公开(公告)号：US11442132B2

公开(公告)日：2022-09-13

申请号：US16629300

申请日：2018-07-06

Applicant: NEXTracker Inc.

Inventor： Yudong Ma ,  Francesco Borrelli ,  Allan Daly ,  Yang Liu

IPC: G01S3/786 ,  H02S20/32 ,  G05D3/10 ,  H02S40/20

Abstract: A solar tracking system (200) comprises multiple solar panel modules (SPMi) forming a grid of solar panel modules, wherein the multiple solar panel modules (SPMi) are orientatable to a solar source independently of each other; and a control system (SPCi) configured to orient each of the multiple solar panel modules (SPMi) to the solar source independently of each other based on a performance model to optimize an energy output from the grid of solar panel modules, wherein the performance model predicts an energy output from the grid of solar panel modules based on a topography of the area containing the grid of solar panel modules and weather conditions local to each of the solar panel modules (SPMi).

公开(公告)号：US20210341951A1

公开(公告)日：2021-11-04

申请号：US17268939

申请日：2019-08-28

Applicant: NEXTRACKER INC

Inventor： Yudong Ma ,  Francesco Borrelli ,  Yang Liu ,  Allan Daly

IPC: G05D3/10 ,  H02S20/32 ,  G01S3/786 ,  H02S40/38

Abstract: A solar tracking system comprises multiple solar panel modules forming a grid of solar panel modules, wherein the multiple solar panel modules are movable relative to a solar source independently of each other; and a control system configured to orient each of the multiple solar panel modules to the solar source independently of each other based on a performance model to optimize an energy output from the grid of solar panel modules, wherein the performance model predicts an energy output from the grid of solar panel modules based on a topography of the area containing the grid of solar panel modules and weather conditions local to each of the solar panel modules.