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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2019
Applicant:
Electronic Controlled Systems, Inc., Bloomington, MN (US);
Inventor:
Lael King, New Prague, MN (US);
Assignee:
Electronic Controlled Systems, Inc., Bloomington, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02S 20/32 (2014.01); H02S 40/34 (2014.01); H02S 40/22 (2014.01); H02S 20/30 (2014.01); G01S 3/786 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02S 20/32 (2014.12); G01S 3/7861 (2013.01); H02S 20/30 (2014.12); H02S 40/22 (2014.12); H02S 40/34 (2014.12);
Abstract
A solar generator includes a base, a rotary plate provided to the base such that the rotary plate can rotate with respect to the base, a cover disposed atop the rotary plate, solar panel disposed atop the cover such that the solar panel is angled with respect to a horizontal plane, and a motor provided to the rotary plate such that the motor can engage the base to enable rotation of the rotary plate with respect to the base. A photosensor and a method of rotationally aligning a solar panel with the sun in an azimuth orientation are also provided.