Abstract:
The present invention is related to a solar panels cleaning, protection and efficiency optimization system (1), that controls the solar panel (3) radiation harvesting in a modular and phased way. The system has a set of solar tubes (5 - 12) cover equipment (2), that are enabled and disabled according with the measurements performed by a thermal sensor (4) placed at the panel (3) exit, or by other conditions defined by the electronics microcontroller (14) of the system, performing also cleaning and protection actions of the tubes (5 - 12) surface, by using a rubber connected to their surface. The present invention is useful to optimize the solar panels energy efficiency, eliminating the problems associated to the overheating, that occurs when the solar availability is high, allowing also to reduce the solar panels maintenance actions.
Abstract:
The present invention comprises a pavement module (1) for generating electric energy, with the movement of people and/or vehicles that move over it, causing a small substantially vertical displacement of the topmost surface (10) that actuates a mechanical gear system (2, 3, 4, 5), which is connected to the shaft of a generator (6), activating it to run at a speed that allows it to efficiently generate electric energy. The movement of people and/or vehicles on the pavement surface (10) actuates an arm (2) in an assembly (12, 13, 15) that actuates the gear system, converting the linear motion of the pavement surface on a rotational movement of the gear system (3). The pavement (1) also comprises on its base (9) resilient support elements (11, 14) of the surface (10), and means (7, 8) for ensuring a vertical motion of the surface (10) maintaining it substantially horizontal.