Patent ID: 11914404
Assignee: NEXTRACKER LLC
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H  F  Y | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A solar tracker system, comprising:
multiple rows of rotatable solar panel modules forming a grid of solar panel modules, wherein the multiple rows of rotatable solar panel modules are movable relative to a solar source independently of each other;
a control system configured to orient each of the multiple rows of 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 an orientation of each of the multiple rows of solar panel modules to the solar source and first data comprising weather conditions local to each of the multiple rows of solar panels;
a DHI-GHI module;
a diffuse angle adjustor; and
a weather look-up module, the weather look-up module in communication with the DHI-GHI module and providing weather data to the DHI-GHI module and the diffuse angle adjustor;
wherein the control system orients each of the multiple rows of solar panel modules also based on data generated by the DHI-GHI module and the diffuse angle adjustor.