The present invention provides an unmanned aerial vehicle (“UAV”) operations system for cleaning one or more designated surfaces such as a solar panel installed on a roof, or the surface of a window, wall, billboard, scoreboard, etc., which may be too high or too far away from a position on the ground which is easily and safely accessible by a person. For solar panels, such cleaning is not only for aesthetic purposes, but must be performed regularly in order to keep the solar panel functioning at peak performance. The system may also include a ground companion vehicle such as an ATV, golf cart, or the like, which can follow an approximation of the UAV's flight path and provide cleaning media and power to the UAV via a tether, allowing the UAV to clean a large number of surfaces before returning to refill or recharge.


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    Title :

    DRONE SYSTEMS FOR CLEANING SOLAR PANELS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME


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    Publication date :

    2019-11-28


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge / B08B Reinigen allgemein , CLEANING IN GENERAL / F24S Sonnenkollektoren , SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS



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