Systems and methods for sunshade adjustment

A method of controlling positioning of a sunshade of a heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system, comprising:

• monitoring, via one or more sensors, a solar position and a sunshade position;
• generating, via a controller, solar position data based on the monitored solar position and sunshade position data based on the monitored sunshade position;
• and
• instructing, via the controller, a motor to adjust a position of a frame of the sunshade based on the solar position data, a relative position of an HVAC component of the HVAC system, and the sunshade position data to either shield the HVAC component from solar rays or to expose the HVAC component to solar rays, based on an operating condition of the HVAC component, wherein a plurality of blades are coupled to the frame, each blade of the plurality of blades configured to rotate around an axis through a center of each blade of the plurality of blades relative to the frame.

A sunshade system of a heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system, comprising:

• a frame configured to move in at least one degree of freedom relative to an HVAC component of the HVAC system;
• a plurality of blades coupled to the frame, wherein each blade of the plurality of blades is configured to rotate relative to the frame;
• a first actuator configured to adjust a position of the frame;
• a second actuator configured to rotate the plurality of blades relative to the frame;
• a sensor configured to monitor a solar position and generate solar position data based on the monitored solar position;
• and
• a controller communicatively coupled to the first actuator and the second actuator, wherein the controller is configured to:
• receive the solar position data from the sensor;
• instruct the first actuator to adjust the position of the frame based on the solar position data and a position of the HVAC component;
• and
• instruct the second actuator to rotate the plurality of blades relative to the frame based on the solar position data and a relative position of the HVAC component to either shield the HVAC component from solar rays or to expose the HVAC component to solar rays, based on an operating condition of the HVAC component.