US 12,264,832 B2
Systems for and methods of automatically scheduling and executing in situ tests on electrical and mechanical systems
Bruce Christopher Wootton, Alameda, CA (US); Rory Joseph Timar, San Francisco, CA (US); Colin Patrick Murphy, Oakland, CA (US); Francesco Borrelli, Kensington, CA (US); and Allan Daly, Albany, CA (US)
Assigned to NEXTRACKER LLC, Fremont, CA (US)
Filed by Nextracker LLC, Fremont, CA (US)
Filed on Feb. 15, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/442,473.
Application 18/442,473 is a continuation of application No. 17/176,477, filed on Feb. 16, 2021, granted, now 11,933,511.
Application 17/176,477 is a continuation of application No. 16/806,522, filed on Mar. 2, 2020, granted, now 10,921,007, issued on Feb. 16, 2021.
Application 16/806,522 is a continuation of application No. 15/365,758, filed on Nov. 30, 2016, granted, now 10,578,327, issued on Mar. 3, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/261,205, filed on Nov. 30, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2024/0263821 A1, Aug. 8, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. F24F 11/30 (2018.01); F24F 11/48 (2018.01); F24F 11/49 (2018.01); F24F 11/52 (2018.01); F24F 11/61 (2018.01); F24F 11/63 (2018.01); G05B 23/02 (2006.01)
CPC F24F 11/49 (2018.01) [F24F 11/30 (2018.01); F24F 11/48 (2018.01); F24F 11/52 (2018.01); F24F 11/61 (2018.01); F24F 11/63 (2018.01); G05B 23/0251 (2013.01); G05B 23/0256 (2013.01); G05B 2219/24053 (2013.01); G05B 2219/2614 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A non-transitory computer readable recording medium, the non-transitory computer readable recording medium having stored thereon a plurality of computer-executable instructions that, when executed, test an electrical and mechanical system comprising a plurality of interconnected devices, each device of the plurality of interconnected devices comprising one or more components, each of the one or more components being associated with a corresponding component test, the computer-executable instructions comprising:
ranking the plurality of interconnected devices in order of decreasing loads on the plurality of interconnected devices;
selecting a first set of conditions that allow component tests to be executed on a first set of components of devices of the plurality of interconnected devices having higher loads before component tests are executed on a second set of components of devices of the plurality of interconnected devices having smaller loads; and
executing the component tests on the plurality of interconnected devices according to an execution schedule based on the first set of conditions.