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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2020
Applicant:
Array Technologies, Inc., Albuquerque, NM (US);
Inventors:
Jon Sharp, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Lars Tomasson, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Assignee:
ARRAY TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Albuquerque, NM (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 3/10 (2006.01); G01S 3/786 (2006.01); H02S 20/32 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 3/105 (2013.01); G01S 3/7861 (2013.01); H02S 20/32 (2014.12);
Abstract
A method may include obtaining current data from a sensor related to performance of a solar power generating device, and comparing the current data from the sensor to previously stored data to detect a decrease in expected power generation. The method may also include determining whether the decrease in expected power generation is designated a persistently occurring decrease, and, based on the designation of the decrease as being persistent, changing an orientation of the solar power generating device to a stowed orientation.