Robots and automation can help unload and place solar panels into racks at large utility-scale facilities. Outside, autonomous robotic technology can help to build solar fields more efficiently.
Fremont, CA: As the world grapples with lowering oil supplies and the requirement to lower carbon emissions, upsetting technology like robots and automation can play a critical role in expanding renewable energy. Based on current applications and research, robotics and automation can optimize the processes involved in renewable energy generation, notably for solar energy sources, creating large productivity and cost savings.
Solar Panel Placement
Robots and automation can help unload and place solar panels into racks at large utility-scale locations. Assembling solar fields can be made more organized thanks to outside, autonomous robotic technology. Also, because of the sensitive nature of solar cells and wafers, high-speed impact robots are more suitable and softer than manual handling, following in higher throughputs with a higher return. Robots guide, rather than replace, solar installation crews, allowing utility-scale contractors to minimize iterative jobs, enhance productivity, increases worker safety, and make more MegaWatt-hours faster.
Maintenance and Cleaning of Solar Panel
High-priority jobs, such as clearing clouds of dust from solar cells, can be automated with the support of self-cleaning robots; otherwise, it could be dangerous for humans. Dust removal is crucial in high-dust-density countries such as the Middle East to reduce incident luminosity on the panel and assure the solar panels produce maximum power output and energy yield. In addition, a water-free self-cleaning technology can save billions of liters of water throughout the life of a plant in arid climates.
Solar Power Systems Manufacturing
Compared to human participation, robots in the PV manufacturing process contribute substantially due to their potential to identify lower costs while improving precision and accuracy. As a result, manufacturers may use robots and automation to make smarter and faster production decisions, increase precision, lower production costs, and boost productivity. Silicon ingots, solar cells, silicon modules, and silicon wafers are just a few examples of fragile components manufactured with high precision using robotic automation.
