Autonomous robotic cleaner (ARC) for cleaning solar panels having an anchoring mechanism including at least one rechargeable power source, at least one cleaning mechanism, a controller and an anchoring mechanism, the cleaning mechanism for cleaning dirt off of a surface of the solar panels, the controller for controlling a cleaning process of the ARC and the anchoring mechanism for magnetically anchoring the ARC to an anchoring surface coupled with a solar panel, the anchoring mechanism including an arm and a drive mechanism, the arm including at least one ferromagnetic end piece and the drive mechanism being coupled with the arm, wherein the drive mechanism moves the arm between a magnetically engaged position with the anchoring surface and a magnetically disengaged position with the anchoring surface.
MAGNETIC PARKING FOR ROBOTIC CLEANER ON A SOLAR PANEL
MAGNETISCHES PARKEN FÜR EINEN REINIGUNGSROBOTER AUF EINEM SOLARPANEEL
STATIONNEMENT MAGNÉTIQUE POUR ROBOT NETTOYEUR SUR UN PANNEAU SOLAIRE
2023-10-11
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | H02S GENERATION OF ELECTRIC POWER BY CONVERSION OF INFRA-RED RADIATION, VISIBLE LIGHT OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, E.G. USING PHOTOVOLTAIC [PV] MODULES , Erzeugung elektrischer Energie durch Umwandlung von Infrarot-Strahlung, sichtbarem Licht oder ultraviolettem Licht, z.B. unter Verwendung von Photovoltaik [PV]-Modulen / B08B Reinigen allgemein , CLEANING IN GENERAL / B62D MOTOR VEHICLES , Motorfahrzeuge / F24S Sonnenkollektoren , SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS / G05D SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES , Systeme zum Steuern oder Regeln nichtelektrischer veränderlicher Größen |