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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2015
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Scott Benjamin Singer, Sherman Oaks, CA (US);
Dimitri D. Krut, Encino, CA (US);
Nasser H. Karam, LaCanada, CA (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/054 (2014.01); H02S 50/15 (2014.01); H02S 20/32 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02S 50/15 (2014.12); H01L 31/0543 (2014.12); H01L 31/0547 (2014.12); H02S 20/32 (2014.12); Y02E 10/52 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for managing a solar array. Light is measured using a threshold sensor to generate sensor data. A selected threshold is computed for an electrical output generated by a plurality of solar cells in the solar array based on the sensor data using control logic in a control module.