Methods and systems for determining obstruction setbacks in a photovoltaic system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10331805
APP PUB NO 20160140282A1
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14553574

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A computer-implemented method for determining boundary offsets in a photovoltaic (PV) system based on shadow simulations is implemented by a design automation computer system in communication with a memory. The method includes identifying a set of obstructions wherein the set of obstructions includes a set of obstruction elevations and a set of obstruction offsets, simulating a set of shadow effects using a first coarse shadow algorithm based on the set of obstructions, refining the set of shadow effects using a second fine shadow algorithm based on the set of obstructions and the set of shadow effects, and defining a plurality of boundary of boundary offsets based on the refined set of shadow effects.

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  • FTC SOLAR, INC.

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Cherukupalli, Nagendra Srinivas Saratoga, US 46 147
Morse, Andrew Joseph Sykesville, US 11 58
Ramagopal, Krishnan Chennai, IN 3 55
Ranganathan, Ravi Chennai, IN 29 697

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