Design and Fabrication of an Automated Water-Jet Robot for PV Panel Cleaning Using an Arduino-Assisted HC-05 Bluetooth Module

In the current scenario, renewable energy resources play a vital role in developing countries. Photovoltaic panel-based power plants have great significance for the production of electrical energy, due to automated transitions, easy interaction, and low maintenance costs. The energy-production effic...

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Main Authors: Ramisetty Umamaheswari, Yeluri Sai Sanjana, Guntreddi Ritendra Kumar, Rayapureddi Dileep Naidu, Appana Sai Shashank, Eti Venkata Sai Shashank, Navara Pavan Manikanta Srinivasa Rao
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author Ramisetty Umamaheswari
Yeluri Sai Sanjana
Guntreddi Ritendra Kumar
Rayapureddi Dileep Naidu
Appana Sai Shashank
Eti Venkata Sai Shashank
Navara Pavan Manikanta Srinivasa Rao
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description In the current scenario, renewable energy resources play a vital role in developing countries. Photovoltaic panel-based power plants have great significance for the production of electrical energy, due to automated transitions, easy interaction, and low maintenance costs. The energy-production efficiency depends on various factors and environmental effects. The formulation of a thin layer of dust particles on solar panels diminishes their energy-production capacity due to the limiting of heat transfer to the semiconducting materials. The current paper deals with the design and fabrication of an automated water-jet-assisted robot used to clean the dust particle layer and bird droppings on PV panels. In the water-jet-assisted cleaning robot, there is a two-brush mechanism that works in concert with the rover’s movement. A Bluetooth communication system plays a vital role by controlling the rover; this approach offers a perspective on a rover constructed with an Arduino-UNO micro-controller, along with an HC-05 Bluetooth sensor.
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spelling doaj-art-85eeacb8f89340ef99c52d53ad9e98d42025-08-20T01:55:27ZengMDPI AGEngineering Proceedings2673-45912024-08-016614110.3390/engproc2024066041Design and Fabrication of an Automated Water-Jet Robot for PV Panel Cleaning Using an Arduino-Assisted HC-05 Bluetooth ModuleRamisetty Umamaheswari0Yeluri Sai Sanjana1Guntreddi Ritendra Kumar2Rayapureddi Dileep Naidu3Appana Sai Shashank4Eti Venkata Sai Shashank5Navara Pavan Manikanta Srinivasa Rao6Department of Electronics and Computer Engineering, Vignan’s Institute of Information Technology, Visakhapatnam 530049, IndiaDepartment of Electronics and Computer Engineering, Vignan’s Institute of Information Technology, Visakhapatnam 530049, IndiaDepartment of Electronics and Computer Engineering, Vignan’s Institute of Information Technology, Visakhapatnam 530049, IndiaDepartment of Electronics and Computer Engineering, Vignan’s Institute of Information Technology, Visakhapatnam 530049, IndiaDepartment of Electronics and Computer Engineering, Vignan’s Institute of Information Technology, Visakhapatnam 530049, IndiaDepartment of Electronics and Computer Engineering, Vignan’s Institute of Information Technology, Visakhapatnam 530049, IndiaDepartment of Electronics and Computer Engineering, Vignan’s Institute of Information Technology, Visakhapatnam 530049, IndiaIn the current scenario, renewable energy resources play a vital role in developing countries. Photovoltaic panel-based power plants have great significance for the production of electrical energy, due to automated transitions, easy interaction, and low maintenance costs. The energy-production efficiency depends on various factors and environmental effects. The formulation of a thin layer of dust particles on solar panels diminishes their energy-production capacity due to the limiting of heat transfer to the semiconducting materials. The current paper deals with the design and fabrication of an automated water-jet-assisted robot used to clean the dust particle layer and bird droppings on PV panels. In the water-jet-assisted cleaning robot, there is a two-brush mechanism that works in concert with the rover’s movement. A Bluetooth communication system plays a vital role by controlling the rover; this approach offers a perspective on a rover constructed with an Arduino-UNO micro-controller, along with an HC-05 Bluetooth sensor.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4591/66/1/41Arduino UNOHC-05 Bluetooth sensorPV panelbrushless DC motor
spellingShingle Ramisetty Umamaheswari
Yeluri Sai Sanjana
Guntreddi Ritendra Kumar
Rayapureddi Dileep Naidu
Appana Sai Shashank
Eti Venkata Sai Shashank
Navara Pavan Manikanta Srinivasa Rao
Design and Fabrication of an Automated Water-Jet Robot for PV Panel Cleaning Using an Arduino-Assisted HC-05 Bluetooth Module
Engineering Proceedings
Arduino UNO
HC-05 Bluetooth sensor
PV panel
brushless DC motor
title Design and Fabrication of an Automated Water-Jet Robot for PV Panel Cleaning Using an Arduino-Assisted HC-05 Bluetooth Module
title_full Design and Fabrication of an Automated Water-Jet Robot for PV Panel Cleaning Using an Arduino-Assisted HC-05 Bluetooth Module
title_fullStr Design and Fabrication of an Automated Water-Jet Robot for PV Panel Cleaning Using an Arduino-Assisted HC-05 Bluetooth Module
title_full_unstemmed Design and Fabrication of an Automated Water-Jet Robot for PV Panel Cleaning Using an Arduino-Assisted HC-05 Bluetooth Module
title_short Design and Fabrication of an Automated Water-Jet Robot for PV Panel Cleaning Using an Arduino-Assisted HC-05 Bluetooth Module
title_sort design and fabrication of an automated water jet robot for pv panel cleaning using an arduino assisted hc 05 bluetooth module
topic Arduino UNO
HC-05 Bluetooth sensor
PV panel
brushless DC motor
url https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4591/66/1/41
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