03/01/2023
We at Vivaan solar undertake the below maintenance techniques with our expert technicians.
Non-Automated Cleaning
In this category, there is negligible use of automation in cleaning modules. Almost the entire activity is carried out through manual labour. Brush or cloth is mostly used to wipe off dirt from the modules. This type is usually used for small scaled roof tops including commercial and residential systems or small scaled power plants in countries where labour is cheap.
Semi-Automated Cleaning
In this category, there is a considerable level of automation utilized to clean PV modules as well as an equally sized manual input. It can be further subdivided into the following categories:
Robotic Cleaning System (Semi-Automated): In this type of cleaning, robots similar to those used in Fully Automated Cleaning may be utilized, however, to clean all the rows of power plant these bots have to be manually shifted from one row to another, or from one end of tracker to the start of the next, or as the case maybe.
Fully Automated Cleaning
This type utilizes Automatic Robotic Cleaning System (ARCS) to get the job done in an efficient and considerably reliable manner. The level of automation is typically higher than in the other two types. Cleaning activity is carried out with the help of cleaning devices called Robots or Bots, which are permanently installed in the power plant on each row. These robots move on the panel edges from one end of the modules' row to the other and back. They are parked or docked at a Docking Station at one side of each row. This type of cleaning, if engineered and manufactured properly, typically should not require any manual labor for the operations of the cleaning process or for the positioning of the devices.