摘要 |
<p>Disclosed is a cleaning apparatus which can perform cleaning using effectively surplus power that is irregularly generated due to power generation using natural energy. The cleaning apparatus (10) is provided with: a water tank (T1) which stores a cleaning liquid; a heating unit (11), which heats the cleaning liquid stored in the water tank (T1); a receiving unit (17) which receives surplus power generation notification signals that indicate that the surplus power is generated; a control unit (16), which controls the cleaning liquid to be heated by means of the heating unit (11) when the surplus power generation notification signals are received by the receiving unit (17), said cleaning liquid being stored in the water tank (T1); a heat-insulating hot-water tank (T2), which, at a time when the cleaning is not performed, introduces thereto the cleaning liquid that has been stored in the water tank (T1) and heated by the heating unit (11), and which stores the liquid with heat insulation; and a cleaning nozzle (18), which introduces thereto the stored cleaning liquid in the water tank (T1) or the heat-insulating hot-water tank (T2), and jets the cleaning liquid.</p> |