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US 2011/0079266 A1Published application
Intelligent Solar Energy Collection System with a Dedicated Control Device
OwnerYang Paninventor
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A solar energy collection system is disclosed. The system comprises a plurality of solar panels and a control device. The panel further comprises a plurality of solar modules, a supporting, pivoting and tilting mechanism, a controller and a short range communication unit. The control device further comprises an orientation detector for determining the optimized orientation of a panel towards the sun for receiving maximum sun radiation. According to one of the embodiments of the present invention, the orientation detector is an illumination detector on a top surface of a panel controlled by a pivoting and tilting mechanism of the control device. The control device further comprises a communication unit. The communication units from the solar panels and from the control device form an ad hoc communication network. The optimized orientation determined by the control device may be transmitted to the solar panels through the ad hoc communication network. The control device may also communicate with a server connected to an existing communication network such as the Internet.
A solar energy collection system comprising:
A control device of a solar energy collection system comprising:
A method of generating the highest electrical power from a solar energy collection system comprising a plurality of solar panels and a control device, wherein the solar panel and the control device further including a communication unit, the method comprising:
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