Patent ID: 11886211
Assignee: ARRAY TECH, INC.
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  F  H  Y | IPC G  H

Claim 4:
5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
orienting the solar power units in a second position in which the rows of solar power units are in full sun;
monitoring the energy generated by the solar power units over a second window of time, the second window of time including from when the solar power units are oriented in the second position until the sun angle corresponds to all of the rows of solar power units being shaded by one or more adjacent rows of solar power units; and
identifying a second knee in energy generation during the second window of time, the second knee indicating a transition from a second lower rate of change of energy generation to a second higher rate of change of energy generation at a second given solar angle, wherein plotting the trajectory of future orientation positions over time includes both the orientation and time corresponding to the given solar angle and a second orientation and second time corresponding to the second given solar angle.