MUMBAI, India, May 29 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641063984 A) filed by Mohanprabu Mylsamy; Mrs. Sarita Santaji Shinde; Dr. Shailendra Kumar Bohidar; Mr. Jayaprakash Venugopal; Dr. S. Ganesan; Dr. M. Anish; and Dr. R. Premanand, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, on May 20, for 'an adaptive mechanical mounting system for self-cleaning solar photovoltaic panels.'
Inventor(s) include Mohanprabu Mylsamy; Mrs. Sarita Santaji Shinde; Dr. Shailendra Kumar Bohidar; Mr. Jayaprakash Venugopal; Dr. S. Ganesan; Dr. M. Anish; and Dr. R. Premanand.
The application for the patent was published on May 29, under issue no. 22/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present invention relates to an adaptive mechanical mounting system for self-cleaning solar photovoltaic panels. The system comprises a base support assembly, an adaptive tilting frame, a panel holding frame, a guided cleaning carriage and a mechanical drive coupling. The adaptive tilting frame supports at least one photovoltaic panel and is movable between an energy-harvesting orientation and a cleaning orientation. The guided cleaning carriage travels across the exposed surface of the photovoltaic panel along guide rails and includes a non-abrasive cleaning member for removing dust, particulate deposits and surface contaminants. The mechanical drive coupling converts angular movement of the tilting frame into cleaning carriage movement by a cam, linkage, pulley-cable, rack-and-pinion or equivalent mechanical arrangement. A locking mechanism holds the panel at selected angular positions, while a debris discharge channel removes loosened contaminants from the panel surface. The invention reduces manual cleaning, minimizes water usage and improves photovoltaic energy generation efficiency."
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