Title:
FAULT MONITORING BASED ON SOLAR TRACKING ERROR
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2010/011531
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A system may include determination of solar tracking error associated with a solar collector, and determination of a fault associated with the solar collector based on the determined solar tracking error. In some aspects, determination of the fault includes fitting a tracking error vs. time function to the determined solar tracking error and the plurality of previously-determined solar tracking errors, and determining that a derivative of the function exceeds a threshold value.
Inventors:
MCDONALD MARK (US)
HORNE STEPHEN J (US)
HORNE STEPHEN J (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2009/050510
Publication Date:
April 01, 2010
Filing Date:
July 14, 2009
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SOLFOCUS INC (US)
MCDONALD MARK (US)
HORNE STEPHEN J (US)
MCDONALD MARK (US)
HORNE STEPHEN J (US)
International Classes:
F24J2/40; F24S23/00; F24S50/20
Foreign References:
| US4320288A | 1982-03-16 | |||
| US4612488A | 1986-09-16 | |||
| JPS57148135A | 1982-09-13 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
TALWALKAR, Nandu, A. (Maschoff & Talwalkar LLC50 Locust Avenu, New Canaan CT, US)
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