French company AX Solar Robot has unveiled two battery-less hydraulic cleaning solutions for ground-mounted photovoltaic power plants.It also distributes a modular cleaning solution for battery-operated solar roofs.The WetSlider PV robot cleanerAccording to pv magazine InternationalAX Solar Robot, a French specialist in PV panel cleaning, offers two new hydraulic solutions for ground-mounted solar power plants.“They are based on 100% mechanical and hydraulic technology.The water is pressurized using a pump, which allows our customers to run the robot all day without having to change batteries, as is the case with other robots offered on the market, explained Grégoire Demeestere, head of development at AX Solar Robot, to pv magazine.The fact that this solution is 100% mechanical greatly facilitates maintenance and logistics.»The WetSlider, which was first presented at Intersolar Europe in October 2021, is designed to clean 1-axis solar trackers.According to the company, thanks to its tilting capability of +/- 50 degrees, there is no need to interrupt tracing while cleaning.Its driving wheels can be manually adjusted to the exact dimension of the frames of the solar modules, and thus adapt to heights of 1.570 mm to 2.130 mm.The robot measures 2610mm x 725mm x 335mm for a 2150mm brush and weighs 51kg.Its hydraulic motor operates at a minimum pressure of 60 bar and consumes 0.25 liters of water per m² at a standard cleaning speed of 18.85 m per minute.“The solution allows efficient cleaning on rows up to 450 m long, and to connect two robots in parallel to the same pump, specifies the company.This represents a cleaning capacity of up to 3 MW per day, without being limited by a battery, for 24 hour operation”.The WetSlider XL completes the company's range: this robot can clean tables with a length of up to 6.5 m.Its patent pending architecture allows the brush system to move vertically along tables.According to the company, this product will be available on the market by the end of 2022.“This solution provides more flexibility thanks to a unique double adaptation, added Grégoire Demeestere.It is possible to adapt the robot to the size of the panel, and to adapt a second sliding frame to the size of the table.Thus, a single tool can clean different PV installations with the same size brush, while avoiding degradation of the terrain and simplifying logistics compared to on-board systems on vehicles.»Both versions of the robot are manufactured by the company in Lille, France, and are distributed worldwide.In addition, AX Solar Robot is the sole distributor in France of the new hyCLEANER solarROBOT, developed by the German company TG hyLIFT.This modular, battery-operated cleaning solution features an auto-run feature and a power steering system.It is suitable for rooftop and carport, ground and floating installations.With dimensions of 575 mm x 685 mm x 270 mm, the robot can be used on slopes between 0 and 45 degrees.Powered by a 36V ion battery, for a maximum of 42V, it boasts a cleaning capacity of 1100-2400 m² per hour.Translation by Christelle Taureau.This content is copyrighted and you may not reuse it without permission.If you wish to collaborate with us and reuse our content, please contact our editorial team at the following address: editors@pv-magazine.com.Please pay attention to our community charter.Your email address will not be published.Mandatory fields are marked with *Save my name, email and site in the browser for my next comment.By submitting this form you agree that pv magazine will use your data for the purpose of publishing your comment.Your personal data will only be disclosed or transmitted to third parties for spam filter purposes or if necessary for the technical maintenance of the website.A transfer of your data to third parties for any other reason can only take place if it is justified by data protection legislation, or if pv magazine is legally obliged to do so.You can revoke this consent at any time with future effect, in which case your personal data will be deleted immediately.Otherwise, your data will be deleted once pv magazine has processed your request or when the purpose of data storage has been fulfilled.For more information on data privacy, please see our Data Protection Policy.Legal notice Terms and conditions Privacy policy © pv magazine 2022This website uses cookies to anonymously count visitor numbers.To find out more, please see our Data Protection Policy.×The cookie settings on this website are set to "allow cookies" to give you the best browsing experience possible.If you continue to use this website without changing your cookie settings or you click "Accept" below then you are consenting to this.