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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2013
Taft Instruments, Inc., Los Gatos, CA (US);
Scott Potter, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Dia Potter, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Taft Instruments, Inc., Los Gatos, CA (US);
Abstract
Various embodiments herein include at least one of systems, methods, and software to facilitate automatic solar power surface-cleaning. Such embodiments include at least one automatic solar power surface-cleaning robot that uses no water or external power, continuously cleans the solar power surfaces and requires no maintenance or external power. The solar power surface-cleaning robot is easy to retrofit in an existing solar power generation plant. An automatic solar power surface-cleaner uses high-voltage AC electric fields to sweep particulates and debris as the robot traverses the surface to be cleaned. Photovoltaic solar cells supply the power for the robot. No external power is required. The robot clamps to the surface to be cleaned at the edges using motor driven rollers. Electronics inside the device generate high-voltage AC that is applied to conductors close to the surface to be cleaned.