EP4211794A4 - CLEANING PROCESSES FOR SOLAR PANELS - Google Patents

CLEANING PROCESSES FOR SOLAR PANELS Download PDF

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Publication number: EP4211794A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: solar panels; cleaning processes; cleaning; processes; solar
Prior art date: 2020-09-08
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Pending

Application number

EP21867378.8A

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German (de)

French (fr)

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EP4211794A1 (en

Inventor

Paul A. STEWART

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Pasco Ventures LLC

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Pasco Ventures LLC

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2020-09-08

Filing date

2021-09-01

Publication date

2024-09-25

2020-09-08 Priority claimed from US17/014,588 external-priority patent/US11411531B2/en

2021-09-01 Application filed by Pasco Ventures LLC filed Critical Pasco Ventures LLC

2023-07-19 Publication of EP4211794A1 publication Critical patent/EP4211794A1/en

2024-09-25 Publication of EP4211794A4 publication Critical patent/EP4211794A4/en

Status Pending legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B08—CLEANING
- B08B—CLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL
- B08B13/00—Accessories or details of general applicability for machines or apparatus for cleaning
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
- F24S—SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS
- F24S40/00—Safety or protection arrangements of solar heat collectors; Preventing malfunction of solar heat collectors
- F24S40/20—Cleaning; Removing snow
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
- H02S—GENERATION OF ELECTRIC POWER BY CONVERSION OF INFRARED RADIATION, VISIBLE LIGHT OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, e.g. USING PHOTOVOLTAIC [PV] MODULES
- H02S40/00—Components or accessories in combination with PV modules, not provided for in groups H02S10/00 - H02S30/00
- H02S40/10—Cleaning arrangements
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
- H02S—GENERATION OF ELECTRIC POWER BY CONVERSION OF INFRARED RADIATION, VISIBLE LIGHT OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, e.g. USING PHOTOVOLTAIC [PV] MODULES
- H02S40/00—Components or accessories in combination with PV modules, not provided for in groups H02S10/00 - H02S30/00
- H02S40/10—Cleaning arrangements
- H02S40/12—Means for removing snow
- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
- Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
- Y02E10/40—Solar thermal energy, e.g. solar towers
- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
- Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
- Y02E10/50—Photovoltaic [PV] energy

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Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
Sustainable Development (AREA)
Sustainable Energy (AREA)
Thermal Sciences (AREA)
Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Photovoltaic Devices (AREA)
Cleaning In General (AREA)
Cleaning By Liquid Or Steam (AREA)
Cleaning And De-Greasing Of Metallic Materials By Chemical Methods (AREA)

EP21867378.8A 2020-09-08 2021-09-01 CLEANING PROCESSES FOR SOLAR PANELS Pending EP4211794A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US17/014,588 US11411531B2 (en)	2019-04-17	2020-09-08	Cleaning method for solar panels
PCT/US2021/048662 WO2022055768A1 (en)	2020-09-08	2021-09-01	Cleaning methods for solar panels

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP4211794A1 EP4211794A1 (en)	2023-07-19
EP4211794A4 true EP4211794A4 (en)	2024-09-25

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Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP21867378.8A Pending EP4211794A4 (en)	2020-09-08	2021-09-01	CLEANING PROCESSES FOR SOLAR PANELS

Country Status (8)

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EP (1)	EP4211794A4 (en)
JP (1)	JP2023540132A (en)
CN (1)	CN116348213A (en)
AU (1)	AU2021338604A1 (en)
CA (1)	CA3191720A1 (en)
MX (1)	MX2023002725A (en)
SA (1)	SA523442872B1 (en)
WO (1)	WO2022055768A1 (en)

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2021
- 2021-09-01 EP EP21867378.8A patent/EP4211794A4/en active Pending
- 2021-09-01 MX MX2023002725A patent/MX2023002725A/en unknown
- 2021-09-01 CA CA3191720A patent/CA3191720A1/en active Pending
- 2021-09-01 CN CN202180072707.1A patent/CN116348213A/en active Pending
- 2021-09-01 AU AU2021338604A patent/AU2021338604A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2021-09-01 JP JP2023515356A patent/JP2023540132A/en active Pending
- 2021-09-01 WO PCT/US2021/048662 patent/WO2022055768A1/en not_active Ceased
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US20150114450A1 (en) *	2010-01-29	2015-04-30	Volotek Sa	Intelligent & self-cleaning solar panels

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CN116348213A (en)	2023-06-27
CA3191720A1 (en)	2022-03-17
SA523442872B1 (en)	2024-07-16
JP2023540132A (en)	2023-09-21
EP4211794A1 (en)	2023-07-19
MX2023002725A (en)	2023-05-08
AU2021338604A1 (en)	2023-04-20
WO2022055768A1 (en)	2022-03-17

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