LU504235B1 - A photovoltaic module inspection and cleaning robot and method - Google Patents

A photovoltaic module inspection and cleaning robot and method Download PDF

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LU504235B1
LU504235B1 LU504235A LU504235A LU504235B1 LU 504235 B1 LU504235 B1 LU 504235B1 LU 504235 A LU504235 A LU 504235A LU 504235 A LU504235 A LU 504235A LU 504235 B1 LU504235 B1 LU 504235B1
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Chen Wang
Yingjun Guo
Haitao Zhao
Yating Yang
Shenglong Zhou
Donghui Li
Qiang Tong
Fanxin Kong
Yang Liu
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    • H02GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02SGENERATION OF ELECTRIC POWER BY CONVERSION OF INFRARED RADIATION, VISIBLE LIGHT OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, e.g. USING PHOTOVOLTAIC [PV] MODULES
    • H02S40/00Components or accessories in combination with PV modules, not provided for in groups H02S10/00 - H02S30/00
    • H02S40/10Cleaning arrangements
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H02GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02SGENERATION OF ELECTRIC POWER BY CONVERSION OF INFRARED RADIATION, VISIBLE LIGHT OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, e.g. USING PHOTOVOLTAIC [PV] MODULES
    • H02S50/00Monitoring or testing of PV systems, e.g. load balancing or fault identification
    • H02S50/10Testing of PV devices, e.g. of PV modules or single PV cells
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H02GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02SGENERATION OF ELECTRIC POWER BY CONVERSION OF INFRARED RADIATION, VISIBLE LIGHT OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, e.g. USING PHOTOVOLTAIC [PV] MODULES
    • H02S50/00Monitoring or testing of PV systems, e.g. load balancing or fault identification
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The invention discloses a photovoltaic module inspection and cleaning machine and method, including a drone body, the drone body is equipped with an infrared camera, a high-definition camera, a signal transceiver module and a bottom cleaning assembly; the bottom cleaning assembly is set at the bottom of the drone body, the bottom cleaning assembly is used to clean the surface of the photovoltaic module , the infrared camera, the high-definition camera and the bottom cleaning assembly are all connected to the signal transceiver module. The infrared camera, HD camera and bottom cleaning module are all connected to the signal receiving and transmitting module. The invention can easily and flexibly inspect and sweep the PV module, reducing the intensity of manual inspection and sweeping.

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A photovoltaic module inspection and cleaning robot and method -Y°042%°
Technology Field
The present invention belongs to the field of photovoltaic power generation, and specifically relates to a photovoltaic module inspection and cleaning robot and method.
Background Technology
The cleanliness of PV modules directly affects the power generation efficiency, but the cleaning of PV modules is influenced by the location of PV modules, resulting in complicated and costly daily cleaning work. The daily inspection of PV modules requires manual maintenance, long travel time, low efficiency, and low accuracy of red spot cracking. The conventional automatic cleaning mode is to connect the PV panels together with rails, and lay the cleaning robots on the PV panels to clean them centrally and regularly. If there is a height difference between adjacent PV arrays due to the terrain or if the distributed PV modules are not connected to different arrays by rails, more conventional cleaning robots are needed to clean and maintain PV modules with the same capacity area, which reduces the effective working area of the cleaning robots on one hand and increases the number of robots on the other hand, thus increasing the cleaning and maintenance costs.
Summary of the invention
In order to solve the problems in the prior art, the present invention aims to provide a photovoltaic module inspection and cleaning machine and method, the invention can easily and flexibly inspect and clean the photovoltaic module, reducing the intensity of manual inspection and cleaning.
The technical solution used in the present invention is as follows:
A photovoltaic module inspection and cleaning robot, including a drone body, the drone body is equipped with an infrared camera, an HD camera, a signal transceiver module and a bottom cleaning assembly; the infrared camera is used to take infrared pictures of the surface of the photovoltaic module, the HD camera is used to take pictures of the site where the photovoltaic module is installed, the bottom cleaning assembly is set at the bottom of the drone body, the bottom cleaning assembly is used to clean the surface of the photovoltaic module, the infrared camera, the HD camera and the bottom cleaning assembly are connected to the signal transceiver module. The infrared camera is used to take infrared pictures of the PV module surface, the HD camera is used to take pictures of the PV module installation site, the bottom cleaning module is set at the bottom of the robot body, the bottom cleaning module is used to clean the PV module surface, the infrared camera, the HD camera and the bottom cleaning module are connected to the signal transceiver module.
Preferably, said HD camera is set at the front end of the flight direction of the UAV bod4 504235 the HD camera is used to capture the image in front of the flight direction of the UAV body during the flight of the UAV body, said infrared camera is set at the tail end of the flight direction of the UAV body, said infrared camera can capture the surface of the PV module after cleaning the surface of the PV module.
Preferably, said bottom cleaning assembly comprises a housing, the top of which is connected to the bottom of the UAV body, the interior of the housing is provided with an electric motor, the output shaft of said electric motor is connected with a brush for cleaning the surface of the PV module, and said electric motor is connected to said signal transceiver module.
Preferably, said brush comprises a brush mounting disc and a flexible brush cloth, the center of the upper surface of the brush mounting disc is connected to the motor output shaft, and the lower surface of the brush mounting disc is connected to said flexible brush cloth.
Preferably, the lower surface of the brush mounting plate has a concave cavity opened inwardly at a position opposite to the flexible brush cloth.
Preferably, the bottom of the housing has a circular recess from bottom to top, the brush has a circular shape, the brush is set in the recess, and the lower end of the brush bristles protrudes from the lower port of the recess.
Preferably, the top of said housing is provided with an upper cover, the top of the upper cover is connected to the bottom of the body of the drone, the bottom of the upper cover is connected to the top center of the housing, a motor mounting cavity for mounting the motor is formed between the upper cover and the housing, the said motor is mounted in said motor mounting cavity.
Preferably, a position gasket for adjusting the up and down position of the motor is provided between the lower end of the motor housing and said housing, and a position gasket for adjusting the up and down position of the housing is provided at the interface where the upper cover is connected to said housing.
Preferably, the bottom of the housing has a number of universal wheels evenly distributed around the circumference of the brush, and the surface of the roller of the universal wheel has a cushioning layer; in the free state of the brush, the lower end of the bristles of the brush protrudes from the bottom of the roller of the universal wheel.
The present invention also provides a photovoltaic module inspection and cleaning method, which is carried out using a photovoltaic module inspection and cleaning robot as described above in the present invention, comprising the process of: the UAV body flies and lands on the surface of the photovoltaic module to be cleaned, the
UAV body capturing images using a high definition camera during flight and sending out the captured images; LU504235
After the UAV body lands on the surface of the PV module to be cleaned, the bottom sweeping component is activated to sweep the surface of the PV module, and in the process of sweeping the surface of the PV module by the bottom sweeping component, the entire surface of the PV module is swept by the movement of the UAV body, and the wind generated by the rotation of the rotor on the UAV body blows away the dust swept up on the surface of the PV module, and finally The surface of the PV module is cleaned,
When the bottom sweeping component has finished sweeping the PV module surface, the
UAV body flies away from the PV module surface, and then takes an infrared photo of the entire
PV module surface through the infrared camera and sends the photo taken, and the PV module inspection and sweeping is completed.
The present invention has the following beneficial effects:
The PV module inspection and cleaning robot of the present invention uses the UAV body to make the entire robot move flexibly and conveniently, and takes photos of the PV module installation site through the high-definition camera, which facilitates path planning, obstacle avoidance, and inspection of the appearance of the PV module for the UAV body; and takes infrared photos of the PV module surface through the infrared camera, so that the infrared photos or videos taken can be used to find whether there are PV hot spots on the PV module. The infrared camera can take infrared photos of the PV module surface, so that the infrared photos or videos taken can be used to find out whether there are PV hot spots on the PV module. The dust loosened by the bottom cleaning module can be blown away by the wind from the rotor blades on the UAV body, and finally the surface of the PV module can be cleaned. Through the signal transceiver module, the UAV body can be remotely controlled and communicated in time to ensure the real-time monitoring and smooth operation of inspection and cleaning work. In summary, the invention can easily and flexibly inspect and clean the PV modules, reducing the intensity of manual inspection and sweeping.
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Figure 1(a) shows a top view of the multifunctional PV module inspection and cleaning robot of the present invention;
Figure 1(b) shows an elevation view of the multifunctional PV module inspection and cleaning robot of the present invention;
Figure 2(a) shows a main sectional view of the bottom sweeping assembly of the present invention;
Figure 2(b) shows a top view of the bottom sweeping assembly of the present invention;
In the figure, A - infrared camera, B - HD camera, C - first bottom sweeping assembly, D -
second bottom sweeping assembly; LU504235 1 - top cover, 2 - attachment screw; 3 - sealing gasket, 4 - position gasket, 5 - universal wheel, 6 - housing, 6-1 -Recess, 7-brush, 8-body, 9-motor output shaft, 10-brush mounting plate, 11-cavity.
Specific embodiments
The present invention is further described hereinafter in connection with the accompanying drawings and examples.
Referring to Fig. 1(a) and Fig. 1(b), a photovoltaic module inspection and cleaning robot and method, comprising a drone body 8, the drone body 8 is provided with an infrared camera A, an HD camera B, a signal transceiver module and a bottom cleaning assembly; the infrared camera A is used to take infrared pictures of the photovoltaic module Infrared camera A is used to take infrared pictures of the surface of the PV module to detect red spots, cracks, shading, etc. of the PV module, and HD camera B is used to take high resolution pictures of the site where the
PV module is installed. Specifically, HD camera B is set at the front end of the flight direction of the UAV body 8, and HD camera B is used to take images in front of the flight direction of the
UAV body 8 during the flight of the UAV body 8. IR camera A is set at the tail end of the flight direction of the UAV body 8, and IR camera A is able to take pictures of the surface of the PV module after the surface of the PV module has been cleaned. The bottom sweeping module is installed at the bottom of the UAV body 8, and the bottom sweeping module is used to sweep the surface of the PV module, and the infrared camera A, the HD camera B and the bottom sweeping module are all connected to the signal transceiver module.
The working process of the PV module inspection and cleaning robot of the present invention is as follows:
After the signal transceiver module receives the inspection and cleaning command, the
UAV body 8 flies and lands on the surface of the PV module to be cleaned according to the command, and the UAV body 8 uses the HD camera B to capture images during the flight and sends the captured images through the signal transceiver module;
After the drone body 8 lands on the surface of the PV module to be cleaned, the signal transceiver module receives the command and starts the bottom sweeping assembly to sweep the surface of the PV module, and in the process of sweeping the surface of the PV module by the bottom sweeping assembly, the drone body 8 is controlled to move so that the bottom sweeping assembly sweeps the entire surface of the PV module, and at the same time, the wind generated by the rotation of the rotor on the drone body 8 can blow away the dust swept up on the surface of the PV module. The wind generated by the rotation of the rotor blades on the UAV body 8 can blow away the dust swept up on the surface of the PV module, finally realizing the cleaning of the surface of the PV module; LU504235
When the bottom sweeping component has finished sweeping the PV module surface, the control drone body 8 flies away from the PV module surface, and after the drone body 8 flies above the PV module, it takes infrared pictures of the entire PV module surface through the 5 infrared camera A and sends the pictures taken through the signal transceiver module, and the
PV module inspection and sweeping is completed;
Control the UAV body 8 to move to the next PV module for inspection sweep.
As shown in FIG. 2(a) and FIG. 2(b), the bottom cleaning assembly of the present invention includes a housing 6, the top of the housing 6 is connected to the bottom of the drone body 8, the inside of the housing 6 is provided with an electric motor, the output shaft of the electric motor is connected with a brush 7 for cleaning the surface of the photovoltaic module, the rotation of the electric motor can drive the rotation of the brush 7, and the brush 7 can be used to clean the surface of the photovoltaic module. The motor is connected to the signal transceiver module, and the signal transceiver module can control the start and stop of the motor.
The brush 7 of the present invention specifically includes a brush mounting plate 10 and a flexible brush cloth, the center of the upper surface of the brush mounting plate 10 is connected to the output shaft of the motor, and the lower surface of the brush mounting plate 10 is connected to the flexible brush cloth. The output shaft of the motor can also be connected to the brush mounting disk 10 through a universal coupling, which enables the brush mounting disk 10 to have a certain oscillation capacity to adapt to different slopes of the PV module surface. The lower surface of the brush mounting plate 10 has a concave cavity 11 in the position opposite to the flexible brush cloth, and the existence of the concave cavity 11 can make the flexible brush cloth deform a certain elasticity, so that when the PV module surface has a protruding large binder (such as bird droppings, etc.), the flexible brush cloth can form a wrapping effect on the binder, so that the binder can be cleaned. The bottom of the housing 6 has a circular groove 6-1 from the bottom to the top, the brush mounting disk 10 has a circular shape, the brush mounting disk 10 is set in the groove 6-1, and the lower end of the brush 7 bristles protrudes from the lower port of the groove 6-1. The groove 6-1 of the housing 6 has a number of universal wheels 5 evenly distributed around the circumference of the brush 7 (generally, three universal wheels can be used, one every 120 °), the roller surface of the universal wheel 5 has a cushioning layer, or directly use rubber rollers to prevent the UAV body 8 from falling down when the solar module, as well as when the UAV body 8 is moving, to prevent the rollers on the The bristles on the flexible brush cloth protrude from the bottom of the roller of the universal wheel 5 in the free state, which can ensure the normal cleaning of the surface of the photovoltaic module by the flexible brush cloth. Another advantage of the universal wheel 5 is that the support of the universal wheel 5 can allows the UAV body 8 to move and turn with only a small amount 8504235 thrust, eliminating the need for the UAV body to move during the sweeping process.
The UAV body 8 relies on the rotation of the rotor of the present application to ensure the position of the UAV body 8 (position in the height direction), which can greatly reduce the energy consumption of the UAV body 8 in the cleaning process and improve its endurance. The top of the housing 6 of the present invention is provided with a top cover 1, the top of the top cover 1 is connected to the bottom of the drone body 8, the bottom of the top cover 1 is connected to the top center of the housing 6, a motor mounting cavity is formed between the top cover 1 and the housing 6 for installing the motor, the motor is installed in the motor mounting cavity, the top cover 1 and the housing 6 wrap the motor to play a waterproof and dustproof effect, and the top cover 1 and the housing 6 are connected to each other by connecting screws 2.
The motor is mounted in the motor mounting cavity. There is also a gasket 3 between the upper cover 1 and the housing 6 for sealing the motor mounting cavity to prevent water and dust from entering and affecting the operation of the motor. The position gasket 4 for adjusting the up and down position of the motor is provided between the lower end of the motor housing and the housing 6, and the position gasket 4 for adjusting the up and down position of the housing 6 is provided at the interface between the upper cover 1 and the housing 6. The height of the brush 7 can be adjusted to ensure the cleaning capacity of the brush 7 even after the brush 7 has been worn out over time, saving the cost of the entire device.
From the above technical solutions, it can be seen that the present invention can realize high-altitude infrared inspection and transmit infrared pictures back to the control room, so that the on-duty personnel can find PV hot spots in time without leaving home. At the same time, low altitude flight can be achieved by using high-definition cameras to transmit real-time photos of the site back to the control room for the on-duty personnel to analyze the solution. The new multi-functional robot proposed in this invention is based on UAV, which is free from the inflexibility and mobility of conventional robots that require orbit guidance and cannot "climb high and low". At the same time, it can set the sweeping sequence and frequency according to the actual situation of the station, which is more flexible. The device provided by the present invention can solve the difficulties of inspection and cleaning due to the scattered arrangement of
PV modules and different heights. Each station can set different routes and periods according to the actual situation.

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1. A photovoltaic module inspection and cleaning robot, characterized in that it includes a drone body (8), the drone body (8) is provided with an infrared camera (A), a high-definition camera (B), a signal transceiver module and a bottom cleaning assembly; said infrared camera,(A) is used to take infrared pictures of the PV module surface, the HD camera (B) is used to take pictures of the PV module installation site, the bottom cleaning assembly is set in the bottom of the UAV body (8), the bottom cleaning assembly is used to clean the PV module surface, the infrared camera (A), the HD camera (B) and the bottom cleaning assembly are connected to the signal transceiver module.
2. The photovoltaic module inspection and cleaning robot according to claim 1, characterized in that said high-definition camera (B) is set at the front of the flight direction of the drone body (8), the high-definition camera (B) is used to capture the image in front of the flight direction of the drone body (8) during the flight of the drone body (8), said infrared camera (A) is set at the front of the flight direction of the drone body (8), and said infrared camera (A) is set at the front of the flight direction of the drone body (8), and said infrared camera (A) is set at the front of the flight direction of the drone body (8),the infrared camera (A) is capable of photographing the surface of the PV module after sweeping the surface of the PV module at the end of the direction of travel.
3. The photovoltaic module inspection and cleaning robot according to claim 1, characterized in that said bottom cleaning component comprises a housing (6), the top of the housing (6) is connected to the bottom of the drone body (8), the inside of the housing (6) is provided with an electric motor, the output shaft of said electric motor is connected with a brush (7) for cleaning the surface of the photovoltaic module, said electric motor is connected with said signal transceiver module, the said motor is connected to the said signal transceiver module.
4. The photovoltaic module inspection and cleaning robot according to claim 3, characterized in that said brush (7) comprises a brush mounting disk (10) and a flexible brush cloth, the center of the upper surface of the brush mounting disk (10) is connected to the motor output shaft, and the lower surface of the brush mounting disk (10) is connected to said flexible brush cloth.
5. The photovoltaic module inspection and cleaning robot according to claim 4, characterized in that the lower surface of the brush mounting disc (10) has a recess (11) opened inwardly at a position opposite to the flexible brush cloth.
6. The photovoltaic module inspection and cleaning robot according to claim 4 or 5Y504235 characterized in that the bottom part of the housing (6) has a circular recess (6-1) from bottom to top, the brush (7) has a circular shape, the brush (7) is set in the recess (6-1), and the lower end of the bristles of the brush (7) protrudes from the lower port of the recess (6-1).
7. The photovoltaic module inspection and cleaning robot according to claim 3, characterized in that the top of said housing (6) is provided with a top cover (1), the top of the top cover (1) 1s connected to the bottom of the drone body (8), the bottom of the top cover (1) is connected to the top center of the housing (6), a motor mounting cavity for mounting an electric motor is formed between the top cover (1) and the housing (6), and said electric motor is mounted in said motor mounting cavity, said electric motor is mounted in said motor mounting cavity.
8. The photovoltaic module inspection and cleaning robot according to claim 3, characterized in that a position spacer (4) for adjusting the up and down position of the motor is provided between the lower end of the motor housing and said housing (6), and a position spacer (4) for adjusting the up and down position of the housing (6) is provided at the interface between the upper cover (1) and said housing (6).
9. The photovoltaic module inspection and cleaning robot according to claim 3, characterized in that the bottom of the housing (6) has a number of universal wheels (5) evenly distributed around the circumference of the brushes (7), said universal wheels (5) having a cushioning layer on the surface of the rollers; in its free state, the lower end of the bristles of the brush (7) protrude from the bottom of the rollers of the gimbal (5).
10. A photovoltaic module inspection and cleaning method, characterized in that the method is carried out using a photovoltaic module inspection and cleaning robot of any one of claims 1-9, comprising the process of: The UAV body (8) flies and lands on the surface of the PV module to be cleaned, and the UAV body (8) uses the HD camera (B) to capture images during flight and sends out the captured images;after the drone body (8) lands on the surface of the PV module to be cleaned, the bottom cleaning module is activated to clean the surface of the PV module, and during the process of cleaning the surface of the PV module by the bottom cleaning module, the whole surface of the PV module is cleaned by the movement of the drone body (8), and at the same time, the wind generated by the rotation of the rotor on the drone body (8) cleans the PV module,surface blown away by swept up dust; When the bottom sweeping component has finished sweeping the PV module surface, the UAV body (8) flies away from the PV module surface, and then the infrared camera (A) takes infrared pictures of the entire PV module surface and sends out the pictures taken, and the PK#/504235 module inspection and sweeping is completed.
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