MUMBAI, India, Sept. 28 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202611099121 A) filed by Indian Institute Of Technology Roorkee on August 17, 2026, for A Passive Cleaning System For A Photovoltaic Panel And A Method Thereof.

Inventors include Meena, Khushal; Singh, Madhu; Manpreet; Choudhary, Megha; Choudhary, Siddharth; Raj, Harsh; Sarangi, Rabindranath; and Das, Arup Kumar.

The application for the patent was published on September 25, 2026, under issue no. 39/2026.

Abstract: A passive cleaning system (100) and method (200) for a photovoltaic panel includes a photovoltaic panel (102) having an inclined light-receiving surface provided with a hydrophobic coating; a fluid reservoir (104) containing a cleaning fl...