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

Claim 0:
1. A method, comprising:
orienting one or more solar power units in a first position in which one or more rows of solar power units are shaded by one or more adjacent rows of solar power units;
monitoring energy generated by the solar power units over a first window of time, the first window of time including from when the solar power units are oriented in the first position until a sun angle corresponds to none of the rows of solar power units being shaded by the adjacent rows of solar power units;
identifying a knee in energy generation during the first window of time, the knee indicating a transition from a higher rate of change of energy generation to a lower rate of change of energy generation at a given solar angle; and
plotting a trajectory of future orientation positions over time of the solar power units that include an orientation and time corresponding to the given solar angle.