Patent ID: 11942893
Assignee: NEXTRACKER LLC
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  F  G  Y | IPC G  H

Claim 5:
6. The method of claim 1, wherein determining a split-cell or multi-panel solar array backtracking angle includes evaluating the following expression:, θ
   t
  
  =
  
   2
   ⁢
   
    
     tan
     
      -
      1
     
    
    (
    
     
      
       tan
       ⁢
       
        (
        
         θ
         S
        
        )
       
      
      -
      
       
        1
        -
        
         4
         ⁢
         
          
           (
           
            1
            
             G
             ⁢
             C
             ⁢
             R
            
           
           )
          
          2
         
        
        +
        
         
          
           tan
            
          
          2
         
         ⁢
         
          (
          
           θ
           S
          
          )
         
        
       
      
     
     
      
       2
       
        G
        ⁢
        C
        ⁢
        R
       
      
      +
      1
     
    
    )
   
  
 

where θs is the sun elevation angle relative to the horizon, θt is the backtracking angle relative to the zenith, and GCR is a ground coverage ratio.