US 12,463,587 B1
Solar panel system for operation in airborne particulate environment
Faramarz Djavanroodi, Dhahran (SA); Shaik Feroz, Dhahran (SA); Fouad Mohmmed Jastaniah, Dhahran (SA); Ahmed Ghazi Alharbi, Dhahran (SA); Meshari Khalid Almutlaq, Dhahran (SA); Mohammad Salah Al Yousif, Dhahran (SA); and Hatem Masfer Alghamdi, Dhahran (SA)
Assigned to PRINCE MOHAMMAD BIN FAHD UNIVERSITY, Dhahran (SA)
Filed by PRINCE MOHAMMAD BIN FAHD UNIVERSITY, Dhahran (SA)
Filed on Apr. 28, 2025, as Appl. No. 19/191,528.
Int. Cl. H02S 40/10 (2014.01); F24S 40/20 (2018.01); H02S 30/10 (2014.01); H02S 40/20 (2014.01)
CPC H02S 40/10 (2014.12) [F24S 40/20 (2018.05); H02S 30/10 (2014.12); H02S 40/20 (2014.12)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A solar panel system for operation in airborne particulate environment, comprising:
solar panels configured to absorb visible light;
a frame configured to receive the solar panels therein and comprising slider structures on two sides of the frame;
a brush cleaner spanning a full width of the solar panels, comprising two end structures and a brush, the two end structures coupled with the slider structures so as to slide along the frame, the brush extending between the two end structures and configured to clean the solar panels, wherein the brush cleaner is configured to move only in a linear direction along a length of the solar panels to clean an entire surface area of the solar panels, without lateral movement of the brush cleaner across the solar panels, wherein the brush cleaner has a top panel positioned above the brush and extending between the two end structures, wherein the top panel includes an array comprising two sets of holes;
a light source configured to emit a source light towards the solar panels;
an optical sensor configured to detect dust on the solar panels based on received light;
a plate attached to one side of the brush cleaner and comprising air nozzles that are configured to blow air towards the brush based on dust detection by the optical sensor;
an air compressor box positioned on one of the two end structures of the brush cleaner and positioned on one end of the plate such that the air compressor box does not block the source light, the received light or the air; and
a motor configured to rotate a shaft of the brush.