公开(公告)号：US08951356B2

公开(公告)日：2015-02-10

申请号：US13331904

申请日：2011-12-20

申请人： Bryan Fisher ,  Catlin Mattheis ,  Scott Lewis

发明人： Bryan Fisher ,  Catlin Mattheis ,  Scott Lewis

IPC分类号： B08B7/04

CPC分类号： G06Q50/06 ,  G06Q10/04

摘要： Photovoltaic array performance monitoring is disclosed herein. A photovoltaic array performance monitoring system may include a data acquisition unit coupled with reference and ambient photovoltaic panels. The reference photovoltaic panel is equipped with a soiling removal unit which periodically removes deposited soiling materials from an active photovoltaic collection area of the reference photovoltaic panel. The ambient photovoltaic panel accumulates light obscuring soiling materials at a rate approximately equal to those of a proximate photovoltaic array. The data acquisition unit periodically sends electrical energy measurements of the reference and ambient photovoltaic panels to a computing system. Over time, the electrical energy output differential between the reference and ambient photovoltaic panels exceeds a predetermined threshold. The computing system evaluates the electrical energy measurements and determines when it would be cost-effective to clean the photovoltaic array. The result is output in a human cognizable format and/or a machine readable format.

摘要翻译： 本文公开了光伏阵列性能监视。 光伏阵列性能监视系统可以包括与参考和环境光伏面板耦合的数据采集单元。 参考光伏面板配备有污垢去除单元，其周期性地从参考光伏面板的有源光伏收集区域去除沉积的污物。 环境光伏电池以与近光伏阵列近似相同的速率累积光遮蔽污染物质。 数据采集​​单元周期性地将参考和环境光伏面板的电能测量发送到计算系统。 随着时间的推移，参考和环境光伏面板之间的电能输出差异超过预定阈值。 计算系统评估电能测量，并确定清洁光伏阵列何时具有成本效益。 结果以人可认可的格式和/或机器可读格式输出。

公开(公告)号：US20130159064A1

公开(公告)日：2013-06-20

申请号：US13331904

申请日：2011-12-20

申请人： Bryan Fisher ,  Catlin Mattheis ,  Scott Lewis

发明人： Bryan Fisher ,  Catlin Mattheis ,  Scott Lewis

IPC分类号： B08B3/02 ,  G06F1/28 ,  G06Q10/04 ,  B08B7/04 ,  G05B15/02

CPC分类号： G06Q50/06 ,  G06Q10/04

摘要： Photovoltaic array performance monitoring is disclosed herein. A photovoltaic array performance monitoring system may include a data acquisition unit coupled with reference and ambient photovoltaic panels. The reference photovoltaic panel is equipped with a soiling removal unit which periodically removes deposited soiling materials from an active photovoltaic collection area of the reference photovoltaic panel. The ambient photovoltaic panel accumulates light obscuring soiling materials at a rate approximately equal to those of a proximate photovoltaic array. The data acquisition unit periodically sends electrical energy measurements of the reference and ambient photovoltaic panels to a computing system. Over time, the electrical energy output differential between the reference and ambient photovoltaic panels exceeds a predetermined threshold. The computing system evaluates the electrical energy measurements and determines when it would be cost-effective to clean the photovoltaic array. The result is output in a human cognizable format and/or a machine readable format.

摘要翻译： 本文公开了光伏阵列性能监视。 光伏阵列性能监视系统可以包括与参考和环境光伏面板耦合的数据采集单元。 参考光伏面板配备有污垢去除单元，其周期性地从参考光伏面板的有源光伏收集区域去除沉积的污物。 环境光伏电池以与近光伏阵列近似相同的速率累积光遮蔽污染物质。 数据采集​​单元周期性地将参考和环境光伏面板的电能测量发送到计算系统。 随着时间的推移，参考和环境光伏面板之间的电能输出差异超过预定阈值。 计算系统评估电能测量，并确定清洁光伏阵列何时具有成本效益。 结果以人可认可的格式和/或机器可读格式输出。