System and methods for solar panel shading and opitmization

A solar magnification and shading system, comprising:

• a solar panel, having a front surface;
• a light controlling layer, having an underside and a top side, and positioned above the front surface of the solar panel such that a total area of the underside of the light controlling layer covers at least a total area of the front surface of the solar panel;
• a magnification layer, having a bottom side and positioned above the top side of the light controlling layer such that a total area of the bottom side of the magnification layer covers at least a total area of the top side of the light controlling layer;
• an optical sensor;
• a controller;
• and
• a processor, a memory, a computer-readable storage, and instructions;
• wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor cause the system to:
• receive, from the optical sensor, a resistance value;
• check the resistance value against a predetermined triggering resistance value;
• if the resistance value is less than the triggering resistance value, activating the light controlling layer, such that it triggers an increase in an optical opacity of the light controlling layer;
• if the resistance value is greater than the triggering resistance value, deactivating the light controlling layer, such that the light controlling layer is optically transparent.

A computer-readable storage medium having data stored therein representing software executable by a computer, the software having instructions to:

• receive, from the optical sensor, a resistance value;
• check the resistance value against a predetermined triggering resistance value;
• if the resistance value is less than the triggering resistance value, activating the light controlling layer, such that it triggers an increase in an optical opacity of the light controlling layer;
• if the resistance value is greater than the triggering resistance value, deactivating the light controlling layer, such that the light controlling layer is optically transparent.