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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2014
Sunpower Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Zachary Judkins, Berkeley, CA (US);
SUNPOWER CORPORATION, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A method includes collecting site specific data, collecting field data at a site of an array of photovoltaic members, determining a current tracked irradiance of the array of photovoltaic members, calculating predicted irradiance for multiple orientations based on the site specific data and the sensed field data, or sensing an actual irradiance for multiple orientations. The method further includes determining a maximum predicted irradiance from the calculated predicted irradiance or a maximum actual irradiance from the sensed irradiance. The method further includes comparing the maximum predicted irradiance or the maximum sensed irradiance with the current tracked irradiance, and re-orienting the array of photovoltaic members to an orientation having the maximum predicted or actual irradiance if the maximum predicted or actual irradiance is greater than the current tracked irradiance.
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