back and forth, the reciprocating rod drives the cleaning plate to move back and forth, so as to facilitate the cleaning plate to clean the solar photovoltaic panel in a convenient reciprocating manner, realize the cleaning device to clean the solar photovoltaic panel in a convenient reciprocating scraping manner, facilitate the cleaning of solar photovoltaic panels in different complex positions, increase the cleaning range of solar photovoltaic panels, and improve the cleaning efficiency of solar photovoltaic panels;
[0020] (3) The scraper contacts the surface of the solar photovoltaic panel. The spring provides elastic support to the connecting arm, the connecting arm provides elastic support to the rotating shaft, and the rotating shaft provides elastic support to the scraper. This allows the scraper to rotate elastically around the rotating shaft. The support frame provides movable support to the rotating shaft. This allows the scraper to easily scrape off the residue from the electric brush roller and cleaning plate during cleaning. This enables the cleaning equipment to easily scrape off the residue from the solar photovoltaic panel during cleaning, facilitating multiple cleaning of the solar photovoltaic panel and improving the convenience of the cleaning equipment for cleaning the solar photovoltaic panel. Attached Figure Description
[0021] Figure 1 This is a front view structural diagram of the present utility model;
[0022] Figure 2This is a three-dimensional structural diagram of the present invention;
[0023] Figure 3 This is a three-dimensional structural diagram of the cleaning board of this utility model;
[0024] Figure 4 This is a three-dimensional structural diagram of the worm gear of this utility model;
[0025] Figure 5 This is a three-dimensional structural diagram of the rotating shaft of this utility model;
[0026] Figure 6 This is a three-dimensional structural diagram of the water pump of this utility model;
[0027] Figure 7 This is a three-dimensional structural diagram of the connecting arm of this utility model;
[0028] Figure 8 This is a three-dimensional structural diagram of the spray pipe of this utility model;
[0029] Figure 9 This is a side view sectional diagram of the electric brush roller of this utility model.
[0030] In the diagram: 1. Cleaning frame; 2. Connecting plate; 3. Reciprocating frame; 4. Water tank; 5. Support frame; 6. Rotating shaft; 7. Scraper; 8. Electric brush roller; 9. Electric wheel; 10. Water outlet pipe; 11. Water pump; 12. Water delivery pipe; 13. Connecting pipe; 14. Spray hole; 15. Servo motor; 16. Worm gear; 17. Worm wheel; 18. Drive shaft; 19. Connecting arm; 20. Drive shaft; 21. Reciprocating rod; 22. Reciprocating block; 23. Cleaning plate; 24. Connecting arm; 25. Limiting shaft; 26. Slide groove; 27. Support rod; 28. Spring; 29. Spray pipe. Detailed Implementation
[0031] To further illustrate the technical means and effects adopted by this utility model in order to achieve the intended utility model purpose, the following detailed description of the specific implementation methods, structure, features and effects of this utility model is provided in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and preferred embodiments.
[0032] Please see Figure 1-9This utility model provides an embodiment of an automatic cleaning device for solar photovoltaic panels, comprising a cleaning frame 1 and a connecting plate 2. The connecting plate 2 is installed at the top of the cleaning frame 1, and a reciprocating frame 3 is installed at the top of the connecting plate 2. A water tank 4 is installed at the top of the cleaning frame 1 on one side of the connecting plate 2. Support frames 5 are symmetrically installed on the outer wall of the cleaning frame 1. A rotating shaft 6 is movably installed between the two sides of the support frame 5, and the rotating shaft 6 extends to the outside of the support frame 5. A scraper 7 is installed at the bottom end of the rotating shaft 6. An electric brush roller 8 is movably installed inside the cleaning frame 1, and the electric brush roller 8 extends to the outside of the cleaning frame 1. Two sets of electric wheels 9 are symmetrically movably installed inside the cleaning frame 1 on one side of the electric brush roller 8, and the electric wheels 9 extend to the cleaning frame 1. Outside the frame 1, a water outlet pipe 10 is installed on the outer wall of the water tank 4. A water pump 11 is installed on the top of the cleaning frame 1 on one side of the water outlet pipe 10. One end of the water outlet pipe 10 extends into the interior of the water tank 4, and the other end of the water outlet pipe 10 extends into the interior of the water pump 11. Spray pipes 29 are symmetrically installed inside the cleaning frame 1 below the water tank 4. A connecting pipe 13 is installed at the top of each spray pipe 29, and the connecting pipe 13 extends to the outside of the cleaning frame 1. A water delivery pipe 12 is symmetrically installed at the top of the water pump 11. One end of each water delivery pipe 12 extends into the interior of the water pump 11, and the other end of each water delivery pipe 12 extends into the interior of the connecting pipe 13 on the adjacent side. Multiple sets of spray holes 14 with equal spacing are provided at the bottom of each spray pipe 29.
[0033] The cleaning frame 1 is placed on the surface of the solar photovoltaic panel that needs to be cleaned. Multiple sets of electric wheels 9 are turned on. Under the movable support of the cleaning frame 1, the multiple sets of electric wheels 9 drive the cleaning frame 1 to move. The water pump 11 is turned on. Under the support of the cleaning frame 1, the water pump 11 draws water from the water tank 4 through the water outlet pipe 10 and the water delivery pipe 12 to the inside of the connecting pipe 13. The water inside the connecting pipe 13 is transported to the inside of the spray pipe 29 under the action of gravity. The water inside the spray pipe 29 is sprayed onto the surface of the solar photovoltaic panel through the spray hole 14. The electric brush roller 8 is turned on. Under the movable support of the cleaning frame 1, the electric brush roller 8 rotates to facilitate the automatic cleaning of the solar photovoltaic panel. This realizes the convenient and efficient water spraying and roller sweeping cleaning of the solar photovoltaic panel by the cleaning device, improves the cleaning quality of the solar photovoltaic panel, and avoids long-term dust accumulation and corrosion of the surface coating of the solar photovoltaic panel, which accelerates the aging of the solar photovoltaic panel and affects the power generation efficiency of the solar photovoltaic panel.
[0034] A servo motor 15 is installed on the outer wall of the reciprocating frame 3. A worm gear 16 is installed at the output end of the servo motor 15 and extends into the interior of the reciprocating frame 3. A worm wheel 17 is movably installed inside the reciprocating frame 3 on one side of the worm gear 16 and meshes with the worm gear 17. A drive shaft 18 is installed at the top of the worm wheel 17. A connecting arm 19 is fitted on the surface of the drive shaft 18. A drive shaft 20 is installed inside the connecting arm 19 on the side away from the drive shaft 18 and extends to the outside of the connecting arm 19. A reciprocating block 22 is fitted on the surface of the drive shaft 20. A reciprocating rod 21 is installed inside the reciprocating block 22 and extends to the outside of the reciprocating frame 3. A cleaning plate 23 is fitted on the surface of the reciprocating rod 21 on the side away from the reciprocating block 22. The reciprocating rod 21 is movably connected to the reciprocating frame 3.
[0035] When the servo motor 15 is turned on, supported by the reciprocating frame 3, the servo motor 15 drives the worm gear 16 to rotate. Under the meshing of the worm gear 16 and the worm wheel 17, the worm gear 16 drives the worm wheel 17 to rotate. The worm wheel 17 drives the transmission shaft 18 to rotate. The transmission shaft 18 drives the connecting arm 19 to move back and forth. The connecting arm 19 drives the reciprocating block 22 to move back and forth via the drive shaft 20. The reciprocating block 22 drives the reciprocating rod 21 to rotate back and forth. The reciprocating rod 21 drives the cleaning plate 23 to move back and forth, so as to facilitate the convenient reciprocating cleaning of the solar photovoltaic panel by the cleaning plate 23. This realizes the convenient reciprocating scraping cleaning of the solar photovoltaic panel by the cleaning device, which is convenient for cleaning solar photovoltaic panels in different complex positions, increases the cleaning range of the solar photovoltaic panel, and improves the cleaning efficiency of the solar photovoltaic panel.
[0036] The surface of the rotating shaft 6 is symmetrically fitted with connecting arms 24. Each of the support frames 5 on one side of the connecting arm 24 is equipped with a limiting shaft 25. Each of the limiting shafts 25 is movably fitted with a support rod 27. Each of the connecting arms 24 is provided with a sliding groove 26 on the outer wall near the support rod 27. The sliding groove 26 is slidably connected to the support rod 27. The support rod 27 extends to the outside of the sliding groove 26. Each of the support rods 27 is fitted with a spring 28. One end of the spring 28 is connected to the support rod 27, and the other end of the spring 28 is connected to the connecting arm 24.
[0037] When the electric brush roller 8 and cleaning plate 23 clean the solar photovoltaic panel, the scraper 7 contacts the surface of the solar photovoltaic panel. Under the movable support of the limit shaft 25 on the support rod 27, and the sliding support of the support rod 27 and the slide groove 26, the spring 28 provides elastic support to the connecting arm 24, the connecting arm 24 provides elastic support to the rotating shaft 6, and the rotating shaft 6 provides elastic support to the scraper 7, so that the scraper 7 can rotate elastically around the rotating shaft 6. The support frame 5 provides movable support to the rotating shaft 6, so that the scraper 7 can easily scrape off the residues during the cleaning of the electric brush roller 8 and cleaning plate 23. This realizes the convenient scraping of residues during the cleaning of the solar photovoltaic panel by the cleaning equipment, facilitates convenient multi-stage cleaning of the solar photovoltaic panel, and improves the convenience of cleaning the solar photovoltaic panel by the cleaning equipment.
[0038] In this embodiment, during use: multiple sets of electric wheels 9 drive the cleaning frame 1 to move; the water pump 11 draws water from the water tank 4 through the water outlet pipe 10 and the water supply pipe 12 to the connecting pipe 13; water from the spray pipe 29 is sprayed onto the surface of the solar photovoltaic panel through the spray holes 14; the electric brush roller 8 rotates to facilitate automatic cleaning of the solar photovoltaic panel; the servo motor 15 drives the worm gear 16 to rotate; the worm gear 16 drives the worm wheel 17 to rotate; the worm wheel 17 drives the drive shaft 18 to rotate; and the drive shaft 18 drives the connecting arm 19 to reciprocate. The reciprocating rod 21 drives the cleaning plate 23 to move back and forth, so as to facilitate the cleaning plate 23 to clean the solar photovoltaic panel in a convenient reciprocating manner. The scraper 7 contacts the surface of the solar photovoltaic panel. The spring 28 provides elastic support for the connecting arm 24, the connecting arm 24 provides elastic support for the rotating shaft 6, and the rotating shaft 6 provides elastic support for the scraper 7, so as to facilitate the scraper 7 to rotate elastically around the rotating shaft 6. The support frame 5 provides movable support for the rotating shaft 6, so as to facilitate the scraper 7 to scrape off the residues during the cleaning of the electric brush roller 8 and the cleaning plate 23, thereby completing the use of the cleaning device.
[0039] The above description is merely a preferred embodiment of the present utility model and is not intended to limit the present utility model in any way. Although the present utility model has been disclosed above with reference to a preferred embodiment, it is not intended to limit the present utility model. Any person skilled in the art can make some modifications or alterations to the above-disclosed technical content to create equivalent embodiments without departing from the scope of the present utility model. Any indirect modifications, equivalent changes, and alterations made to the above embodiments based on the technical essence of the present utility model without departing from the scope of the present utility model shall still fall within the scope of the present utility model.
Claims
1. An automatic cleaning device for solar photovoltaic panels, characterized in that: The system includes a cleaning frame and a connecting plate. The connecting plate is mounted on the top of the cleaning frame, and a reciprocating frame is mounted on the top of the connecting plate. A water tank is mounted on the top of the cleaning frame on one side of the connecting plate. Support frames are symmetrically mounted on the outer wall of the cleaning frame. A rotating shaft is movably mounted between the two sides of the support frame, extending to the outside of the support frame. A scraper is mounted at the bottom end of the rotating shaft. An electric brush roller is movably mounted inside the cleaning frame, extending to the outside of the cleaning frame. Two sets of electric wheels are symmetrically and movably mounted inside the cleaning frame on one side of the electric brush roller, extending to the outside of the cleaning frame. A water outlet pipe is mounted on the outer wall of the water tank. A water pump is mounted on the top of the cleaning frame on one side of the water outlet pipe, with one end of the water outlet pipe extending into the inside of the water tank and the other end extending into the inside of the water pump. Spray pipes are symmetrically mounted inside the cleaning frame below the water tank.
2. The automatic cleaning device for solar photovoltaic panels according to claim 1, characterized in that: Each spray pipe is equipped with a connecting pipe at its top end, and the connecting pipe extends to the outside of the cleaning rack.
3. The automatic cleaning device for solar photovoltaic panels according to claim 2, characterized in that: The top of the water pump is symmetrically equipped with water delivery pipes, one end of each water delivery pipe extends into the interior of the water pump, and the other end of each water delivery pipe extends into the interior of the connecting pipe on the adjacent side. The bottom of each spray pipe is provided with multiple sets of spray holes at equal intervals.
4. The automatic cleaning device for solar photovoltaic panels according to claim 3, characterized in that: A servo motor is installed on the outer wall of the reciprocating frame, and a worm gear is installed at the output end of the servo motor, with the worm gear extending into the interior of the reciprocating frame.
5. The automatic cleaning device for solar photovoltaic panels according to claim 4, characterized in that: A worm wheel is movably installed inside the reciprocating frame on one side of the worm, and the worm meshes with the worm wheel. A drive shaft is installed at the top of the worm wheel.
6. The automatic cleaning device for solar photovoltaic panels according to claim 5, characterized in that: The surface of the drive shaft is fitted with a connecting arm, and a drive shaft is installed inside the connecting arm on the side away from the drive shaft, with the drive shaft extending to the outside of the connecting arm.
7. The automatic cleaning device for solar photovoltaic panels according to claim 6, characterized in that: The drive shaft surface is fitted with a reciprocating block, the reciprocating block is installed inside a reciprocating rod, and the reciprocating rod extends to the outside of the reciprocating frame. The surface of the reciprocating rod away from the reciprocating block is fitted with a cleaning plate.
8. The automatic cleaning device for solar photovoltaic panels according to claim 7, characterized in that: The rotating shaft is symmetrically fitted with connecting arms, and limit shafts are installed on the outer wall of the support frame on one side of each connecting arm.
9. The automatic cleaning device for solar photovoltaic panels according to claim 8, characterized in that: The surface of each limiting shaft is movably fitted with a support rod. Each connecting arm has a sliding groove on its outer wall near the support rod, and the sliding groove is slidably connected to the support rod, with the support rod extending to the outside of the sliding groove.
10. An automatic cleaning device for solar photovoltaic panels according to claim 9, characterized in that: The surface of each support rod is fitted with a spring, with one end of the spring connected to the support rod and the other end of the spring connected to the connecting arm.