Dynamically controlled curved solar reflectors for flexible photovoltaic generation

An apparatus, comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith and executable by the at least one processor, the computer readable program code comprising:
• computer readable program code that determines a light profile of light falling onto a solar module, the solar module comprising a plurality of solar panels, wherein the light profile (i) identifies a position of the light with respect to the solar module and (ii) the intensity of the light with respect to solar panels within the solar module;
• computer readable program code that identifies, from the light profile, at least one solar panel within the solar module having partial light coverage;
• and
• computer readable program code that changes the light profile by shaping the reflection of the light onto the solar module created by a flexible curved reflector in proximity to the solar module, thereby increasing the amount of light falling onto said at least one solar panel within the solar module;
• the changing the light profile comprising modifying the geometry of the flexible curved reflector by activating at least one actuator to move at least a portion of the flexible curved reflector.

A computer program product, comprising:

• a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith, the computer readable program code executable by a processor and comprising:
• computer readable program code that determines a light profile of light falling onto a solar module, the solar module comprising a plurality of solar panels, wherein the light profile (i) identifies a position of the light with respect to the solar module and (ii) the intensity of the light with respect to solar panels within the solar module;
• computer readable program code that identifies, from the light profile, at least one solar panel within the solar module having partial light coverage;
• and
• computer readable program code that changes the light profile by shaping the reflection of the light onto the solar module created by a flexible curved reflector in proximity to the solar module, thereby increasing the amount of light falling onto said at least one solar panel within the solar module;
• the changing the light profile comprising modifying the geometry of the flexible curved reflector by activating at least one actuator to move at least a portion of the flexible curved reflector.

A method, comprising:

• utilizing at least one processor to execute computer code that performs the steps of:
• determining a light profile of light falling onto a solar module, the solar module comprising a plurality of solar panels, wherein the light profile identifies (i) a position of the light with respect to the solar module and (ii) the intensity of the light with respect to solar panels within the solar module;
• identifying, from the light profile, an azimuth effect with relation to the solar module, wherein the azimuth effect results in light being reflected onto the solar module from a reflector, resulting in one or more solar panels having partial light coverage;
• and
• reflecting diffused radiation onto the solar module to reduce the azimuth effect by adjusting, using at least one actuator, the geometry of a curved flexible curved reflector in proximity to the solar module to capture diffuse radiation and shape light shining onto the solar module.