Adaptive stow for solar tracker systems

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United States of America

PATENT NO 12174644
APP PUB NO 20230092382A1
SERIAL NO

17814020

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A solar tracker system includes a photovoltaic panel and an actuator coupled to the photovoltaic panel and configured to actuate to rotate the photovoltaic panel around a base. A controller communicatively coupled to the actuator is configured to detect a direction from which wind is incident on the photovoltaic panel. Based on the direction from which wind is incident on the photovoltaic panel, the controller adaptively controls the actuator to set a stow position of the photovoltaic panel.

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  • FCX SOLAR LLC

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Needham, Christopher Thomas Mountain View, US 32 163
Oudheusden, Frank Carl Mont Vernon, US 30 150

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