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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2010
Applicant:
Willard S. Macdonald, Bolinas, CA (US);
Inventor:
Willard S. MacDonald, Bolinas, CA (US);
Assignee:
Solmetric Corp., Sebastopol, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 11/04 (2006.01); G01J 1/00 (2006.01); G01W 1/00 (2006.01); G06F 19/00 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A Solar Access Measurement Device ('SAMD') located at a predetermined position is disclosed. The SAMD may include a skyline detector enabled to detect a skyline of a horizon relative to the SAMD, an orientation determination unit enabled to determine the orientation of the skyline detector, and a processor in signal communication with the skyline detector and orientation determination unit.