Systems for and methods of positioning solar panels in an array of solar panels to efficiently capture sunlight

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 12085658
APP PUB NO 20230003824A1
SERIAL NO

17944043

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A solar tracking system comprises multiple solar panel modules forming a grid of solar panel modules, wherein the multiple solar panel modules are orientatable to a solar source independently of each other; and a control system configured to orient each of the multiple solar panel modules to the solar source independently of each other based on a performance model to optimize an energy output from the grid of solar panel modules, wherein the performance model predicts an energy output from the grid of solar panel modules based on a topography of the area containing the grid of solar panel modules and weather conditions local to each of the solar panel modules.

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NEXTRACKER LLC6200 PASEO PADRE PARKWAY FREMONT CA 94555

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Borrelli, Francesco Kensington, US 43 1084
Daly, Allan Albany, US 19 182
Liu, Yang Mountain View, US 1941 7962
Ma, Yudong Richmond, US 6 152

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