Ideas for a solar panel cleaner |
Ideas for a solar panel cleaner |
May 22 2008, 05:55 PM
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Director of Galilean Photography Group: Members Posts: 896 Joined: 15-July 04 From: Austin, TX Member No.: 93 |
Just had an idea for a solar panel cleaner. Place a small, black tank on top of the deck. At the bottom of the tank is a one-way valve pointing into the tank. At the side of the tank is a pressure-relief valve tied to the dust removal tubes.
This removes the need for storing a gas for the cleaning, as well as any need for a pump. Ready...Set...Rip 'er apart! -------------------- Space Enthusiast Richard Hendricks
-- "The engineers, as usual, made a tremendous fuss. Again as usual, they did the job in half the time they had dismissed as being absolutely impossible." --Rescue Party, Arthur C Clarke Mother Nature is the final inspector of all quality. |
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May 27 2008, 03:15 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 279 Joined: 19-August 07 Member No.: 3299 |
The Earth polar zone is very windy. I don't know if it applies the same to Mars' polar? Any way, Phoenix is programmed to have a short live and will be closed by the end of spring which is the session of low Tau factor (Atmosphere not so dusty as the ones in the summer times).
Any techniques to keep the solar panels clean s only worth when it will be living all round year as does the MER-x robots. Hence its design is according to the Phoenix mission objectives of 3 months (by the end of August). Well, let us see if anything goes so well and its mission might be extended. |
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