Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University

Hatem Masfer Alghamdi

Faramarz Djavanroodi

Mohammad Salah Al Yousif

Meshari Khalid Almutlaq

Ahmed Ghazi Alharbi

Shaik Feroz

Fouad Mohmmed Jastaniah

A solar panel system for operation in airborne particulate environments is provided. The system includes solar panels and a frame having slider structures on opposing sides configured to receive the solar panels. A brush cleaner spans a full width of the solar panels and includes end structures coupled with the slider structures for linear movement along a length of the solar panels, a brush extending between the two end structures, and a top panel having an array comprising two sets of holes. A light source is configured to emit light toward the solar panels, and an optical sensor is configured to detect dust on the solar panels. A plate attached to one side of the brush cleaner includes air nozzles configured to blow air based on dust detection, and an air compressor box is positioned on one end structure to power the air nozzles without obstructing light or airflow.

Solar panel system for operation in airborne particulate environment

A method for cleaning solar panels includes activating an LED light to illuminate a solar panel surface with a source light, evaluating the solar panel for accumulated debris with an optical sensor, determining the presence of accumulated debris, simultaneously activating a motor to power a brush to dislodge the accumulated debris from the solar panel surface and activating an air compressor to provide compressed air to blow away the accumulated debris.

Self-guided method for cleaning solar panels

Growing community of inventors

Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

Hatem Masfer Alghamdi