Silicone rubber foam brush
    111.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10673376B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-06-02

    申请号:US16030107

    申请日:2018-07-09

    摘要: A brush configured to clean, buff, and polish a surface, comprising a core member having a central axis, a periphery and a sheet of material, the sheet of material comprising closed-cell silicone foam rubber and having a first free end portion. The sheet of material is attached to the core member with the free end portion extending away from the periphery substantially parallel to the central axis of the core member. The core member includes a flat surface adjacent the attachment of the sheet of material. The core member and the sheet of material are configured for relative movement with respect to the surface in at least a first direction. The motion in the first direction causes the free end portion of the sheet of material to contact the surface at a non-zero velocity, and produces at least one of the cleaning, buffing and/or polishing action on the surface.

    Maintaining a solar power module
    112.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10658970B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-05-19

    申请号:US16410907

    申请日:2019-05-13

    摘要: A method for cleaning a solar power system includes operating a solar power system that comprises a plurality of solar power cells mounted on a spherical frame; rotating the spherical frame to move the plurality of solar power cells into a volume of a hemispherical reservoir that is mounted to the spherical frame; rotating the spherical frame to move the plurality of solar power cells into a solar cell cleaning solution fluid enclosed within the volume of the hemispherical reservoir defined between an interior surface of the reservoir and the spherical frame; and removing, with the solar cell cleaning solution, a plurality of particulates attached to the plurality of solar power cells.

    Silicone rubber foam brush
    113.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10469026B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-11-05

    申请号:US16030076

    申请日:2018-07-09

    摘要: A method of performing at least one of a cleaning, buffing, and polishing action on a surface, without requiring water, comprises providing a core member having a plurality of C-shaped grooves having respective openings and at least one sheet of material. The at least one sheet of material comprises a closed-cell silicone foam rubber and is attached to the core member using a coil-shaped element and has a first free end portion extending away from the core member. The core member moves by rotation in a first direction such that a portion of the at least one sheet of material is brought into sliding contact with the surface in a repeating pattern. The sliding contact between the at least one sheet of material and the surface occurs under a pressure and relative velocity sufficient to generate a force that results in at least one of a cleaning, buffing, and polishing.

    CONCENTRATING SOLAR APPARATUS
    114.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190334474A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-31

    申请号:US16473562

    申请日:2016-12-30

    发明人: Xiaoping HU

    摘要: A concentrating solar apparatus, comprising two light receiving devices (110, 120). The first light receiving device (110) has a substantially horizontal first light receiving surface (111). The second light receiving device (120) has a second light receiving surface (121) that is substantially vertical with respect to the first light receiving surface (111). The first light receiving device (110) is a light energy utilization device, or is a combination of the light energy utilization device and a light guide device. The second light receiving device (120) is a Fresnel lens. Due to the relative position relationship between the second light receiving device (120) and the first light receiving device (110), sunlight is irradiated to the first light receiving surface (111) after passing through the second light receiving surface (121). By providing a substantially vertical Fresnel lens on a light path in front of the light energy utilization device, the apparatus can adapt to deflection of a relatively large angle of the sun without actively tracking the sun, and therefore has extremely high cost performance.

    DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CLEANING SOLAR PANEL ARRAYS

    公开(公告)号:US20190280645A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-09-12

    申请号:US16317569

    申请日:2017-07-19

    申请人: Yoel SEFI

    发明人: Yoel SEFI

    摘要: Devices and methods for cleaning an array of solar panels in side-by-side relation employ one or more elongated flexible elements, preferably implemented as translucent strips (14a, 14b, 14c, 14d), anchored at their ends relative to the array of solar panels (12). Each strip spans two or more solar panels, and is wind-displaceable so as to contribute to cleaning of at least two of the solar panels (12).

    Front-heavy dust cleaning vehicle
    118.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10305420B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-28

    申请号:US15240601

    申请日:2016-08-18

    摘要: In one embodiment, a cleaning vehicle for cleaning a surface of an object includes first and second carriages (that define a frame). The vehicle also includes first and second wheels coupled to the first and second carriages to form a drive assembly and at least one motor is operatively coupled to at least one of the first and second wheels. A cleaning element extends between and is supported by the first and second carriages at a location forward of the first and second wheels. The vehicle also includes third and fourth wheels. The third wheel is adjustably mounted relative to the first wheel and the second traveler wheel is adjustably mounted relative to the second wheel. The third and fourth wheels are configured such that the object is received between the third and fourth wheels and the respective first and second carriages.

    Self-cleaning coatings and methods for making same

    公开(公告)号:US10266702B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-23

    申请号:US13913728

    申请日:2013-06-10

    摘要: A method of forming a self-cleaning coating on a substrate comprises the step of selecting a substrate, cleaning the substrate, and/or roughening the substrate using an abrasive. In an embodiment, roughening of the substrate create microscopic tortuous grooves. Another embodiment of the method comprises coating the roughened surface with at least one hydrophobic chemical agent. In an exemplary embodiment, the hydrophobic chemical agent covalently binds with the substrate creating nanoscopic grooves. Another embodiment of the present disclosure pertains to an apparatus for depositing a self-cleaning coating on a flat substrate. A further embodiment of the present disclosure pertains to a self-cleaning coating on a substrate comprising a hydrophobic chemical agent covalently bonded to at least one roughened surface of the substrate.