公开(公告)号：US09016292B1

公开(公告)日：2015-04-28

申请号：US12792726

申请日：2010-06-02

申请人： Matthew N. Schneider ,  Ravi P. Jain ,  Jason Alderman ,  Michael K. Goodman

发明人： Matthew N. Schneider ,  Ravi P. Jain ,  Jason Alderman ,  Michael K. Goodman

IPC分类号： H01L31/052 ,  F24J2/30

CPC分类号： F24S10/30 ,  F24S25/10 ,  F24S30/425 ,  F24S40/20 ,  F24S40/55 ,  H01L31/0521 ,  H02S20/32 ,  H02S40/10 ,  H02S40/425 ,  Y02E10/47

摘要： A system and method for cleaning and cooling solar panels are described. A solar tracker includes a main beam for supporting the solar panels, and nozzles coupled to the main beam. The main beam includes a water channel along its interior which supplies water to the nozzles. The nozzles are positioned to spray water on the collecting surfaces of the solar panels to clean and cool them. The solar tracker may also include gutters to reclaim used water. The solar tracker may include air ducts which direct air across the undersides of the solar panels to cool them.

摘要翻译： 描述了用于清洁和冷却太阳能电池板的系统和方法。 太阳能跟踪器包括用于支撑太阳能电池板的主梁和连接到主梁的喷嘴。 主梁包括沿其内部的水通道，其向喷嘴供水。 这些喷嘴被定位成在太阳能电池板的收集表面上喷水以清洁和冷却它们。 太阳能跟踪器还可以包括用于回收废水的水槽。 太阳能跟踪器可以包括空气管道，其将空气引导通过太阳能电池板的下侧以冷却它们。