Recently, Guoshen Company successfully launched China’s first 5G intelligent photovoltaic cleaning robot in the Hami Coal Power Company’s Huayuan Power Plant. This initiative aligns with the spirit of the 2025 National Two Sessions, emphasizing tailored solutions for local conditions. The goal is to cultivate new productive forces and establish a model for the application of 5G and industrial internet technologies in the photovoltaic maintenance sector.
The project leverages a 17.9 megawatt distributed photovoltaic system at the Huayuan Power Plant, specifically designed to address the climatic challenges of Northwest China, which include high summer temperatures, low winter temperatures, minimal precipitation, frequent sandstorms, and abundant sunlight year-round. The cleaning device features a self-powered system that is resistant to high and low temperatures, does not require external power, and is free from cumbersome cables.
Additionally, the project includes the development of a photovoltaic maintenance management platform based on data modeling analysis and digital twin technologies. This platform integrates functions like operational monitoring, equipment early warning, power generation prediction, and maintenance control into a smart operating cockpit for photovoltaic power stations.
The robot is equipped with a weather-linked system that detects rainfall and wind speed. Data collected is transmitted via a dedicated 5G network to a front-end server and then aggregated into a hyper-converged platform. Here, operational strategies are computed locally, and control commands are issued to optimize maintenance strategies based on changing weather conditions.
The project is set for trial operation by the end of December 2024, enabling all-weather and frequent cleaning of photovoltaic modules without the need for external water or power sources. The robot is designed to withstand extreme weather conditions and ensures low-cost maintenance operations. Preliminary trial data indicates a 5% to 10% improvement in photovoltaic power generation efficiency under comparable sunlight conditions.
This project has resulted in one patent and one software copyright, along with the publication of a core journal article. It provides new insights for the intelligent cleaning and maintenance of photovoltaic power stations in China’s western desert, gobi, and barren regions, demonstrating significant potential for replication and promotion.
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