Maintenance and operation of a window shade system

A motorized window shade system comprising:

• a shade tube in a pocket, wherein the pocket includes a first wall that is attached to a first end of the shade tube and a second wall that is attached to a second end of the shade tube;
• a window shade attached to the shade tube;
• a motor inside the pocket and configured to rotate the shade tube to cause the window shade to at least partially cover a window;
• an internal temperature sensor located inside the motor that is inside the pocket, wherein the internal temperature sensor measures a first temperature of the motor that is inside the pocket;
• an external temperature sensor located inside the pocket and outside of the motor, wherein the external temperature sensor measures a second temperature of the pocket based on heat gain from solar radiation that enters a space between the window shade and the window, wherein the heat gain rises from the space between the window shade and the window and into the pocket;
• a controller that compares the first temperature to the second temperature to obtain a difference;
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• the controller adjusts a mode of the system from an override mode to an automated mode, in response to the difference between the first temperature and the second temperature of the pocket based on the heat gain from the solar radiation that enters the space between the window shade and the window exceeding a threshold.