WO2013033617A3 - Tracker control module - Google Patents

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WO2013033617A3
WO2013033617A3 PCT/US2012/053487 US2012053487W WO2013033617A3 WO 2013033617 A3 WO2013033617 A3 WO 2013033617A3 US 2012053487 W US2012053487 W US 2012053487W WO 2013033617 A3 WO2013033617 A3 WO 2013033617A3
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control module
tracker control
tracker
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Tom D. HINDMARSH
Brian BULLWINKLE
John Roy SCAMMELL
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Sopogy, Inc.
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
    • G05D—SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES
    • G05D3/00—Control of position or direction
    • G05D3/10—Control of position or direction without using feedback
    • G05D3/105—Solar tracker
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24S—SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS
    • F24S50/00—Arrangements for controlling solar heat collectors
    • F24S50/20—Arrangements for controlling solar heat collectors for tracking
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/40—Solar thermal energy, e.g. solar towers
    • Y02E10/47—Mountings or tracking

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Abstract

Examples and variations of apparatus and methods for creating a motion controller for tracking external objects with predictable movement.
PCT/US2012/053487 2011-09-02 2012-08-31 Tracker control module WO2013033617A2 (en)

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US201161530803P 2011-09-02 2011-09-02
US61/530,803 2011-09-02

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
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DE102007050031B3 (en) * 2007-10-17 2009-04-16 Hanning Elektro-Werke Gmbh & Co. Kg Control system for solar systems
US20090205637A1 (en) * 2008-02-18 2009-08-20 Skyfuel, Inc. Sun-Tracking Controller for Multiple Solar Collectors
KR20100073425A (en) * 2008-12-23 2010-07-01 주식회사 포스코 System and method for solar tracking
DE102009021975A1 (en) * 2009-05-19 2010-12-02 Hista Elektro-Anlagenbau Gmbh Solar altitude track controlling system for solar collector used for recovering energy from solar radiation, has control units delivering address commands and/or control information to other control units via data bus

Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE102007050031B3 (en) * 2007-10-17 2009-04-16 Hanning Elektro-Werke Gmbh & Co. Kg Control system for solar systems
US20090205637A1 (en) * 2008-02-18 2009-08-20 Skyfuel, Inc. Sun-Tracking Controller for Multiple Solar Collectors
KR20100073425A (en) * 2008-12-23 2010-07-01 주식회사 포스코 System and method for solar tracking
DE102009021975A1 (en) * 2009-05-19 2010-12-02 Hista Elektro-Anlagenbau Gmbh Solar altitude track controlling system for solar collector used for recovering energy from solar radiation, has control units delivering address commands and/or control information to other control units via data bus

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