| CPC G05D 1/104 (2013.01) [B64C 39/024 (2013.01); G08G 5/0069 (2013.01); H02S 40/38 (2014.12); H02S 50/15 (2014.12); B64U 2101/30 (2023.01)] | 1 Claim |
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1. A photovoltaic panel management system consisting of a mobile charging station and one or more drones, and configured for operating photovoltaic panels by detecting failure and surface contamination levels of a plurality of photovoltaic panels, the system comprising:
a control server comprising:
a database unit in which photovoltaic panel information including at least any one of installed location, identification number, and real-time state of the photovoltaic panels and topographic information of a site where the photovoltaic panels are installed are stored,
a route calculation unit that generates a driving route of the mobile charging station and a flying route of the drones on the basis of the photovoltaic panel information and the topographic information,
a communication unit that communicates with the mobile charging station and the one or more drones through a wireless communication network, and
a determination unit that determines a failure and contamination level of a photovoltaic panel on the basis of image data received from the mobile charging station or the drones;
the mobile charging station that, while driving on the ground along the driving route provided by the control server, photographs the photovoltaic panels, loads the one or more drones, and charges batteries required to power an operation of the one or more drones; and
the one or more drones that photograph the photovoltaic panels while flying along the flying route provided by the control server or the mobile charging station,
wherein the route calculation unit of the control server
analyzes the topographic information to set a drivable zone and a non-drivable zone of the mobile charging station,
generates the driving route of the mobile charging station and the flying route of the one or more drones, and
provides the generated driving route to the mobile charging station and provides the generated flying route to the one or more drones,
wherein the route calculation unit analyzes drone information including at least one of charging state of the batteries of the drones and time required for full charging and weather information including at least one of the sun's position and altitude, wind speed, and wind direction to calculate maximum flight radius of the one or more drones based on the mobile charging station, and generates the flying route on the basis of the calculated maximum flight radius,
wherein the driving route of the mobile charging station includes take-off and landing positions of the drones,
wherein the route calculation unit calculates a virtual circumcenter and circumcircle from any two positions of the driving route and a position of the photovoltaic panels to calculate the take-off and landing positions of the drones and the flying route.
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