Design and Implementation of Automatic Robot for Floating Solar Panel Cleaning System using AI Technique

Abstract

Now a day's energy is generated from both renewable and non-renewable resources. But the generation of electricity from a renewable resource is more authentic and less harmful than the non-renewable resource. Solar energy is the amplest source of renewable energy. Generation of electricity using sun energy that is possible by the solar panels. But the efficiency of solar panels is ostentatious by environmental effects like dust accumulation, temperature and humidity. Therefore, it is essential to have regular and proper cleaning of panel. In general cleaning is done by manually. This type of cleaning is not uniform and has the following drawbacks like damage of panels, injuries to people and movement difficulties. These disadvantages can be overcome by using an automated robot for cleaning the solar panel. This will also increase the efficiency. The vital role of the automatic robotic cleaner is cleaning the floating solar panels where manual cleaning is highly impossible. The robot is driven by the gear motors, motor driver and the robot consists of another motor such that a cleaning membrane is attached to that motor for cleaning them with water. The camera monitors the solar panels and uploads the data to the cloud storage for damage and cleaning references.