You get rain though, don't you? I would think dust is a concern in the desert.
On Tue, Aug 8, 2023 at 8:54 PM Chuck McCown via AF <af@af.afmug.com> wrote: > I have never cleaned any of my panels. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Aug 8, 2023, at 8:26 AM, dmmoff...@gmail.com wrote: > > > > In short, it's a rechargeable thing that sits in it's docking station > during > > the day. At night it rolls out along a row of panels and brushes them > all > > off, then moves from row to row and eventually returns to its docking > > station. > > > > That's a very slick system, but I think it could be a lot simpler. Get > > brush rolls for vacuum cleaners and put a row of them on an axle as long > as > > the width of the panels. Have a machine roll along the panels and spin > the > > brushes along the way. It could carry a reel of power cord along with > it. > > A belt and pulley sets the speed of the cord reel to sync with the wheels > > moving the thing along the panel, or it could be a spring loaded reel and > > just have enough traction and torque to pay out the whole thing. Don't > try > > to have it move from row to row, just install one on each row. No > > intelligence, no batteries, no charging station, no software. An IR > sensor > > at the end of the panel row triggers it to reverse direction and go back > to > > home. An IR sensor at the home position triggers it to stop. If motor > is > > over current, shut down and set an alarm relay. Over current should > cover > > most of the crises that might develop, like the cord being caught, stuck > > wheels, or something jamming the brushes. Put a simple 3-sided weather > > housing at the home position. > > > > In the deluxe model add sensors to detect broken belts or other problems > and > > set more alarm relays. > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> On Behalf Of Bill Prince > > Sent: Monday, August 07, 2023 5:01 PM > > To: af@af.afmug.com > > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Robot solar panel cleaners > > > > Crappola. Wrong link. No idea how that got in there. > > > > https://electrek.co/2023/08/04/robot-cleans-solar-panels-without-water/ > > > > bp > > <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> > > > >> On 8/7/2023 12:54 PM, Chuck McCown via AF wrote: > >> Que? > >> > >> From: Bill Prince > >> Sent: Monday, August 7, 2023 12:33 PM > >> To: AFMUG > >> Subject: [AFMUG] Robot solar panel cleaners > >> > >> These are designed for dust, but maybe they might work for light snow > >> too? > >> > >> https://electrek.co/2023/08/04/robot-cleans-solar-panels-without-water > >> / > >> > > > > -- > > AF mailing list > > AF@af.afmug.com > > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > > > > > -- > > AF mailing list > > AF@af.afmug.com > > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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