Novasource Power Services
June 2019 - August 2021
⚙️ Engineering
Novasource's robotics arm (formerly part of Sunpower's O&M business, and Greenbotics before that) developed and operated solar panel-cleaning robots until 2023. Novasource continues to exist, but the team I worked with is now disbanded.
Heads-Up Maintenance
Robots flowed through my two workbenches due to hardware failures, software bugs, and electrical issues
Robot Validation
After any fix or change to a robot, 10 cycles on these test panels confirmed its functionality
Solar Site Scouting
Occasionally I was pulled to assess the viability of a contract with solar sites in the area. In this case, the large gaps between panels and the wider arrays meant that our robots would not be a good fit
Additional Projects
The robots need support systems rigged with the correct tools to supply water and power out in the field. I helped revise, develop, and assemble these elements of the support systems, which were later mounted on trucks