AUTOMATIC SOLAR PANEL CLEANING

SYSTEM
GROUP MEMBERS
Usman Nawab 7580

Adnan Shoukat 7616

Syed Arsalan Ali Shah 7681

SUPERVISED
Muhammad Fawad Khan BY
7703
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 Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Month
Plan 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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