Patent ID: 11962267
Assignee: RBI SOLAR, INC.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  F  Y | IPC F  H

Claim 0:
1. A solar tracking system comprising:
a first solar tracker including:
a first rotatable portion including a first plurality of solar modules, at least a portion of each of the modules of the first plurality of modules being arranged in a first row and electrically coupled to each other in series to define at least one first string;
a first motor operatively coupled to the first rotatable portion and configured to supply torque to the first rotatable portion for rotating the first rotatable portion about a first axis; and
at least one first sensor configured to detect at least one first electrical characteristic of the at least one first string;

a second solar tracker positioned substantially parallel to the first solar tracker and including:
a second rotatable portion including a second plurality of solar modules, at least a portion of each of the modules of the second plurality of modules being arranged in a second row and electrically coupled to each other in series to define at least one second string;
a second motor operatively coupled to the second rotatable portion and configured to supply torque to the second rotatable portion for rotating the second rotatable portion about a second axis; and
at least one second sensor configured to detect at least one second electrical characteristic of the at least one second string; and

at least one controller in operative communication with the first and second motors and with the at least one first and second sensors, wherein the at least one controller is configured to instruct the first motor to supply torque to the first rotatable portion in response to one or more signals received by the at least one controller from the at least one second sensor, and wherein the at least one controller is configured to instruct the second motor to supply torque to the second rotatable portion in response to one or more signals received by the at least one controller from the at least one first sensor.