US Patent 11611312 Solar panel cleaning apparatus

A solar panel cleaning apparatus includes at least two rails in which a fluid pipe moves over the surface of a solar panel and sprays a fluid onto the surface of the solar panel in order to remove dust, dirt, film and debris. Nozzles are part of the fluid pipe which sprays the fluid on the surface of the solar panel. Each rail includes grooves along a surface of the rail and wheels are propelled along the grooves the rail. A fluid conduit is attached to at least one wheel within one of the rails and is in fluid communication with the fluid pipe. A self-aligning bearing is connected to the wheels to keep the fluid conduit from winding around itself or the wheel. Humidity and wind sensors control the start and stop of a pump.