Patent ID: 11888435
Assignee: FTC SOLAR, INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC H  G  Y | IPC G  H

Claim 16:
17. A tracker system comprising:
a first tracker attached to a rotational mechanism for changing a plane of the first tracker, and wherein the first tracker is in an array including a plurality of trackers; and
a controller in communication with the rotational mechanism, the controller comprising a physical processor in communication with at least one memory device, wherein the processor is programmed to:
determine a first angle for the first tracker based on a shadow model and a position of the sun at a first specific point in time;
collect a relative height for each tracker of the plurality of trackers in the array for the first specific point in time;
adjust the first angle based on executing the shadow model with the plurality of relative tracker heights associated with the plurality of trackers in the array;
determine a first amount of irradiance to be collected based on the first angle, the plurality of relative tracker heights, and the shadow model;
determine a second amount of irradiance to be collected based on the adjusted first angle, the plurality of relative tracker heights, and the shadow model;
compare the first amount of irradiance to be collected with the second amount of irradiance to be collected;
determine whether to transmit instructions for the first angle or the adjusted first angle based on the comparison; and
transmit the determined instructions to the rotational mechanism to change the plane of the tracker.