Method and system for optimizing the configuration of a solar power system

An electronic device for configuring a solar power system, comprising:

• a processing unit coupled memory and configured to:
• identify a plurality of vertices from at least one physical obstruction preventing an installation of at least one solar module on the target surface, wherein each one of the plurality of identified vertices is one alignment point of a plurality of alignment points;
• identify a plurality of alignment axes, wherein each one of the plurality of identified alignment axes passes through one of the plurality of alignment points;
• select one alignment axis from the plurality of identified alignment axes;
• project a plurality of spans onto the target surface, such that each one of the plurality of projected spans is without at least one physical obstruction and parallel to the selected alignment axis;
• and
• populate each one of the plurality of projected spans with a set of solar modules.

A non-transitory processor-readable medium storing instructions for configuring a solar power system that, when executed by a processing unit, performs the steps of:

• identifying a plurality of vertices from at least one physical obstruction preventing an installation of at least one solar module on the target surface, wherein each one of the plurality of identified vertices is one alignment point of a plurality of alignment points;
• identifying a plurality of alignment axes, wherein each one of the plurality of identified alignment axes passes through one of the plurality of alignment points;
• selecting a plurality of alignment axes from the plurality of identified alignment axes;
• projecting a plurality of first spans onto the target surface, such that each one of the plurality of first projected spans is without at least one physical obstruction and parallel to a first selected alignment axis of the plurality of selected alignment axes;
• projecting a plurality of second spans onto the target surface, such that each one of the plurality of second projected spans is without at least one physical obstruction and parallel to a second selected alignment axis of the plurality of selected alignment axes;
• populating each one of the plurality of first projected spans with a first set of solar modules;
• and
• populating each one of the plurality of second projected spans with a second set of solar modules.

An electronic device for configuring a solar power system, comprising:

• a processing unit coupled memory and configured to:
• identify a plurality of vertices from at least one physical obstruction preventing an installation of at least one solar module on the target surface, wherein each one of the plurality of identified vertices is one alignment point of a plurality of alignment points;
• identify a plurality of alignment axes, wherein each one of the plurality of identified alignment axes passes through one of the plurality of alignment points;
• select a plurality of alignment axes from the plurality of identified alignment axes;
• project a plurality of first spans onto the target surface, such that each one of the plurality of first projected spans is without at least one physical obstruction and parallel to a first selected alignment axis of the plurality of selected alignment axes;
• project a plurality of second spans onto the target surface, such that each one of the plurality of second projected spans is without at least one physical obstruction and parallel to a second selected alignment axis of the plurality of selected alignment axes;
• populate each one of the plurality of first projected spans with a first set of solar modules;
• and
• populate each one of the plurality of second projected spans with a second set of solar modules.

A non-transitory processor-readable medium storing instructions for configuring a solar power system that, when executed by a processing unit, performs the steps of:

• identifying a plurality of vertices from at least one physical obstruction preventing an installation of at least one solar module on the target surface, wherein each one of the plurality of identified vertices is one alignment point of a plurality of alignment points;
• identifying a plurality of alignment axes, wherein each one of the plurality of identified alignment axes passes through one of the plurality of alignment points;
• selecting one alignment axis from the plurality of identified alignment axes;
• projecting a row or a column traversing the target surface and parallel to the selected alignment axis,
• identifying at least one obstruction in the projected row or the projected column;
• identifying at least one span of the projected row or the projected column, wherein each identified span is a portion of the projected row or the projected column without a physical obstruction;
• and
• populating each identified span with a set of solar modules in a portrait orientation or a landscape orientation.

An electronic device for configuring a solar power system, comprising:

• a processing unit coupled memory and configured to:
• identify a plurality of vertices from at least one physical obstruction preventing an installation of at least one solar module on the target surface, wherein each one of the plurality of identified vertices is one alignment point of a plurality of alignment points;
• identify a plurality of alignment axes, wherein each one of the plurality of identified alignment axes passes through one of the plurality of alignment points;
• select one alignment axis from the plurality of identified alignment axes;
• project a row or a column traversing the target surface and parallel to the selected alignment axis,
• identify at least one obstruction in the projected row or the projected column;
• identify at least one span of the projected row or the projected column, wherein each identified span is a portion of the projected row or the projected column without a physical obstruction and parallel to the selected alignment axis;
• and
• populate each identified span with a set of solar modules in a portrait orientation or a landscape orientation.