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The document presents a project on an IoT-based automatic solar panel cleaning system. An IR sensor detects dust accumulation on solar panels. A 12V DC gear motor and L293D motor driver are used to drive the cleaning mechanism. The system aims to clean solar panels automatically without human assistance to improve efficiency. It discusses literature on existing solar panel cleaning methods and their limitations. The proposed solution uses IoT to automatically clean panels based on sensed dust levels.

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The document presents a project on an IoT-based automatic solar panel cleaning system. An IR sensor detects dust accumulation on solar panels. A 12V DC gear motor and L293D motor driver are used to drive the cleaning mechanism. The system aims to clean solar panels automatically without human assistance to improve efficiency. It discusses literature on existing solar panel cleaning methods and their limitations. The proposed solution uses IoT to automatically clean panels based on sensed dust levels.

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GURU NANAK DEV ENGINNERING COLLEGE BIDAR

(Affiliated By VTU Belagavi)

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND ELETRONICS ENGINEERING

PRESENTATION ON

“SOLAR PANEL AUTOMATIC DUST CLEANING USING IOT BASED SYSTEM”

PRESENTED BY
UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF
ABHISHEK.G (3GN21EE401)
PROF. DEEPAK GHODE
ABHSHEK.C (3GN21EE400)
RAHUL (3GN21EE405)
PROJECT CO-ORDINATOR
RAVIKIRAN (3GN19EE017)
PROF. MEGHA KULKARNI
CONTENTS

➢ABSTRACT
➢LITERATURE SURVEY
➢PROBLEM IDENTIFIED
➢BLOCK DIAGRAM
➢METHODOLOGY
➢ADVANTAGES
➢DISADVANTAGES
➢REFERANCES
ABSTRACT
• The proposed work is used to solve the problem of dirtiness of solar panels
through sensing the air dust, humidity OR fog and based on that the cleaning
operation done automatically when needed.

• With the increasing deployment of solar energy solutions, the efficiency of solar
panels is crucial for optimal power generation.

• This paper presents an Internet of Things (IoT) based solar panel automatic
cleaning system that integrates NodeMCU, a 12V DC gear motor, L293D motor
driver, IR sensor, and the Blynk application.

• A 12V DC gear motor, managed by the L293D motor driver, is utilized to drive
the cleaning mechanism.

• An IR sensor is strategically placed to detect the accumulation of dust on the


solar panels.

• The aim of our work is to clean the solar panels automatically without the need
for an employee to clean them.
LITERATURE SURVEY
1. S. Santosh Kumar, S. shankar and K. Murthy, "Solar Powered PV Panel
Cleaning Robot“ .

• This paper proposes a solar panel cleaning robot which periodically cleans PV
panel autonomously, the surface of the panel is cleaned by blowing air, spraying
the liquid and wiping out the dust with wiper and drying the wet content on the
panel using cylindrical brush.

2. M. R. Habib et al., "Automatic Solar Panel Cleaning System Based on Arduino


for Dust Removal“.

• Solar panel is vulnerable to accumulated dust on its surface.


• The efficiency of the solar panel gradually decreases because of dust
accumulation.
• In this paper, an Arduino based solar panel cleaning system is designed and
implemented for dust removal.
3) Ragavapriya.S.G and Karthikeyan.S "IoT based Smart and Automated Solar
Panel Cleaning System,“

• Solar panels are typically deployed in dry environments.

• The microcontroller and an Android device are used to control the system.

• The amount of labor required to clean solar panels is also reduced by this
technology.

4. U. C. Laksahani, W. B. I. Udithamala, T. D. K. U. Chathurani and S. L. P.


Yasakethu, "Design Mechanism for Solar Panel Cleaning Process“.

• This proposed mechanism holds a proper guided cleaning path which will assure
every part of the solar panel system is properly cleaned.

• This mechanism uses minimal water usage with wiper and detergent during the
cleaning process of the solar surface.
PROBLEM IDENTIFIED
•PROBLEM STATEMENT

1. Reduced Solar Panel Efficiency : Solar panels are susceptible to a decrease in


efficiency due to the accumulation of dust, dirt, and other environmental
pollutants
2. Manual Cleaning Inefficiency: Existing manual cleaning methods for solar
panels are labour-intensive, time-consuming, and often irregular.
3. Maintenance Costs and Downtime: Traditional maintenance practices involve
significant costs, including labour expenses and potential downtime during
manual cleaning operations.
4. Dependency on Weather Conditions: The effectiveness of solar panels is
heavily dependent on weather conditions.
5. System Reliability and Longevity: Continuous exposure to environmental
elements, coupled with inefficient cleaning methods, can lead to a decrease
in the reliability and longevity of solar panel systems.
•SOLUTION STRATEGY

1. Adjusting tilt angle in such a way that will generate more output power and
improve the efficiency of solar panel.

2. Cleaning of solar panel by different cleaning agents like water, alcohol,


detergents, Sulphur etc. to get efficient output power from panel.
BLOCK DIAGRAM
METHODOLOGY

A commercial polycrystalline solar panel is of 65×60 cm2. The load is connected


to panel. The reading of voltage and current are taken with the help of Thing
speak software every 15 min starting from 10 am to 3 pm (peak time of solar
radiation) for 5 days and average is taken. The temperature of the panel is
measured using thermocouple (K-type) at four different places and average is
taken. From the observation it is seen that there is constant drop in voltage with
increase in temperature which results in drop in power generated. For this
reason, we built a Arduino based cleaning and cooling system when panel
temperature reaches at 45˚C on that time automatically cooling and cleaning
mechanism starts, and help to improve the efficiency and life of panel.
ADVANTAGES

1) Cost of production is low.


2) No need to purchase heavy machinery.
3) Reduces threat to human life.
4) Manual assistance is not required.
5) Working principle is quiet easy.
6) Portable.
7) Autonomous self-cleaning mechanism that can be attached to solar panels
and operated without human operation.
8) It is easy to construct, low cost and low maintenance.
DISADVANTAGES

1) Ineffective for sticky dust and cannot clean the dust at the corners.
2) The sticky dust need to be removes using hard brush or through
mopping action.
3) Human interference required.
4) Requires complex construction.
REFERENCES
1. S. Santosh Kumar, S. shankar and K. Murthy, "Solar Powered PV Panel
Cleaning Robot," 2020 International Conference on Recent Trends on
Electronics, Information, Communication & Technology (RTEICT),
Bangalore, India, 2020, pp. 169-172,
doi:10.1109/RTEICT49044.2020.9315548.
2. Madhu Manikya Kumar & Dasari Maharshi, “Solar Power Output with
optimum tilt angle using Matlab” IRJET.Vol No.5 Apr-2018.
3. Nair Milind, “Enhancing the efficiency of solar panel using cooling system”
IJERA,Vol.7,No.3,March-2017
4. K.A.Moharam, “Enhancing the performance of photovoltaic panel by water
cooling”, www.elevester.com, 16may-2013.
5. D Revati & E Natrajan, “Enhancing the efficiency of solar panel using Air
cooling”, IJST, Vol.9 Feb-2016.
6. Halim Razali, “Evaluation on cooling effect on solar PV power output using
laminar H2O surface method”,IJRER, Vol.7 No.3,2017.

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