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06.07.2012

New Robot builds solar power plants

Building open area solar parks is mostly manual work. Identical processes are repeated hundreds of thousands of times, so PV-Kraftwerker have been looking into automation options for some time. At the Intersolar North America exhibition in San Francisco, the company will present "Momo" for the first time in the USA.

The mobile assembly robot named Momo can tackle the whole building process. It is particularly suitable for large area assemblies, where installers face difficult terrain and have to cover large distances. The robot moves to the designated site, supplied with all the necessary photovoltaic modules, assembles the photovoltaic unit and moves on to the next one. Listing the benefits, Eberhard Schulz reckons that "with Momo, hardly any modules suffer breakages, programming eliminates assembly errors and fitters no longer suffer from assembly related injuries." The Managing Director of the PV-Kraftwerker Ltd, based in Germany, believes that this should equate to an 80 percent improvement in efficiency. Maintenance and cleaning work, as well as system removal, could also be carried out in similar fashion.

The gripper system, equipped with sensors, enables the fully automated assembly of modules on substructures in any terrain. A three-dimensional camera, mounted on the gripper or a support tool, captures the complete assembly process of the modules and adjusts any deviation from the defined standard with millimeter accuracy. They may originate from inaccurately drilled holes in the framework or slightly offset substructures in open terrain, for example on difficult ground. Highlighting the level of skill and product knowledge incorporated in his development, Schulz maintains, "Momo can cope with tricky terrain and gradients with great accuracy." Special interface software converts the data captured by the sensors into coordinates which Momo interprets. Gripper and camera are coordinated with each other, so that they quickly and reliably capture the position on the substructures, enabling accurate assembly of each module. Subject to the size of a photovoltaic power generator, this process may be repeated 100,000-times. In the course of the work, the assembly robot can cover up to 70 kilometers per assembly. When removing a photovoltaic power generator, the assembly system operates in reverse order. This enables modules to be reused, as they will be protected from damage. In addition, this unique solution from PV-Kraftwerker enables assembly around the clock, regardless of weather conditions.

Its world premiere Momo had at the Intersolar Europe in Munich a few weeks ago. More than 2,000 people visited the booth of PV-Kraftwerker within the three days of the exhibition. The success was overwhelming so that Momo will have its open-air ground tests at the end of this summer. Schulz is optimistic that after passing the tests Momo is ready for series-production in the course of next year.

Source: http://www.sacbee.com/2012/07/05/4611404/new-robot-builds-solar-power-plants.html




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