Patent ID: 8334489

Claim:
An apparatus comprising: a photovoltaic system with managed output, the system comprising: a plurality of photovoltaic modules configured to receive and convert solar energy; a sensor configured to determine an orientation for each of the plurality of photovoltaic modules, the orientations based on a maximum output from the photovoltaic system; and an orientation system configured to alter the orientation of one or more modules of the plurality of photovoltaic modules to provide a reduced output from the photovoltaic system, the reduced output less than the maximum output wherein the orientation system is configured to alter the orientation of the one or more modules of the plurality of photovoltaic modules by tilting the one or more modules of the plurality photovoltaic modules by tilting the one or more modules of the plurality of photovoltaic modules away from a direct solar energy pathway, and wherein an output from the sensor is used to determine how many modules to tilt away from maximum collection positioning, and to what extent to the tilting should be performed.