Automated solar collector installation design including ability to define heterogeneous design preferences
Abstract
Embodiments may include systems and methods to create and edit a representation of a worksite, to create various data objects, to classify such objects as various types of pre -defined "features" with attendant properties and layout constraints. As part of or in addition to classification, an embodiment may include systems and methods to create, associate, and edit intrinsic and extrinsic properties to these objects. A design engine may apply of design rules to the features described above to generate one or more solar collectors installation design alternatives, including generation of on-screen and/or paper representations of the physical layout or arrangement of the one or more design alternatives. Embodiments may also include definition of one or more design apertures, each of which may correspond to boundaries in which solar collector layouts should comply with distinct sets of user-defined design preferences. Distinct apertures may provide heterogeneous regions of collector layout according to the user-defined design preferences.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- SunPower Corporation, San Jose, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1130046
- Patent Number(s):
- 8712745
- Application Number:
- 13/730,580
- Assignee:
- SunPower Corporation (San Jose, CA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G06 - COMPUTING G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F24 - HEATING F24S - SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS
- DOE Contract Number:
- FC36-07GO17043
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2012 Dec 28
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 14 SOLAR ENERGY
Citation Formats
Wayne, Gary, Frumkin, Alexander, Zaydman, Michael, Lehman, Scott, and Brenner, Jules. Automated solar collector installation design including ability to define heterogeneous design preferences. United States: N. p., 2014.
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Wayne, Gary, Frumkin, Alexander, Zaydman, Michael, Lehman, Scott, & Brenner, Jules. Automated solar collector installation design including ability to define heterogeneous design preferences. United States.
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"Automated solar collector installation design including ability to define heterogeneous design preferences". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1130046.
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