J4 ›› 2013, Vol. 26 ›› Issue (4): 51-55.doi: 10.3976/j.issn.1002-4026.2013.04.012

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Development of automatic cleaning device of a solar panel

 QU Jun-Le, LV Bin, WU Cheng-Xuan, LIU Jie, LEI Zhuo   

  1. Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Ocean Environmental Monitoring Technology, Instituteof Oceanographic Instrumentation, Shandong Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266001,China
  • Published:2013-08-20 Online:2013-08-20

Abstract:

      We design an automatic timing cleaning device with embedded system to maintain the outdoor solar panels. The device can work based on the preset time and frequency. It can also automatically start cleaning based on the signal detected by a humidity sensor in rainy weather. Practical application shows that the device has low power consumption, high cleaning efficiency, stability and reliability. It therefore can improve energy efficiency of a solar panel.

Key words: solar panel, automatic cleaning, sensor

CLC Number: 

  • TP23

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