Cleaning system and cleaning method
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Solution Overview
Problem
The inefficiency and high cost of manual cleaning of solar panels due to their dispersed placement, which requires multiple cleaning robots and results in low usage efficiency and resource wastage, as existing cleaning robots cannot directly cross spatial intervals between solar panels.
Innovation Solution
An intelligent cleaning system comprising cleaning robots and shuttle robots, controlled by a data processing system, that calculates the optimal number of robots needed and uses shuttle robots to transfer cleaning robots between solar panels, ensuring efficient cleaning of all panels in a photovoltaic power station.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If cleaning robots are disposed on each solar panel, then cleaning coverage is improved, but hardware cost and resource waste increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a transfer robot as an intermediary device that transports cleaning robots between solar panels. This mediator enables a single cleaning robot to serve multiple panels sequentially, eliminating the need to deploy separate cleaning robots on each panel while maintaining comprehensive cleaning coverage.
Solution Approach 2:
The cleaning robot is designed as a universal device that can be transferred to and operate on multiple different solar panels. Through the transfer robot, one cleaning robot performs the cleaning function across numerous panels, making the cleaning robot multi-functional rather than dedicated to a single panel.
2Productivity
If multiple cleaning robots are deployed across dispersed solar panels, then cleaning efficiency is improved, but resource utilization decreases due to spatial intervals
Solution Approach 1:
The transfer robot acts as a mobile platform that carries the cleaning robot across spatial intervals between solar panels. This intermediary solution allows the cleaning robot to efficiently traverse gaps without requiring permanent deployment at each panel location, optimizing resource utilization while maintaining cleaning efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The system transitions from a static deployment model (one cleaning robot per panel) to a dynamic model where a single cleaning robot is transported sequentially between panels. This dynamic approach allows the cleaning robot to adapt its location based on cleaning needs, improving resource utilization while maintaining high cleaning efficiency.
3Ease of operation
If manual cleaning is used, then operational flexibility is maintained, but cleaning efficiency and safety are compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The system combines automated cleaning functions with flexible deployment. The cleaning robot autonomously performs cleaning tasks on solar panels, while the transfer robot provides flexible transportation between panels. This self-service capability eliminates manual cleaning requirements while maintaining operational flexibility through programmable navigation and adaptive task execution.
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AI summary
A cleaning system and a cleaning method configured for cleaning task of solar panels are provided. The cleaning system includes an operation region, cleaning robots, shuttle robots, and a data processing system. The cleaning method includes a first carrying step, a cleaning step, and a second carrying step.