Piezoelectric Solar Panels

5 came up with a linear piezoelectric actuator based solar panel cleaning mechanism with minimum gears which reduced load on the surface of the panels but it was a complex system.

Piezoelectric solar panels.

This device will generate energy using piezoelectric sensors and solar panels and store it in a battery and the stored energy can be used accordingly for various applications. Schematic and energy band diagram of a a general nanowire piezoelectric solar cell fabricated using a p n junction structure. A piezoelectric actuator linearly moving on a guide is employed to drive a wiper fixed on the actuator. A linear piezoelectric actuator based solar panel cleaning system is proposed in order to make a solar panel operate at the best power generation state while the solar panel is used in dusty environment.

The flexible composite cantilever used for solar and piezoelectric energy harvesting with its battery layers has the approximate dimensions of 93 mm 25 mm 1 5 mm under clamped conditions while the teg has the dimensions of 30 5 mm 33 mm 4 1 mm.