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Handheld dry-cleaning tool for solar modules

The handheld, cordless cleaning tool is a cost-effective and efficient alternative to automated cleaning robots that are usually limited in operation by panel inclination.
Uma Gupta
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Uma Gupta
The dry-cleaning tool for solar panels. | Image Credit: Hariram Sharma

From pv magazine India

Automated cleaning robot systems for solar panels are costly and also threaten human employment in the operation phase of a solar project. An engineer in India has developed a handheld drycleaning tool that is cost-effective and can be operated easily by unskilled labor with little training. 

“The panel cleaning tool runs on a 12V, 20Ah lithium battery that provides enough power to run the motor for 6 to 8 hours on a single charge and clean around 800 solar panels daily without water,” tool developer, Hariram Sharma, told pv magazine. 

As the tool is manually operated, it can be used in any type of solar project, whether rooftop or ground-mounted. 

The tool weighs less than 3 kg. It is equipped with a 12V permanent magnet DC motor with over 200 revolutions per minute (RPM). The brushes are made of 340gsm soft-spun microfiber cloth to safely clean the panels.

 

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MOHAMMED SYED
Mar 17, 2022

Please provide me their contact details. We needed these kinds of devices.

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LK Parashar
Nov 15, 2021

please let me have the contact details, we need couple of such devices

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Piers
Nov 09, 2021

Great idea but I’m not sure how it would manage with bird droppings!

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Alrehman solar
Nov 09, 2021

It’s good information

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