Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method to reduce shading in a photovoltaic plant
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Application No.: US17059425Application Date: 2019-05-28
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Publication No.: US11437950B2Publication Date: 2022-09-06
- Inventor: Irene Muñoz Benavente , Javier Guerrero Pérez , Jose Alfonso Teruel Hernández
- Applicant: SOLTEC ENERGÍAS RENOVABLES, SL
- Applicant Address: ES Molina de Segura
- Assignee: SOLTEC ENERGÍAS RENOVABLES, SL
- Current Assignee: SOLTEC ENERGÍAS RENOVABLES, SL
- Current Assignee Address: ES Molina de Segura
- Agent Eugenio J. Torres-Oyola; Victor M. Rodriguez-Reyes; Rafael Rodriguez-Muriel
- Priority: EP18382368 20180528
- International Application: PCT/EP2019/063764 WO 20190528
- International Announcement: WO2019/229041 WO 20191205
- Main IPC: H02S20/32
- IPC: H02S20/32

Abstract:
A method for reducing shading in a photovoltaic plant, said photovoltaic plant includes a plurality of solar trackers, made up of one or more photovoltaic panels, arranged in adjacent parallel rows at a given predetermined distance; an actuator, controlled by a tracker controller, which enables each solar tracker to rotate independently regarding the other solar trackers of the row around said North-South axis; and a control system which includes a communication network enabling a bidirectional communication between each tracker controller and a central control unit which controls the photovoltaic plant. The method uses an algorithm executed by a processor of the central control unit, which determines a tilt angle (β) for each solar tracker in each row inputted in the algorithm, using constant and variable data of each solar tracker, and by selecting either a first (“Morning”) or a second configuration (“Afternoon”).
Public/Granted literature
- US20210218362A1 METHOD TO REDUCE SHADING IN A PHOTOVOLTAIC PLANT Public/Granted day:2021-07-15
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