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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2008
Mark Mcdonald, Milpitas, CA (US);
Stephen J. Horne, El Granada, CA (US);
Mark McDonald, Milpitas, CA (US);
Stephen J. Horne, El Granada, CA (US);
Solfocus, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
A system may include acquisition of power information from a signal line in accordance with a first signal characteristic. The power information is associated with power generated by a solar collector, and the first signal characteristic is substantially orthogonal to a corresponding signal characteristic of at least one noise source associated with the signal line. In some aspects, a solar tracking error associated with the solar collector is determined based on the acquired power information, a servo feedback signal is determined based on the acquired power information, and determination of the solar tracking error includes determination of the solar tracking error based on the servo feedback signal.