公开(公告)号：US11251745B2

公开(公告)日：2022-02-15

申请号：US15533189

申请日：2015-12-11

Applicant: Nevados Engineering, Inc.

Inventor： Yezin Taha ,  Norman Xiao

IPC: H02S20/30 ,  H02S20/10 ,  F24S30/425 ,  F24S25/12 ,  H01L31/042

Abstract: Systems and methods for providing and controlling solar panel arrays are provided. The solar panel array may include one or more articulating joints that may provide variability in the arrangement of solar panels, which may allow the solar panel array to be distributed over varying types of underlying surfaces. The articulating joints may allow orientations of solar panels to be different relative to one another. The articulating joints may convey rotational force across the joints, so that a rotational force used to drive a first solar panel may also be conveyed across the joint and used to drive a second solar panel. The controls system may include row-specific semi-autonomous, or autonomous, controllers as well as controllers to interface with multiple rows. The controllers may include sensors to measure system power generation and basic operations aspects of the solar field to directly measure, or infer, module shading within the solar field. The controller may use this shading and operations data to identify shading, mitigate shading, identify methods to increase power generation, and identify optimum tilt angles for the tracker rows.

公开(公告)号：US11967920B2

公开(公告)日：2024-04-23

申请号：US17549657

申请日：2021-12-13

Applicant: NEVADOS ENGINEERING, INC.

Inventor： Yezin Taha ,  Amitoj Gill

IPC: H02S20/32 ,  F16B7/04 ,  F16C11/04 ,  F16C17/02 ,  F16C17/04 ,  F16C17/10 ,  F16C33/20 ,  F16M11/10 ,  F24S25/13 ,  F24S25/30 ,  F24S25/60 ,  F24S25/634 ,  F24S25/70 ,  F24S30/40 ,  F24S30/425 ,  F24S50/20 ,  G01S3/781 ,  G01S3/786 ,  H02K7/08 ,  H02S30/10 ,  F24S30/00

CPC classification number: H02S20/32 ,  F16B7/0406 ,  F16C11/04 ,  F16C17/02 ,  F16C17/04 ,  F16C17/107 ,  F16C33/20 ,  F16M11/10 ,  F24S25/13 ,  F24S25/30 ,  F24S25/60 ,  F24S25/634 ,  F24S25/70 ,  F24S30/40 ,  F24S30/425 ,  F24S50/20 ,  G01S3/781 ,  G01S3/7861 ,  H02K7/08 ,  H02S30/10 ,  F24S2025/6004 ,  F24S2030/11 ,  F24S2030/12 ,  F24S2030/131 ,  F24S2030/136 ,  F24S2030/15 ,  Y02E10/47 ,  Y02E10/50

Abstract: Solar trackers that may be advantageously employed on sloped and/or variable terrain to rotate solar panels to track motion of the sun across the sky include bearing assemblies and other mechanical features configured to address mechanical challenges posed by the sloped and/or variable terrain that might otherwise prevent or complicate use of solar trackers on such terrain.

公开(公告)号：US11929705B2

公开(公告)日：2024-03-12

申请号：US18092092

申请日：2022-12-30

Applicant: NEVADOS ENGINEERING, INC.

Inventor： Yezin Taha ,  Norman Xiao

IPC: H02S20/30 ,  F24S25/12 ,  F24S30/425 ,  H01L31/042 ,  H02S20/10

CPC classification number: H02S20/30 ,  F24S25/12 ,  F24S30/425 ,  H01L31/042 ,  H02S20/10 ,  Y02E10/47

Abstract: Systems and methods for providing and controlling solar panel arrays are provided. The solar panel array may include one or more articulating joints that may provide variability in the arrangement of solar panels, which may allow the solar panel array to be distributed over varying types of underlying surfaces. The articulating joints may allow orientations of solar panels to be different relative to one another. The articulating joints may convey rotational force across the joints, so that a rotational force used to drive a first solar panel may also be conveyed across the joint and used to drive a second solar panel. The controls system may include row-specific semi-autonomous, or autonomous, controllers as well as controllers to interface with multiple rows. The controllers may include sensors to measure system power generation and basic operations aspects of the solar field to directly measure, or infer, module shading within the solar field. The controller may use this shading and operations data to identify shading, mitigate shading, identify methods to increase power generation, and identify optimum tilt angles for the tracker rows.

公开(公告)号：US11757402B2

公开(公告)日：2023-09-12

申请号：US17549648

申请日：2021-12-13

Applicant: NEVADOS ENGINEERING, INC.

Inventor： Yezin Taha ,  Amitoj Gill

IPC: H02S20/32 ,  F16C11/04 ,  F24S25/634 ,  F24S25/30 ,  H02K7/08 ,  F24S25/60 ,  F24S25/70 ,  F24S30/425 ,  F24S25/13 ,  F16B7/04 ,  F16M11/10 ,  G01S3/781 ,  G01S3/786 ,  H02S30/10 ,  F24S30/40 ,  F24S50/20 ,  F16C17/02 ,  F16C33/20 ,  F16C17/04 ,  F16C17/10 ,  F24S30/00

CPC classification number: H02S20/32 ,  F16B7/0406 ,  F16C11/04 ,  F16C17/02 ,  F16C17/04 ,  F16C17/107 ,  F16C33/20 ,  F16M11/10 ,  F24S25/13 ,  F24S25/30 ,  F24S25/60 ,  F24S25/634 ,  F24S25/70 ,  F24S30/40 ,  F24S30/425 ,  F24S50/20 ,  G01S3/781 ,  G01S3/7861 ,  H02K7/08 ,  H02S30/10 ,  F24S2025/6004 ,  F24S2030/11 ,  F24S2030/12 ,  F24S2030/131 ,  F24S2030/136 ,  F24S2030/15 ,  Y02E10/47 ,  Y02E10/50

Abstract: Solar trackers that may be advantageously employed on sloped and/or variable terrain to rotate solar panels to track motion of the sun across the sky include bearing assemblies and other mechanical features configured to address mechanical challenges posed by the sloped and/or variable terrain that might otherwise prevent or complicate use of solar trackers on such terrain.

公开(公告)号：US12155344B2

公开(公告)日：2024-11-26

申请号：US18092097

申请日：2022-12-30

Applicant: NEVADOS ENGINEERING, INC.

Inventor： Yezin Taha ,  Norman Xiao

IPC: H02S20/30 ,  F24S25/12 ,  F24S30/425 ,  H01L31/042 ,  H02S20/10

Abstract: Systems and methods for providing and controlling solar panel arrays are provided. The solar panel array may include one or more articulating joints that may provide variability in the arrangement of solar panels, which may allow the solar panel array to be distributed over varying types of underlying surfaces. The articulating joints may allow orientations of solar panels to be different relative to one another. The articulating joints may convey rotational force across the joints, so that a rotational force used to drive a first solar panel may also be conveyed across the joint and used to drive a second solar panel. The controls system may include row-specific semi-autonomous, or autonomous, controllers as well as controllers to interface with multiple rows. The controllers may include sensors to measure system power generation and basic operations aspects of the solar field to directly measure, or infer, module shading within the solar field. The controller may use this shading and operations data to identify shading, mitigate shading, identify methods to increase power generation, and identify optimum tilt angles for the tracker rows.

公开(公告)号：US11716051B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-01

申请号：US17549652

申请日：2021-12-13

Applicant: NEVADOS ENGINEERING, INC.

Inventor： Yezin Taha ,  Amitoj Gill

IPC: H02S20/32 ,  F16C11/04 ,  F24S25/634 ,  F24S25/30 ,  H02K7/08 ,  F24S25/60 ,  F24S25/70 ,  F24S30/425 ,  F24S25/13 ,  F16B7/04 ,  F16M11/10 ,  G01S3/781 ,  G01S3/786 ,  H02S30/10 ,  F24S30/40 ,  F24S50/20 ,  F16C17/02 ,  F16C33/20 ,  F16C17/04 ,  F16C17/10 ,  F24S30/00

CPC classification number: H02S20/32 ,  F16B7/0406 ,  F16C11/04 ,  F16C17/02 ,  F16C17/04 ,  F16C17/107 ,  F16C33/20 ,  F16M11/10 ,  F24S25/13 ,  F24S25/30 ,  F24S25/60 ,  F24S25/634 ,  F24S25/70 ,  F24S30/40 ,  F24S30/425 ,  F24S50/20 ,  G01S3/781 ,  G01S3/7861 ,  H02K7/08 ,  H02S30/10 ,  F24S2025/6004 ,  F24S2030/11 ,  F24S2030/12 ,  F24S2030/131 ,  F24S2030/136 ,  F24S2030/15 ,  Y02E10/47 ,  Y02E10/50

Abstract: Solar trackers that may be advantageously employed on sloped and/or variable terrain to rotate solar panels to track motion of the sun across the sky include bearing assemblies and other mechanical features configured to address mechanical challenges posed by the sloped and/or variable terrain that might otherwise prevent or complicate use of solar trackers on such terrain.

公开(公告)号：US20230132976A1

公开(公告)日：2023-05-04

申请号：US18092097

申请日：2022-12-30

Applicant: NEVADOS ENGINEERING, INC.

Inventor： Yezin Taha ,  Norman Xiao

IPC: H02S20/30 ,  H02S20/10 ,  F24S30/425 ,  F24S25/12 ,  H01L31/042

Abstract: Systems and methods for providing and controlling solar panel arrays are provided. The solar panel array may include one or more articulating joints that may provide variability in the arrangement of solar panels, which may allow the solar panel array to be distributed over varying types of underlying surfaces. The articulating joints may allow orientations of solar panels to be different relative to one another. The articulating joints may convey rotational force across the joints, so that a rotational force used to drive a first solar panel may also be conveyed across the joint and used to drive a second solar panel. The controls system may include row-specific semi-autonomous, or autonomous, controllers as well as controllers to interface with multiple rows. The controllers may include sensors to measure system power generation and basic operations aspects of the solar field to directly measure, or infer, module shading within the solar field. The controller may use this shading and operations data to identify shading, mitigate shading, identify methods to increase power generation, and identify optimum tilt angles for the tracker rows.

公开(公告)号：US20230133584A1

公开(公告)日：2023-05-04

申请号：US18092092

申请日：2022-12-30

Applicant: NEVADOS ENGINEERING, INC.

Inventor： Yezin Taha ,  Norman Xiao

IPC: H02S20/30 ,  H02S20/10 ,  F24S30/425 ,  F24S25/12 ,  H01L31/042

Abstract: Systems and methods for providing and controlling solar panel arrays are provided. The solar panel array may include one or more articulating joints that may provide variability in the arrangement of solar panels, which may allow the solar panel array to be distributed over varying types of underlying surfaces. The articulating joints may allow orientations of solar panels to be different relative to one another. The articulating joints may convey rotational force across the joints, so that a rotational force used to drive a first solar panel may also be conveyed across the joint and used to drive a second solar panel. The controls system may include row-specific semi-autonomous, or autonomous, controllers as well as controllers to interface with multiple rows. The controllers may include sensors to measure system power generation and basic operations aspects of the solar field to directly measure, or infer, module shading within the solar field. The controller may use this shading and operations data to identify shading, mitigate shading, identify methods to increase power generation, and identify optimum tilt angles for the tracker rows.

公开(公告)号：US11539325B2

公开(公告)日：2022-12-27

申请号：US16339820

申请日：2017-10-13

Applicant: NEVADOS ENGINEERING, INC.

Inventor： Yezin Taha ,  Kyam Krieger ,  Jared Niemiec

IPC: H02S20/32 ,  F24S30/40 ,  H02S20/10

Abstract: Solar trackers that may be advantageously employed on sloped and/or variable terrain to rotate solar panels to track motion of the sun across the sky include bearing assemblies configured to address mechanical challenges posed by the sloped and/or variable terrain that might otherwise prevent or complicate use of solar trackers on such terrain.

公开(公告)号：US20220166373A1

公开(公告)日：2022-05-26

申请号：US17670371

申请日：2022-02-11

Applicant: NEVADOS ENGINEERING, INC.

Inventor： Yezin Taha ,  Norman Xiao

IPC: H02S20/30 ,  H02S20/10 ,  F24S30/425 ,  F24S25/12 ,  H01L31/042

Abstract: Systems and methods for providing and controlling solar panel arrays are provided. The solar panel array may include one or more articulating joints that may provide variability in the arrangement of solar panels, which may allow the solar panel array to be distributed over varying types of underlying surfaces. The articulating joints may allow orientations of solar panels to be different relative to one another. The articulating joints may convey rotational force across the joints, so that a rotational force used to drive a first solar panel may also be conveyed across the joint and used to drive a second solar panel. The controls system may include row-specific semi-autonomous, or autonomous, controllers as well as controllers to interface with multiple rows. The controllers may include sensors to measure system power generation and basic operations aspects of the solar field to directly measure, or infer, module shading within the solar field. The controller may use this shading and operations data to identify shading, mitigate shading, identify methods to increase power generation, and identify optimum tilt angles for the tracker rows.