# US 2017/0288606 A1 · Measurement system, control device, method of controlling measurement system, and program > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2017/0288606 A1 - Document ID: US20170288606A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/451,825 - Filed: 2017-03-07 - Published: 2017-10-05 - Earliest claimed: 2016-03-29 - Assignees: Seiko Epson Corporation - Applicants: Seiko Epson Corporation - Inventors: Kazuyoshi TAKEDA - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20170288606A1 ## CPC - H02S 50/00: Monitoring or testing of PV systems, e.g. load balancing or fault identification - H02S 20/10: Supporting structures directly fixed to the ground (H02S20/30 takes precedence) - H02S 20/32: specially adapted for solar tracking - H02S 40/38: Energy storage means, e.g. batteries, structurally associated with PV modules - H02S 50/15: using optical means, e.g. using electroluminescence - Y02E 10/50: Photovoltaic [PV] energy - Y02E 70/30: Systems combining energy storage with energy generation of non-fossil origin - H02S: GENERATION OF ELECTRIC POWER BY CONVERSION OF INFRARED RADIATION, VISIBLE LIGHT OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, e.g. USING PHOTOVOLTAIC [PV] MODULES (obtaining electrical energy from radioactive sources G21H1/12; light sensitive inorganic semiconductor devices H10F; light sensitive organic semiconductor devices H10K30/00; thermoelectric devices H10N10/00; pyroelectric devices H10N15/00) - Y02E: REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION ## Abstract A measurement system includes a solar panel, a support which supports a position of the solar panel in a changeable manner, a battery which stores electric power from the solar panel, a sensor which detects a state of a structure based on electric power from the solar panel, and a processing unit which performs processing based on sensor information from the sensor. The position of the solar panel supported by the support is different in a first predetermined period and a second predetermined period. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A measurement system comprising: a solar panel; a support which supports a position of the solar panel in a changeable manner; a battery which stores electric power from the solar panel; a sensor which detects a state of a structure based on electric power from the solar panel; and a processing unit which performs processing based on sensor information from the sensor, wherein the position of the solar panel supported by the support is different in a first predetermined period and a second predetermined period different from the first predetermined period. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The measurement system according to claim 1, wherein, in the first predetermined period, the processing unit sets the position of the solar panel to a first position, and in the second predetermined period, the processing unit sets the position of the solar panel to a second position different from the first position. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The measurement system according to claim 1, wherein the position of the solar panel is a position set based on obstacle information around the solar panel. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The measurement system according to claim 3, wherein the obstacle information is information representing a state of trees around the solar panel. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The measurement system according to claim 3, wherein the processing unit controls the position of the solar panel based on information relating to the position of the solar panel set based on the obstacle information or information relating to the position of the solar panel determined based on the obstacle information. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The measurement system according to claim 1, further comprising: a storage unit which stores positional information as information capable of uniquely determining the position of the solar panel, wherein the processing unit controls the position of the solar panel based on the positional information from the storage unit. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The measurement system according to claim 1, further comprising: a communication unit which receives positional information as information capable of uniquely determining the position of the solar panel from an external apparatus, wherein the processing unit controls the position of the solar panel based on the positional information received by the communication unit. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The measurement system according to claim 1, wherein the support supports at least one of a position in a vertical direction or a position in a horizontal direction of the solar panel in a changeable manner. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The measurement system according to claim 8, wherein the support includes an arm to which the solar panel is fixed, and the processing unit drives the arm to change at least one of the position in the vertical direction or the position in the horizontal direction of the solar panel. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The measurement system according to claim 9, wherein the support includes a guide shaft in which a direction along the vertical direction is a longitudinal direction, and the arm is configured to perform at least one of movement in the longitudinal direction of the guide shaft or rotation around the guide shaft. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The measurement system according to claim 1, further comprising: a power supply unit which supplies electric power based on natural energy different from sunlight, wherein the processing unit controls the position of the solar panel based on electric power from the power supply unit. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The measurement system according to claim 1, further comprising: a plurality of solar panels as the solar panel, wherein the processing unit controls the position of the plurality of solar panels. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The measurement system according to claim 1, wherein the first predetermined period and the second predetermined period are specific periods of a year. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The measurement system according to claim 1, wherein the processing unit controls the position of the solar panel based on weather information around the solar panel. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The measurement system according to claim 1, wherein the support supports a posture of the solar panel in a changeable manner, and the processing unit controls the position and the posture of the solar panel. ### Claim 16 A control device comprising: an information acquisition unit which acquires sensor information from a sensor detecting a state of a structure based on electric power from a solar panel; and a processing unit which performs processing based on the sensor information and control of a position of the solar panel, wherein, in a first predetermined period, the processing unit sets the position of the solar panel to a first position, and in a second predetermined period different from the first predetermined period, the processing unit sets the position of the solar panel to a second position different from the first position. ### Claim 17 A method of controlling a measurement system having a solar panel capable of changing a position and a sensor detecting a state of a structure based on electric power from the solar panel, the method comprising: in a first predetermined period, setting the position of the solar panel to a first position; and in a second predetermined period different from the first predetermined period, setting the position of the solar panel to a second position different from the first position. ### Claim 18 A program which causes a computer to execute: information acquisition processing for acquiring sensor information from a sensor detecting a state of a structure based on electric power from a solar panel; processing based on the sensor information; and position control of a solar panel, wherein, as the position control, in a first predetermined period, the position of the solar panel is set to a first position, and in a second predetermined period different from the first predetermined period, the position of the solar panel is set to a second position different from the first position.