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Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2024

Filed:

Sep. 13, 2022
Applicant:

Nextracker Llc, Fremont, CA (US);

Inventors:

Yudong Ma, Richmond, CA (US);

Francesco Borrelli, Kensington, CA (US);

Allan Daly, Albany, CA (US);

Yang Liu, Mountain View, CA (US);

Assignee:

NEXTRACKER LLC, Fremont, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02S 20/32 (2014.01); G01S 3/786 (2006.01); G05D 3/10 (2006.01); H02S 40/20 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 3/7861 (2013.01); G05D 3/105 (2013.01); H02S 20/32 (2014.12); H02S 40/20 (2014.12);
Abstract

A solar tracking system comprises multiple solar panel modules forming a grid of solar panel modules, wherein the multiple solar panel modules are orientatable to a solar source independently of each other; and a control system configured to orient each of the multiple solar panel modules to the solar source independently of each other based on a performance model to optimize an energy output from the grid of solar panel modules, wherein the performance model predicts an energy output from the grid of solar panel modules based on a topography of the area containing the grid of solar panel modules and weather conditions local to each of the solar panel modules.


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