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@article{182157,
        author = {Mr. A. Peniel Winifred Raj and D. Kevin and MR. Mohan Raj and V. Yagesh},
        title = {Solar Panel Cleaning Robot Embedded With Camera Sensor},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2025},
        volume = {12},
        number = {2},
        pages = {1202-1206},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=182157},
        abstract = {The increasing adoption of solar energy systems has created a growing need for efficient and regular maintenance, particularly cleaning. One of the primary challenges affecting solar panel efficiency is the accumulation of dust, dirt, and environmental particles, which can cause a drop in performance of up to 50% within a few weeks. To address this issue, we have designed and built a semi- automated solar panel cleaning robot that provides both mechanical cleaning and basic panel health monitoring. The robot uses a rotating roller brush and a water spray nozzle to clean panel surfaces efficiently. It is manually controlled through the Blynk IoT application via a Wi-Fi-enabled ESP32 module. A Raspberry Pi and Pi Camera module are also included to capture real-time images and perform simple diagnostics like crack detection. This dual-purpose robot provides an affordable, scalable, and effective maintenance solution for small- and medium-scale solar installations.},
        keywords = {},
        month = {July},
        }