Autonomous Winter Solar Panel

The panel includes at least one energy transfer member associated with the solar panel.

Autonomous winter solar panel. A sensor is in communication with the energy transfer member. A common myth is that solar panels do not work during winter. Let the sunshine in. The white snow can also reflect light and help improve pv performance.

The technology ensures maximum photo voltaic efficiency in areas snow and ice would normally reduce or negate solar energy output. Solar panel awsp is an autonomous system which removes winter precipitation from photo voltaic panels allowing them to operate efficiently in all conditions where frozen precipitation may accumulate. Tests done on solar panels in arid regions show that the dust accumulated in six months can cause a massive 40 decrease in efficiency. An average day of solar generation in winter.

Autonomous cleaning and inspection of solar power installations. If every day was like this i d get 120 kwh for the month which is pretty exactly what my 5 year. Blizzard solar is an international firm specializing in the development of autonomous cleaning technologies for the solar farm utility scale solar projects and residential solar industry. It doesn t snow every day and most days my solar panels are clean.

Winter will only hurt solar production if the panels are covered with snow. Duramat researchers are investigating how a variety of materials used in the packaging and mounting of pv components perform in different climates. Disclosed herein is an autonomous solar panel for use in winter conditions. The sun rises at 8 am and sets at 4 pm.

A power supply is connected to the energy transfer member. Interestingly the cold temperature will typically improve solar panel output. The system which can be can be integrated into manufacturers panel design senses the presence of winter precipitation on the panel. Us20140041713a1 us13 507 958 us201213507958a us2014041713a1 us 20140041713 a1 us20140041713 a1 us 20140041713a1 us 201213507958 a us201213507958 a us 201213507958a us 2014041713 a.

The anti soiling properties of snow inherently make solar panels cleaner and able to reach higher efficiencies. Here in buffalo an average day in winter is just grey. The goal of each blizzard solar technology is to maximize the efficiency of solar power output in all weather conditions and further eliminate the need for costly cleaning methods currently being used in the industry today. The autonomous winter solar panel or awsp lets modules operate efficiently in all conditions.

It then uses a minimal amount of stored panel energy to clear the panel of the snow frost sleet and ice. Researchers found that even a fine layer of dust can be enough to cause efficiency to drop by 10. Sunshot is exploring other ways to help pv panels withstand the elements of winter through our support of the duramat consortium led by the national renewable energy laboratory.