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CLEANING SYSTEM FOR CLEANING PARABOLIC TROUGH COLLECTOR PLANTS AND CLEANING METHOD USING SAID SYSTEM

  • US 20130284207A1
  • Filed: 02/14/2012
  • Published: 10/31/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/18/2011
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A cleaning system for cleaning parabolic trough collector plants comprising a plurality of cleaning vehicles moving along the plant cleaning the parabolic trough collectors, each of these cleaning vehicles comprisinga chassis, in which there are arrangeda moving means for the cleaning vehicle,a cleaning means for cleaning the parabolic trough collectors, andan operating means for operating the cleaning means, which position said cleaning means on the surface of the parabolic trough collectors to be cleaned, and move said cleaning means cleaning the collectors, wherein:

  • the cleaning vehicles are autonomous and independent of one another, additionally comprising in their chassis a navigation means for guiding and steering the cleaning vehicle in its movement along the parabolic trough collector plant, and which in turn comprisea relative navigation system, havingan inertial unit, anda plurality of distance sensors which measures the distance of the cleaning vehicle to the parabolic trough collector,an absolute navigation system having a GPS positioning sub-system,and the cleaning vehicles comprise a control system integrating and controlling the cleaning means, the operating means for operating said cleaning means, the moving means and the navigation means for moving the cleaning vehicles and cleaning the parabolic trough collectors.

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