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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2008
Applicants:
Robert L. Noble, Encinitas, CA (US);
William S. Adelson, Ramona, CA (US);
Inventors:
Robert L. Noble, Encinitas, CA (US);
William S. Adelson, Ramona, CA (US);
Assignee:
Envision Solar, LLC, San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/02 (2006.01); H01J 5/16 (2006.01); H01J 40/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system is provided for maximizing solar energy utilization by moving a solar panel to track movement of the sun from sunrise to sunset. Preferably, the solar panel is inclined from the horizontal plane by a fixed angle of about ten degrees. And, movements of the solar panel are accomplished, daily, in accordance with a programmed schedule of consecutive cycles. In this schedule, each cycle has a start time (i.e. sunrise) and a start point that is determined by the sun's direction from the solar panel.