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US 2022/0026110 A1Published application
Sensing and feedback for row on sun tracking method and system
AssigneeNextracker LLC
InventorsYu Dong MA, Yang Liu, Francesco BORRELLI, Allan DALY, Ricardo DELGADO-NANEZ, Alexander W. AU
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Abstract
A solar tracker system comprising a plurality of on sun trackers and a plurality of off sun tracker. Each tracker is selectively adjusted to achieve a desired power output of the solar power plant system in an example.
Claims20
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A solar power plant comprising:
- a solar tracker supporting a plurality of solar modules;
- a drive device coupled to the solar tracker and configured to rotate the solar tracker about an axis;
- a charging panel supported by the solar tracker and configured to power the drive device and to charge a battery supported by the solar tracker;
- and
- a controller in communication with a memory, the memory storing thereon instructions that when executed by the controller cause the controller to:
- receive forecast data for the solar power plant;
- determine, based on forecast data, a diffuse angle adjustment;
- and
- output a signal to the drive device to rotate the solar tracker to a desired angle based on the diffuse angle adjustment.
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