King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

Abdullah Thagib Alshalan

Amir Al-Ahmed

Fahad Abdulaziz Alsulaiman

Abdullah Saeed Almarfoie

A cleaning system for a photovoltaic surface includes one or more of an electrostatic dust repellant, a vacuum device, and a compressed air spray device, powered by the photovoltaic array, and configured to function when the photovoltaic surface, including a photovoltaic array mounted on a base, is rotated from a first position with exposure to sunlight, to a second position, where the photovoltaic surface is almost parallel to the ground. The system includes a rotor to turn the base, and hence the photovoltaic surface, from first position to second position, rotating a front surface of the photovoltaic array by over 105 degrees. The cleaning device is housed in a half cylindrical box with an opening for exposure, and is positioned at an edge of the photovoltaic array when in its first position.

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Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

Abdullah Thagib Alshalan