Patent ID: 8650693
Filing Date: 2014-02-18
Classification: B08B,F24S,H02S,Y02E

Abstract:
1. An automated cleaning mechanism for a photovoltaic solar panel comprising: the solar panel having a flat solar energy exposed surface mounted for rotation about a horizontal axis along a circular path; a cleaning assembly, the solar panel being mounted for rotation about a horizontal axis along a semi-circular path and the cleaning assembly comprising an oblong brush held across the front face of the solar panel flat solar energy exposed surface and capable of being slidable back and forth along the flat solar energy exposed surface front face of the solar panel in a plane substantially perpendicular to the horizontal axis when the photovoltaic solar panel is rotated, the oblong brush positioned at one end of the flat solar energy exposed surface in a first secured position and slidable continuously to reach an opposite end thereof in a second secured position when the photovoltaic solar panel is rotated for a first half of the circular path, the oblong brush continuously slidable from the second secured position back to the first secured position when the flat solar energy exposed surface is rotated for the remaining half of the circular path.