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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2022
Novasource Power Opco, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Marc Grossman, Davis, CA (US);
Devin Cameron Castellucci, Woodland, CA (US);
Cedric Jeanty, Davis, CA (US);
Juan Sanchez-Garcia, Woodland, CA (US);
Erik Cummins, Sacramento, CA (US);
Michael Coresetto, Davis, CA (US);
NOVASOURCE POWER OPCO, INC., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
An autonomous solar collector cleaning device includes at least one main shaft, a first driver attached to a first end of the at least one main shaft, and a second driver attached to a second end of the at least one main shaft. The first and second drivers propel the cleaning device along a surface of the solar collector. A first sensor is attached to the first driver to detect an edge of the solar collector, and a second sensor is attached to the second driver to detect the edge of the solar collector. A control circuit maintains alignment of the cleaning device with respect to the solar collector based on outputs from the first and second sensors.