MUMBAI, India, Sept. 28 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641111745 A) filed by Mahendra College Of Engineering Autonomous on September 17, 2026, for Autonomous Solar Panel Maintenance And Weather-Adaptive Tracking Robot With Intelligent Control.
Inventors include Dr. V. Ponniyinselvan; Mrs. K. Jayanthi; Sabari G; Sanjayraj M; Velmurugan M; Perarasu S; Vigneshwaran A; Sathish S; Praveen M; and Sathiyamoorthi S.
The application for the patent was published on September 25, 2026, under issue no. 39/2026.
Abstract: [049] The present invention discloses an autonomous solar panel maintenance and weather-adaptive tracking robot system integrating a mobile maintenance platform, photovoltaic tracking actuator, environmental and panel-condition sensors, and an intelligent controller. The controller fuses weather, irradiance, electrical, optical, thermal, positional, and maintenance-history information to generate zone-specific condition states and to select tracking and maintenance actions. A suspected contaminated zone can receive a limited verification cleaning, after which normalized panel response is evaluated to distinguish recoverable soiling from a probable electrical, thermal, or structural fault. The tracking orientation is adaptively selectable for energy harvesting, wind stowing, rain-assisted cleaning, thermal protection, or robot maintenance access. Maintenance tasks are prioritized according to predicted recoverable energy, weather, travel cost, available robot energy, and safety constraints. Dynamic return-to-dock reserve, local obstacle response, selective cleaning modality, variable cleaning pressure, and predictive condition history enable autonomous operation with reduced unnecessary cleaning and improved fault discrimination. Accompanied Drawing [FIGS. 1-2].
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