Novel dry cleaning machine for photovoltaic and solar panels

SP Aly, P Gandhidasan, N Barth… - 2015 3rd International …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Accumulation of dust (also known as soiling) on the surface of solar panels decreases the
amount of sunlight reaching the solar cells underneath and thus the efficiency of the solar …

Front-heavy dust cleaning vehicle

B Parrott, PC Zanini, A AlShehri - US Patent 10,305,420, 2019 - Google Patents
In one embodiment, a cleaning vehicle for cleaning a surface of an object includes first and
second carriages (that define a frame). The vehicle also includes first and second wheels …

Waterless cleaning system and method for solar trackers using an autonomous robot

M Meller, E Meller - US Patent 10,498,288, 2019 - Google Patents
A solar tracker waterless cleaning system for cleaning solar panels of a solar tracker under
varying wind conditions, the solar tracker being able to be positioned at a pre-determined …

Solar Energy Collection Panel Cleaning System

J Iyer - US Patent 10,749,465, 2020 - Google Patents
An apparatus, method and system for cleaning a solar panel includes a solar panel, one or
more fluid reservoirs, a fluid dispenser at a first side of a solar panel, a mechanism for …

New developments in the modeling and simulations of the thermal behavior and electrical yield of photovoltaics panels with the consideration of desert environmental …

S Ahzi, SP Aly, N Barth - 2017 International Renewable and …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Due to its inherent nature, a standard photovoltaic (PV) cell can absorb around 80% of
incident solar irradiation from the complete solar spectrum. The cell directly converts only a …

Robotic solar panel cleaning system

AM Al-Otaibi - US Patent 10,771,008, 2020 - Google Patents
A cleaning system for a solar panel is provided. The cleaning system comprises: i) a frame
moveable in a transverse direction over the solar panel, the frame having edges oriented in …

Waterless cleaning system and method for solar trackers using an autonomous robot

M Meller, E Meller - US Patent 10,797,636, 2020 - Google Patents
A solar tracker waterless cleaning system for cleaning solar panels of a solar tracker being
able to be positioned at a pre-determined angle, including a docking station and an …

System and method for debris removal

PR Novotny, L Kulchecki - US Patent 10,797,637, 2020 - Google Patents
A system and method for removing debris from solar modules in a solar module array. The
system includes an air supply for providing pressurized air to a debris removal wing, a …

Solar panel cleaning sysytem

T Tanaka - US Patent App. 17/252,377, 2021 - Google Patents
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Mechanism and device for left atrial appendage occlusion with electrical isolation

R Fishel - US Patent 11,357,512, 2022 - Google Patents
Left atrial appendage (LAA) occlusion device including a membrane, a plurality of fixation
splines and a deployment hub, the plurality of fixation splines for affixing the LAA occlusion …