公开(公告)号：US20120227796A1

公开(公告)日：2012-09-13

申请号：US13044418

申请日：2011-03-09

申请人： DAVID DOUGHERTY ,  Arlie Conner

发明人： DAVID DOUGHERTY ,  Arlie Conner

IPC分类号： H01L31/06

CPC分类号： G02B3/08 ,  H01L31/0543 ,  Y02E10/52

摘要： A multiple junction photovoltaic cell is optically coupled to the Fresnel lens with teeth. The set of teeth within a given ring of a ringed pattern of teeth on the Fresnel lens may have 1) varying surface angles of different teeth across the lens, 2) varying refractive indexes of the different teeth or 3) a combination of both. The differing surface angles or refractive indexes of different teeth within a given ring of a ringed pattern of teeth establish multiple focal lengths aimed at five or more different axial target focal points within an anticipated zone of operation relative to the multiple junction photovoltaic cell to create a window of averaged intensity of light defined by the five or more different axial target focal points.

摘要翻译： 多结光伏电池与齿形光耦合到菲涅耳透镜。 在菲涅尔透镜上的环形轮廓的给定环内的齿组可以具有1）穿过透镜的不同齿的不同表面角度，2）改变不同齿的折射率或3）两者的组合。 不同牙齿的不同牙齿在环形图案的环中形成的多个焦距针对相对于多结光伏电池的预期操作区域内的五个或更多个不同的轴向目标焦点，以产生 由五个或更多个不同的轴向目标焦点限定的平均光强度的窗口。

公开(公告)号：US20120152309A1

公开(公告)日：2012-06-21

申请号：US13227649

申请日：2011-09-08

申请人： Wayne Miller ,  Victor Ocegueda ,  Jeremy Dittmer ,  Roger Sinsheimer ,  Mike Prucha

发明人： Wayne Miller ,  Victor Ocegueda ,  Jeremy Dittmer ,  Roger Sinsheimer ,  Mike Prucha

IPC分类号： H01L31/052 ,  H01L31/18

CPC分类号： H01L31/0543 ,  F24S23/31 ,  F24S25/11 ,  F24S30/455 ,  H01L31/052 ,  H02S20/32 ,  H02S40/22 ,  H02S40/42 ,  Y02E10/47 ,  Y02E10/52 ,  Y10T29/49355

摘要： Methods and apparatus are described for a concentrated photovoltaic system. A method of creating a paddle structure with a set of solar receivers that are aligned within and mechanically secured in place in each module contained in a paddle structure. Each solar receiver is assembled and aligned, where the assembly of the solar receiver establishes the alignment of the secondary optic to the photovoltaic solar cell. The assembly of a module with its set of solar receivers establishes the alignment in three dimensions the solar receivers with each other. Individual parts making up the receiver are 1) shaped, 2) sized, 3) keyed, 4) pinned and 5) any combination of these to fit together in only one way so that all of the solar receivers containing the photovoltaic solar cell maintain their alignment when installed in a given CPV module.

摘要翻译： 对集中的光伏系统描述了方法和装置。 一种用一组太阳能接收器创建桨结构的方法，所述一组太阳能接收器在包含在桨结构中的每个模块中对准并机械地固定在适当位置。 每个太阳能接收器被组装和对准，其中太阳能接收器的组件建立二次光学器件与光伏太阳能电池的对准。 具有其一组太阳能接收器的模块的组装在三维空间中建立彼此对准的太阳能接收器。 组成接收器的单个部件为1）成形，2）尺寸，3）键合，4）固定和5）这些的任何组合仅以一种方式配合在一起，使得包含光伏太阳能电池的所有太阳能接收器保持其 安装在给定的CPV模块中时对齐。

公开(公告)号：US20120026631A1

公开(公告)日：2012-02-02

申请号：US13044423

申请日：2011-03-09

申请人： HOSSEIN KAZEMI ,  VIGGO SELCHAU-HANSEN

发明人： HOSSEIN KAZEMI ,  VIGGO SELCHAU-HANSEN

IPC分类号： H02H3/00

CPC分类号： H02H3/16 ,  H02H7/20

摘要： In an embodiment, inverter circuitry has switching devices that generate three-phase AC voltage that is supplied to a utility power grid interface transformer. A high impedance circuit as well as a ground fault monitoring circuit couple to the inverter circuit. The high impedance circuit is configured to periodically create a path to Earth ground, and thus, completes the Earth ground electrical path back to the ground fault detection circuit. A set of isolation contacts at the AC 3-phase power output connect as well as isolate this particular inverter from the utility grid interface transformer. Control components in the ground fault monitoring circuit control the operation of the isolation contacts based off a presence of a ground fault in ungrounded solar arrays that supply DC power to this ungrounded inverter circuitry when the ground fault is detected by the ground fault monitor circuit for that ungrounded inverter.

摘要翻译： 在一个实施例中，逆变器电路具有产生提供给公共电网接口变压器的三相AC电压的开关装置。 高阻抗电路以及接地故障监控电路耦合到逆变器电路。 高阻抗电路配置为周期性地创建到接地的路径，从而完成接地故障检测电路的接地电路。 交流三相电源输出端连接一组隔离触点，并将该特定逆变器与公用电网接口变压器隔离。 接地故障监控电路中的控制组件基于在接地故障检测到接地故障时未接地太阳能电池阵列中接地故障的存在而控制隔离触点的操作，该接地故障由接地故障监控电路检测到 不接地逆变器。

公开(公告)号：US20120004780A1

公开(公告)日：2012-01-05

申请号：US13227637

申请日：2011-09-08

申请人： Wayne Miller ,  Brian Hinman ,  Roeland Vandevelde ,  Hossein Kazemi

发明人： Wayne Miller ,  Brian Hinman ,  Roeland Vandevelde ,  Hossein Kazemi

IPC分类号： G06F1/26

CPC分类号： H01L31/02021 ,  F24S30/455 ,  F24S50/20 ,  H01L31/0543 ,  H02S20/32 ,  H02S50/00 ,  H02S50/10 ,  H04L67/12 ,  H04W4/70 ,  Y02E10/47 ,  Y02E10/52

摘要： Various methods and apparatus are described for an integrated remotely controlled photovoltaic system having a number of components. A central backend server management system is configured to facilitate management of two or more solar arrays at a remote site from a client device connected over a public wide area network (WAN). An integrated electronics housing contains multiple circuits, including power generation inverter circuits and solar array motion control circuits for one or more PhotoVoltaic (PV) solar arrays at the remote site. The multiple circuits cohesively exist in the integrated electronics housing and actually perform better because of the interconnectivity. The communication circuitry within the integrated electronics housing is configured to establish secure communications over the WAN with the central backend server management system. The integrated electronics housing acts as the local system control point for the first solar array.

摘要翻译： 描述了具有多个部件的集成的远程控制的光伏系统的各种方法和装置。 中央后端服务器管理系统被配置为便于从通过公共广域网（WAN）连接的客户端设备在远程站点处管理两个或更多个太阳能阵列。 集成的电子设备外壳包含多个电路，包括在远程站点的一个或多个光伏伏太阳能电池阵列的发电逆变电路和太阳能阵列运动控制电路。 多重电路内在地存在于集成电路外壳中，并且由于互连性而实际上表现更好。 集成电路外壳内的通信电路被配置为通过中央后端服务器管理系统在WAN上建立安全通信。 集成的电子设备外壳作为第一个太阳能电池阵列的本地系统控制点。

公开(公告)号：US20120152311A1

公开(公告)日：2012-06-21

申请号：US13227664

申请日：2011-09-08

申请人： Wayne Miller ,  Jerry Dejong ,  Victor Ocegueda ,  Vayardo Lalo Ruiz ,  Anthony Wlodarczyk

发明人： Wayne Miller ,  Jerry Dejong ,  Victor Ocegueda ,  Vayardo Lalo Ruiz ,  Anthony Wlodarczyk

IPC分类号： H01L31/052 ,  H02N6/00

CPC分类号： H01L31/052 ,  F24S25/11 ,  F24S25/12 ,  F24S25/13 ,  F24S25/617 ,  F24S30/45 ,  F24S30/455 ,  F24S2030/11 ,  F24S2030/12 ,  F24S2030/131 ,  F24S2030/136 ,  F24S2030/15 ,  G01S3/7861 ,  H02S20/10 ,  H02S20/32 ,  Y02E10/47 ,  Y10T29/49355

摘要： Methods and apparatus are described for a two axis tracking mechanism for a concentrated photovoltaic system. Two or more paddle structures containing multiple CPV modules are installed onto each tilt axle on the common roll axle as part of the two-axis tracking mechanism's solar array. The two or more paddle structures couple across the common roll axle on that tilt axle. The common roll axle and each paddle assembly are manufactured in simple modular sections that assemble easily in the field while maintaining the alignment of the tracker assembly.

摘要翻译： 描述了用于集中光伏系统的双轴跟踪机构的方法和装置。 作为双轴跟踪机构的太阳能阵列的一部分，将两个或多个包含多个CPV模块的桨结构安装在公共辊轴上的每个倾斜轴上。 两个或多个桨结构跨越该倾斜轴上的公共辊轴。 普通辊轴和每个桨组件以简单的模块部分制造，其容易地在现场组装，同时保持跟踪器组件的对准。

公开(公告)号：US20120152308A1

公开(公告)日：2012-06-21

申请号：US13227645

申请日：2011-09-08

申请人： Wayne Miller ,  Brian Hinman ,  Victor Ocegueda ,  Anthony Wlodarczyk

发明人： Wayne Miller ,  Brian Hinman ,  Victor Ocegueda ,  Anthony Wlodarczyk

IPC分类号： H01L31/052

CPC分类号： H01L31/0543 ,  F16C35/02 ,  F24S30/455 ,  F24S2030/11 ,  F24S2030/15 ,  H02S20/10 ,  H02S20/32 ,  Y02E10/47 ,  Y02E10/52

摘要： Methods and apparatus are described for a two axis tracking mechanism for a concentrated photovoltaic system. A solar array of the two axis tracking mechanism is structurally broken up to have multiple independently movable sets of concentrated photovoltaic solar (CPV) cells. Further, the remainder of the two-axis tracker is manufactured in simple sections that assemble easily in the field while maintaining the alignment of the tracker assembly. The CPV cells are located in two or more paddle assemblies, and the paddle assemblies couple to a common roll axle. Each of the multiple paddle assemblies contains its own set of the CPV solar cells that is independently movable on its own tilt axle from other sets of CPV cells on that two axis tracking mechanism. Each paddle assembly has its own drive mechanism for that tilt axle.

摘要翻译： 描述了用于集中光伏系统的双轴跟踪机构的方法和装置。 两轴跟踪机构的太阳能阵列在结构上被分解成具有多个可独立移动的集中光伏太阳能（CPV）电池组。 此外，双轴跟踪器的其余部分以简单的部分制造，其容易地在现场组装，同时保持跟踪器组件的对准。 CPV电池位于两个或更多个桨组件中，并且桨组件耦合到公共辊轴。 多个桨叶组件中的每一个包含其自己的CPV太阳能电池组，其可以在其双轴跟踪机构上的其它CPV单元组在其自身的倾斜轴上独立地移动。 每个桨组件都有自己的用于该倾斜轴的驱动机构。

公开(公告)号：US20120158362A1

公开(公告)日：2012-06-21

申请号：US13227662

申请日：2011-09-08

申请人： Roeland Vandevelde ,  Qiang Xie ,  Louis F. Langlois

发明人： Roeland Vandevelde ,  Qiang Xie ,  Louis F. Langlois

IPC分类号： G06F15/00

CPC分类号： H01L31/02021 ,  F24S30/455 ,  F24S50/20 ,  H02S20/32 ,  Y02E10/47 ,  Y02E10/50

摘要： Angle mapping logic for a solar array of a two-axis tracker mechanism for the concentrated photovoltaic system is configured to facilitate a remotely initiated angle mapping process and then remotely diagnose movement and other pointing errors in the solar array on the two-axis solar tracker mechanism. Deviations in power produced in a set of test points of the angle mapping process and shapes of the plotted information provide diagnostics to indicate error locations and types of pointing errors present in the equipment in the solar array and in the two-axis tracker mechanism. Information from the angle mapping process is sent over a network to a remote server for analysis. The test can be initiated from the remote server.

摘要翻译： 用于集中光伏系统的用于双轴跟踪器机构的太阳能阵列的角度映射逻辑被配置为促进远程启动的角度映射处理，然后远程诊断太阳能阵列上的运动和其他指向误差在双轴太阳能跟踪器机构 。 在角度测绘过程的一组测试点产生的功率偏差和绘制的信息的形状提供诊断以指示存在于太阳能阵列和双轴跟踪器机构中的设备中的指示误差的错误位置和类型。 来自角度映射处理的信息通过网络发送到远程服务器进行分析。 测试可以从远程服务器启动。

公开(公告)号：US20120152313A1

公开(公告)日：2012-06-21

申请号：US13227803

申请日：2011-09-08

申请人： Brian Hinman ,  Qiang Xie

发明人： Brian Hinman ,  Qiang Xie

IPC分类号： H01L31/052

CPC分类号： G01S3/7861 ,  F24S30/455 ,  F24S50/20 ,  F24S2050/25 ,  H02S20/10 ,  H02S20/32 ,  Y02E10/47

摘要： A hybrid solar tracking algorithm is implemented in a two-axis solar tracker mechanism for a concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) system in order to control the movement of the two-axis solar tracker mechanism. The hybrid solar tracking algorithm uses both 1) an Ephemeris calculation and 2) an offset value from a matrix to determine the angular coordinates for the CPV cells contained in the two-axis solar tracker mechanism to be moved to in order to achieve a highest power out of the CPV cells. The matrix populates with data from periodic calibration measurements of actual power being generated by the solar tracker and the tracking algorithm applies Kalman filtering to those measurements over time of the operation of the solar tracking mechanism to create the offset value being applied to the Ephemeris calculation to determine the angular coordinates for the CPV cells.

摘要翻译： 在用于集中光伏（CPV）系统的双轴太阳能跟踪器机构中实施混合太阳能跟踪算法，以便控制双轴太阳能跟踪器机构的运动。 混合太阳跟踪算法使用1）星历计算和2）来自矩阵的偏移值来确定包含在要移动到的两轴太阳能跟踪器机构中的CPV单元的角坐标以便实现最高功率 出CPV单元。 矩阵填充有来自太阳跟踪器产生的实际功率的周期性校准测量的数据，并且跟踪算法对于太阳跟踪机构的操作的时间对这些测量应用卡尔曼滤波，以创建应用于星历计算的偏移值 确定CPV单元的角坐标。

公开(公告)号：US20120152310A1

公开(公告)日：2012-06-21

申请号：US13227656

申请日：2011-09-08

申请人： Brian Hinman ,  Wayne Miller

发明人： Brian Hinman ,  Wayne Miller

IPC分类号： H01L31/052 ,  H01L31/18

CPC分类号： G01S3/7861 ,  F24S23/31 ,  F24S25/11 ,  F24S25/13 ,  F24S30/425 ,  H02S20/10 ,  H02S20/32 ,  Y02E10/47 ,  Y10T29/49355

摘要： In an embodiment, a solar array has its surface area structurally broken up into multiple discreet components smaller in size than the entire solar array itself. Multiple paddle pair assemblies form and make up the surface area of the solar array. Two or more of the paddle structures form a paddle pair assembly per tilt axle of the two axis tracker mechanism. A set of solar receivers, each with its own secondary concentrator optic is aligned within and secured in place in each CPV module in a paddle structure. All of the photovoltaic cells on the two axis tracker mechanism are electrically connected to form the voltage output from the solar array.

摘要翻译： 在一个实施例中，太阳能阵列的表面区域在结构上分解成多个小于整个太阳能阵列本身的小型组件。 多个桨对组合形成并组成太阳能阵列的表面积。 两个或更多个桨叶结构形成两轴跟踪器机构的每个倾斜轴的桨对组合件。 一组太阳能接收器，每个具有自己的二次聚光器光学器件在桨形结构中对准并固定在每个CPV模块中的适当位置。 两轴跟踪器机构上的所有光伏电池电连接以形成从太阳能阵列输出的电压。

公开(公告)号：US20120245745A1

公开(公告)日：2012-09-27

申请号：US13490084

申请日：2012-06-06

申请人： Roeland Vandevelde ,  Wayne Miller

发明人： Roeland Vandevelde ,  Wayne Miller

IPC分类号： G06F1/26 ,  G06F3/048 ,  G06F3/041

CPC分类号： H02S50/00 ,  F24S50/00 ,  F24S50/20 ,  F24S2201/00 ,  H04M1/72533

摘要： An energy-management application may be resident on a mobile computing device to access information and control components associated with one or more solar generation sites. A graphic user interface presents multiple pages to both 1) monitor information regarding the solar generation sites and 2) control components within the solar generation sites from the mobile computing device. The application detects as an input on a currently displayed page from the sequence of multiple pages both a rate and a pattern of finger swipe gestures made on the currently displayed page. The application, in response to detection of both the rate and pattern of the finger gestures on the touch screen display, performs at least one of 1) activation of one or more of the data items, one or more of the links, or one or more of the objects, and 2) navigation to another page in the sequence of pages.

摘要翻译： 能量管理应用可以驻留在移动计算设备上以访问与一个或多个太阳能发电站点相关联的信息和控制组件。 图形用户界面提供多个页面以便1）监视有关太阳能发电站点的信息，以及2）从移动计算设备控制太阳能发电站内的组件。 该应用程序在当前显示页面上的当前显示的页面上检测作为在当前显示的页面上进行的手指滑动手势的速率和模式的多个页面的输入。 应用程序响应于触摸屏显示器上的手指手势的速率和模式的检测，执行以下中的至少一个：1）激活一个或多个数据项，一个或多个链接，或一个或多个 更多的对象，和2）导航到另一页的页面序列。