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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2010
James Sherman, Hillsborough, NJ (US);
James Sherman, Hillsborough, NJ (US);
Suncore Photovoltaics, Inc., Irwindale, CA (US);
Abstract
An automated method to monitor performance and adjust the programmed motion of a terrestrial solar cell array tracking the sun. The solar cell system includes two motor drives that adjust a position of the array along different respective axes with respect to the sun. A software algorithm predicts the position of the sun during the course of the day, and a kinematic model with adjustable encoding parameters controls the motor drives. Sampled data taken periodically may be used to update and modify the encoding parameters of the kinematic model in order to improve accuracy of the position of the array as it moves during the course of the day due to changes in mechanical or foundational positions supporting the array that may occur over the course of time.
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