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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2018
Applicant:
Stc.unm, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Inventors:
Anthony Robert Menicucci, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Thomas P. Caudell, Edgewood, NM (US);
Andrea A. Mammoli, Corrales, NM (US);
Assignee:
STC.UNM, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01W 1/10 (2006.01); G01J 5/00 (2006.01); H02J 3/00 (2006.01); G06Q 10/04 (2012.01); G06Q 50/06 (2012.01); H02J 3/38 (2006.01); G01J 1/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01W 1/10 (2013.01); G01J 5/00 (2013.01); G06Q 10/04 (2013.01); G06Q 50/06 (2013.01); H02J 3/00 (2013.01); G01J 2001/4266 (2013.01); H02J 3/383 (2013.01); H02J 2003/007 (2013.01); Y02E 10/563 (2013.01); Y02E 60/76 (2013.01); Y04S 10/54 (2013.01); Y04S 40/22 (2013.01); Y10T 307/533 (2015.04); Y10T 307/604 (2015.04);
Abstract
The present invention is an apparatus and method of forecasting solar energy irradiance potential and subsequent photovoltaic output in a region. The apparatus and method includes collecting meteorological data for a given region and then estimating irradiance levels using parameters collected from the meteorological data. Solar energy production is then simulated using the collected meteorological data, estimated irradiance levels, and physical characteristics of a solar generating system in the given region at a predetermined time.