Patent ID: 8180491

Claim:
An environmental control system comprising: a plurality of input devices individually configured to measure independent environmental values; a priority device configured to receive a user-defined goal that defines a priority of environmental objectives; at least one adjustable output device that has an effect on one or more of the independent environmental values, and wherein one of the at least one adjustable output devices is solar affected such that an adjustment of the output device with respect to the sun causes a direct quantitative effect on one or more of the independent environmental values; wherein the at least one adjustable output device includes a photovoltaic solar panel; wherein the independent environmental values include an electrical current transmitted from the photovoltaic solar panel and an environmental parameter external of the photovoltaic solar panel, and wherein the photovoltaic solar panel is solar affected such that an adjustment of the photovoltaic solar panel with respect to the sun causes a direct quantitative effect on both the electrical current transmitted from the photovoltaic solar panel and an environmental parameter external of the photovoltaic solar panel including at least one of humidity and temperature; wherein the goal includes optimizing the electrical current; and a control module further comprising: an input communication module configured to receive the independent environmental values from the plurality of input devices and to receive the goal from the priority device; an algorithm configured to mathematically correlate the goal and the independent environmental values to produce a set of output device settings; and an output communication module configured to transmit the output device settings to the at least one adjustable output device so as to adjust the at least one adjustable output device in a manner that causes the independent environmental values to be affected in a manner consistent with the goal.