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What they did is explained here, the process is quite involved: > Each of the 400,000 installed panels required one litre of water to clean. A 15 days cleaning
by dmix 5y ago
What they did is explained here, the process is quite involved:
> Each of the 400,000 installed panels required one litre of water to clean. A 15 days cleaning cycle required 124 million litres of water (enough to sustain 9000 people) while rain in the Cholistan desert is rare and far between. Providing such huge amount of water in desert terrain, became a challenging and daunting task for management team. Besides, the manual cleaning methods allowed setting of dust before it was re-cleaned.
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- drpyser22 5y agoWhy is it not a good idea to use pressured air jets attached to each panel? Is the energy required for quick pressured air burst significant?
- robinsoh 5y agoImagine silica dust landed on your lenses. Pressured air on that dust. Scratches.
- justin66 5y agoEvery day they're using 20.7 litres of water to keep a single panel clean. It's an interesting problem, but I'm certain there's a better way if one were willing to develop better automation.