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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2011
Dan Mcdermott, Fontana, CA (US);
Richard L. Johnson, Jr., Suffolk, VA (US);
Dan McDermott, Fontana, CA (US);
Richard L. Johnson, Jr., Suffolk, VA (US);
Suncore Photovoltaics, Inc., Irwindale, CA (US);
Abstract
An arrangement for use in a concentrating photovoltaic system including a module having plurality of solar cells are mounted on a first side, and a plurality of lenses are mounted on a second side. Drive motors are coupled to the module to enable it to track the sun during the course of the day. A sun sensor is attached to the housing to detect a predetermined timed pattern of light blocking to the sensor and for generating a control signal to the drive motors in response to such detection for moving the module to a predetermined fixed position.