Solar tracker and related methods, devices, and systems

A method for operating a solar tracker having a tracker assembly, one or more motors coupled to the assembly, and tracker electronics operably coupled to the motors, the method comprising:

• providing control signals to the motors to control an orientation of a photovoltaic array;
• receiving status information form one or more sensors configured to measure at least one of ambient, operating, and performance conditions local to the tracker electronics;
• and
• modifying the control signals based, at least in part, on the status information;
• and
• communicating, via the tracker electronics, at least a portion of the status information over a cellular communication via a cellular link.

A method for operating a node manager device, comprising:

• applying one or more rules that dictate, at least in part, operation of a controller device operably coupled to a node in a power distribution network;
• acquiring information associated with at least one of ambient, operating, and performance conditions at the node;
• deriving analytics based on the acquired information;
• and
• modifying at least one of the rules based on the derived analytics.

A system, comprising:

• a remote computer device;
• and
• a power distribution node in communication with the remote computer device over a computer network, the power distribution node including a node manager configured to—
• receive first electrical power from a first power source via a power distribution network,
• receive second electrical power from a second power source independent of the distribution network,
• power an electrical load with a portion of the first electrical power and/or the second electrical power, and
• provide status information to the remote computer device, wherein the status information includes at least one of—
• signal condition of the first electrical power at the node,
• power level of the first electrical power, and
• power level of the second electrical power.