Patent SG-11202000320W-A (SG)
Title: Robotic solar panel cleaning system
Inventor: AL-OTAIBI ABDULLAH
IPC: F24S40/20
Filed: 2018-08-06
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) vitivio VIII oviolo v1111 ion itio oimIE (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number WO 2019/028459 Al (43) International Publication Date 07 February 2019 (07.02.2019) WIP0 I PCT (51) International Patent Classification: F24S 40/20 (2018.01) F24S 50/00 (2018.01) HO2S 40/10 (2014.01) (21) International Application Number: PCT/US2018/045383 AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Published: — with international search report (Art 21(3)) (22) International Filing Date: 06 August 2018 (06.08.2018) English English (25) Filing Language: (26) Publication Language: (30) Priority Data: 15/668,873 04 August 2017 (04.08.2017) US (71) Applicant: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY [SA/SA]; 1 Eastern Avenue, Dhahran, 31311 (SA). (71) Applicant (for US only): ARAMCO SERVICES COM- PANY [US/US]; 9009 West Loop South, Houston, TX 77096 (US). (72) Inventor: AL-OTAIBI, Abdullah, M.; c/o Saudi Arabian Oil Company, PO Box 20263, Dhahran, 31311 (SA). (74) Agent: LEASON, David et al.; Leason Ellis LLP, One Barker Avenue, Fifth Floor, White Plains, NY 10601 (US). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, (54) Title: ROBOTIC SOLAR PANEL CLEANING SYSTEM (57) : A cleaning system (100) for a solar panel (115) is pro- vided. The cleaning system (100) comprises: i) a frame (105) moveable 112 in a transverse direction over the solar panel (115), the frame (105) hav- ing edges oriented in the transverse direction; a brush assembly (110) positioned within the frame (105) and moveable in a longitudinal direc- m k 107 tion including a plurality of brush holders (182, 184) arranged within the frame (105), with each brush holder (182, 184) being adapted to in- terchangeably receive a brush for cleaning the solar panel (115); and a liquid spray arrangement including nozzles (122, 124) arranged in one or more rows for spraying at least one of water and a water detergent mix onto the solar panel (115). The liquid spray arrangement includes nozzles positioned near at least one of the transverse edges of the frame for spraying the water detergent mix onto a longitudinal end of the brush assembly. 100 W O 20 19/0 28 45 9 Al