AUTOMATIC SOLAR PANEL CLEANING

SYSTEM
GROUP MEMBERS
Usman Nawab 7580

Adnan Shoukat 7616

Syed Arsalan Ali Shah 7681

SUPERVISED
Muhammad Fawad Khan 7703BY
Engr. Summaya Imran

Department of Electrical Engineering

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 OUTLINES

 Introduction/Literature Review
 Problem Statement
 Objective of Project
 Block Diagram.
 Methodology
 Outcomes/Applications
 Time line
 References

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 INTRODUCTION
 As the range of applications for solar energy increases, so does the need for improved
materials and methods used to harness this power source. There are several factors
that affect the efficiency of the collection process like Dust, temperature etc.
 Therefore, the most attainable method of improving the performance of solar power
collection is to increase the mean intensity of radiation received from the source.
 Our project includes design and implementation of micro controller based dust
cleaning system. The main aim of the project is provide automatic dust cleaning
mechanism for solar panel.

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 LITERATURE REVIEW
 Various different methods are there for cleaning of panels like human using brush,
spraying of water. But with the use of such techniques we are wasting water as well
as we are investing huge amount in cleaning.

 Electrostatic cleaning system for removing sand on solar panels, A transparent

technique that uses electrostatic force to remove dust from the surface of solar
panel. Electrodes are attached to a single phase AC signal that produces a travelling
electromagnetic wave.

 HECTOR is a automated cleaning system, which can be used for Solar PV panel
cleaning. It is wireless, rechargeable and carries water solution tank with itself. it
carries its own batteries and water tank.

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 PROBLEM STATEMENT
 Dust creates a layer on the surface of solar panel which stops sun light contact with PV cells.
 Due to dust on solar panels lose electricity production by 15 %to 30 % .
 In previous works, main concentration was on rotation of panel towards sun.
 Clearing the dust has complications of scratching the PV Cell surfaces.
 Overall efficiency improvement was not achieved by on sun tracking.
 Previously the dust clearing was manual mostly.

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 OBJECTIVE OF PROJECT
 To clean the solar panel effectively.
 To avoid the manual work.
 To avoid dust associated problems on solar panels.

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 BLOCK DIAGRAM

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 METHODOLOGY
The first frame is fixed. It is made of steel.
The second frame is movable frame. Moving in
horizontal direction.
The third frame is brush.
The above frames are controlled by Arduino
programming.
◦ Arduino is micro-controller device in which the program is been
dumped into it, and through the help of this micro-controller the
frame moves.

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 OUTCOMES
To improve overall solar panel efficiency.
Sometimes dust or other particles long time placed on
solar cells so it can damage the aluminum strips of solar
plate. So we avoid this damage by the system.
By this system we make the life of this plate longer than
other plates.
Cost of production is low.

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APPLICATIONS
Solar park.
Solar water plants.
Solar house.
 TIME LINE/MILE STONE
Work/Schedule Plan Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Month
2019 2019 2019 2020 2010 Year

Literature Survey 25 Oct          

Experimental work   20 Nov        

Sample Testing     28 Dec 18 Jan    

Observation and       22 Feb  

calculation of Results  

Thesis writing           30 Mar

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