• Ravi V. Patond
• Prof. Ananta G. Mahale
• Chetan V. Dhage
• Rushikesh M. Thosar
• SY. Usaidoddin SY Asifoddin

Automatic Solar Panel Cleaning Abstract Solar panel is vulnerable to accumulated dust on its surface. The efficiency of the solar panel gradually decreases because of dust accumulation. In this paper, an Arduino based solar panel cleaning system is designed and implemented for dust removal. The proposed solar panel cleaner is waterless, economical and automatic. Two-step mechanism used in this system consists of an exhaust fan which works as an air blower and a wiper to swipe the dust from the panel surface. a dc motor is used to power the wiper. Since, the system does not need water to clean solar panel, it avoids the wastage of water and effective in desert areas. Experimental results show that the proposed cleaning system can operate with an efficiency of 87-96% for different types of sand. The solar photovoltaic modules are generally employed in dusty environments e.g. tropical countries like India. The dust gets accumulated on the surface of the module and blocks the incident light from the sun. It reduces the power generation capacity of the module. The power output reduces as much as by 50% if the module is not cleaned for a month. The cleaning system designed cleans the module by Arduino programming control. The main objective is to remove the dust in the photo-voltaic modules to improving the power generating efficiency of the solar power generation system.

Fabrication of Automatic Solar Panel Cleaning Machine, solar panel cleaning machine, solar cleaning robot

"Fabrication of Automatic Solar Panel Cleaning Machine", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 4, page no.a572-a577, April-2024, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2404072.pdf

"Fabrication of Automatic Solar Panel Cleaning Machine", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 4, page no. ppa572-a577, April-2024, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2404072.pdf