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Title: Automated solar collector installation design including version management

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OSTI ID:1637840
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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. Some embodiments may provide viewing, creating, and manipulating of multiple versions of a solar collector layout design for a particular installation worksite. The use of versions may allow analysis of alternative layouts, alternative feature classifications, and cost and performance data corresponding to alternative design choices. Version summary information providing a representative comparison between versions across a number of dimensions may be provided.

Research Organization:
SunPower Corp., San Jose, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
FC36-07GO17043
Assignee:
SunPower Corporation (San Jose, CA)
Patent Number(s):
10,592,834
Application Number:
15/448,107
OSTI ID:
1637840
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 03/02/2017
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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