Innovative Robot Design for Cleaning Solar Panels

Arezki Chellal, Arezki Chellal, José Lima, José Lima, Ana Pereira, Ana Pereira, Paulo Costa, Paulo Costa

2021

Abstract

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.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Chellal A., Lima J., Pereira A. and Costa P. (2021). Innovative Robot Design for Cleaning Solar Panels. In Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Simulation and Modeling Methodologies, Technologies and Applications - Volume 1: SIMULTECH, ISBN 978-989-758-528-9, pages 264-270. DOI: 10.5220/0010540102640270

in Bibtex Style

@conference{simultech21,
author={Arezki Chellal and José Lima and Ana Pereira and Paulo Costa},
title={Innovative Robot Design for Cleaning Solar Panels},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Simulation and Modeling Methodologies, Technologies and Applications - Volume 1: SIMULTECH,},
year={2021},
pages={264-270},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0010540102640270},
isbn={978-989-758-528-9},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Simulation and Modeling Methodologies, Technologies and Applications - Volume 1: SIMULTECH,
TI - Innovative Robot Design for Cleaning Solar Panels
SN - 978-989-758-528-9
AU - Chellal A.
AU - Lima J.
AU - Pereira A.
AU - Costa P.
PY - 2021
SP - 264
EP - 270
DO - 10.5220/0010540102640270