公开(公告)号：US20140130840A1

公开(公告)日：2014-05-15

申请号：US13677208

申请日：2012-11-14

Applicant: SUNRUN, INC.

Inventor： Billy HINNERS ,  Gary WAYNE

IPC: H01L31/042

Abstract: An optimization engine determines an optimal configuration for a solar power system projected onto a target surface. The optimization engine identifies an alignment axis that passes through a vertex a boundary associated with the target surface and then constructs horizontal or vertical spans that represent contiguous areas where solar modules may be placed. The optimization engine populates each span with solar modules and aligns the solar modules within adjacent spans to one another. The optimization engine then generates a performance estimate for a collection of populated spans. By generating different spans with different solar module types and orientations, the optimization engine is configured to identify an optimal solar power system configuration.

公开(公告)号：US20140289168A1

公开(公告)日：2014-09-25

申请号：US14299925

申请日：2014-06-09

Applicant: SUNRUN, INC.

Inventor： Gary WAYNE ,  Billy HINNERS ,  John HOVELL ,  Charles BUHLER ,  Jake WACHMAN

IPC: G06Q30/02

CPC classification number: G06Q30/0283 ,  F24S2201/00 ,  G06F17/5009 ,  G06F2217/78 ,  G06Q30/0621 ,  Y04S50/14

Abstract: A configuration engine traverses sequential levels of a decision tree in order to iteratively refine a configuration for a solar power system. At each level of the decision tree, the configuration engine determines the outcome of a design decision based on computing the result of a value function. The configuration engine explores configurations that optimize the value function result compared to other configurations, and may also discard less optimal configurations. When a current configuration is considered less optimal than a previous configuration generated at a previous level, the configuration engine discards the current configuration and re-traverses the decision tree starting with the previous configuration.

Abstract translation: 配置引擎遍历决策树的顺序级别，以迭代地优化太阳能发电系统的配置。 在决策树的每个级别，配置引擎基于计算值函数的结果来确定设计决策的结果。 配置引擎会探索与其他配置相比优化值函数结果的配置，也可以丢弃较不优化的配置。 当当前配置被认为不如先前级别生成的先前配置的最优配置时，配置引擎将丢弃当前配置，并从先前配置开始重新执行决策树。

公开(公告)号：US20140246072A1

公开(公告)日：2014-09-04

申请号：US14275689

申请日：2014-05-12

Applicant: SUNRUN, INC.

Inventor： Gary WAYNE ,  Billy HINNERS

IPC: G01R31/40

CPC classification number: H02S50/00 ,  F24S2201/00 ,  G06F17/5004 ,  G06F17/5009 ,  G06F2217/02 ,  G06F2217/08 ,  H02S50/10 ,  Y02B10/12

Abstract: An optimization engine determines an optimal configuration for a solar power system projected onto a target surface. The optimization engine identifies an alignment axis that passes through a vertex a boundary associated with the target surface and then constructs horizontal or vertical spans that represent contiguous areas where solar modules may be placed. The optimization engine populates each span with solar modules and aligns the solar modules within adjacent spans to one another. The optimization engine then generates a performance estimate for a collection of populated spans. By generating different spans with different solar module types and orientations, the optimization engine is configured to identify an optimal solar power system configuration.

Abstract translation: 优化引擎确定投影到目标表面上的太阳能发电系统的最佳配置。 优化引擎识别通过顶点与目标表面相关联的边界的对准轴，然后构建表示可以放置太阳能模块的连续区域的水平或垂直跨度。 优化引擎用太阳能模块填充每个跨距，并将太阳能模块彼此对准。 优化引擎然后生成一个填充跨度集合的性能估计。 通过产生具有不同太阳能模块类型和方向的不同跨度，优化引擎被配置为识别最佳的太阳能发电系统配置。