A Control Strategy for an Autonomous Robotic Vacuum Cleaner for Solar Panels

Aravind, Gayatri; Vasan, Gautham; Kumar, T. Sathesh; Balaji, R.; Ilango, G. Saravana

doi:10.1109/tiiec.2014.018

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“…In (Aravind et al, 2014) the proposed system is made up of two sub-system, a robot cleaner and an automated carrier cart, while the robot clean the PV panel surface, the carries moves along side.…”

Section: Related Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The movement occurs through a guide rails, called drive frame, fixed in the edges of the solar panel, allowing a fluid movement of the mobile robot and giving it the possibility of mounting a steeply sloping panel. The drive frame should be manufactured using aluminium al-loy, offering moderate strength, good formability and is suitable for welding (Aravind et al, 2014). Figure 4 presents the designed model on the software.…”

Section: Environment and Model Simulationmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Innovative Robot Design for Cleaning Solar Panels

Chellal

Lima

Pereira

et al. 2021

Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Simulation and Modeling Methodologies, Technologies and Applications

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The accumulation of dust particles on the solar panels decrease the total amount of solar energy received by the Photovoltaic panel (PV) and, it has also been proven that the increase of temperature reduces the overall efficiency. These effects have been studied by different researchers based on collected data comparison. As both of these parameters have a negative effect on the efficiency of the solar panel, it is essential to keep them clean and at low temperatures. The use of technologies, such as robots, is an effective way of carrying out repetitive tasks at low cost and in a short time. This work consists of developing a robot capable of cleaning and cooling the solar panels, based on images acquired through a camera positioned directly towards the panels, thus maintaining periodic cleaning in order to increase its efficiency. The preliminary results demonstrate the possibility of using this approach for the accomplishment of this task.

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Section: Related Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Environment and Model Simulationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Innovative Robot Design for Cleaning Solar Panels

Chellal

Lima

Pereira

et al. 2021

Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Simulation and Modeling Methodologies, Technologies and Applications

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“…Cleaning development for solar panel exhibit can propel viability of intensity made and secure the solar PV cell. The strategies for dust clearing, for instance, common methods, mechanical cleaning, self-cleaning Nano-film, and electrostatic method are discussed [5] [6]. This is supposed to help scrutinizes with picking up a broad insight of selfcleaning system for sun-based boards and other optical contraptions.…”

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confidence: 99%

Enhance and Maintain Efficiency of Solar Panel using Auto Cleaning System

Akbar¹,

Ahmad²

2019

IJEW

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The conventional sources of energy are depleting rapidly. Which lead the world towards the trend of renewable energy sources. Among renewable energy sources solar PV is one of the major sources of energy. This technology of solar PV faces many challenges. Among these challenges dust accumulation on surface of solar panel is a major problem which leads to sharp decline in solar panel output power and hence efficiency. Different studies suggest that the efficiency of solar panel can be reduced by half of its maximum efficiency if not cleaned for a month. To tackle this problem of dust accumulation, in this thesis an automatic cleaning mechanism has been designed which automatically detects dust accumulation on the surface of solar panel and clean it using a vacuum blower. In this experimental setup a solar panel of 40 watts along with 2 DC motors of 12V supply. The vacuum blower slides over the surface of the solar panel using a cart in backward and forward direction for a few seconds. The supply used for this dc motor and hence the vacuum blower is made from the lead acid battery charged from the same solar panel. The maximum output efficiency of the panel is declined to 70% when dust is accumulated on its surface. Arduino microcontroller is used for triggering the motor and hence the vacuum blower. As vacuum blower is used for cleaning purpose, so this method is free from water wastage. Results showed that the efficiency can be improved to 18-20% after one round of cleaning using this automatic cleaning system.

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“…In ref. [76], an autonomous vacuum cleaner for solar panels was developed. The system contains two subsystems (a robotic vacuum cleaner and a docking station).…”

Section: Robots and Renewable Energy -Two Way Interactionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Renewable Energy for Robots and Robots for Renewable Energy – A Review

Hassan¹,

Habrouk²,

Deghedie³

2019

Robotica

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SUMMARY Fossil fuel sources are well suited to fulfill the energy needs of human beings. Unfortunately, there are some limitations and disadvantages pertaining to fossil fuels, some of which are drastic. The main issues are: firstly, there is a finite supply of these fuels, eventually this supply will be exhausted; secondly, burning fossil fuels contributes to global warming, leading to disastrous consequences for the environment and the health of humans. Switching to renewable energy sources is the viable solution to the aforementioned issues. Robots bring numerous benefits in a wide variety of applications. Introducing robots to production environments and other applications results in a remarkable improvement in terms of productivity and efficiency. In this paper, the integration between robots and renewable energy sources is discussed. In other words, two main points are investigated: (1) how can renewable energy be a viable source of energy for robots and (2) how can the renewable energy industry benefit from utilizing robots in the execution of renewable energy-related tasks. Some of the recent developments concerning the integration between robots and renewable energy are reviewed. In addition, more opportunities and expected advancements are also discussed.

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A Control Strategy for an Autonomous Robotic Vacuum Cleaner for Solar Panels

Cited by 13 publications

References 4 publications

Innovative Robot Design for Cleaning Solar Panels

Innovative Robot Design for Cleaning Solar Panels

Enhance and Maintain Efficiency of Solar Panel using Auto Cleaning System

Renewable Energy for Robots and Robots for Renewable Energy – A Review

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