US 11,947,880 B2
Systems and method for determining solar panel placement and energy output
Jake Wachman, San Jose, CA (US); Matt Moone, San Jose, CA (US); Anthony Garzolini, San Jose, CA (US); and Jeff Southard, San Francisco, CA (US)
Assigned to SUNPOWER CORPORATION, San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by SUNPOWER CORPORATION, San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Dec. 30, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/138,130.
Application 17/138,130 is a continuation of application No. 15/892,961, filed on Feb. 9, 2018, granted, now 10,902,159.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/460,263, filed on Feb. 17, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2021/0117587 A1, Apr. 22, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H02S 99/00 (2014.01); G06F 3/04842 (2022.01); G06F 30/00 (2020.01); G06F 30/13 (2020.01); G07G 1/00 (2006.01); H02S 20/23 (2014.01)
CPC G06F 30/13 (2020.01) [G06F 30/00 (2020.01); G07G 1/0018 (2013.01); H02S 20/23 (2014.12); H02S 99/00 (2013.01); G06F 3/04842 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A system for determining solar panel placement and corresponding energy output, comprising:
a computing device; and
a server configured to be coupled to the computing device via a network and including circuitry configured to:
receive a request from the computing device for energy production information for one or more solar panels and one or more arrays of solar panels, wherein the request includes installation location information corresponding to an installation location, and
transmit the energy production information for the one or more solar panels and the one or more arrays of solar panels to the computing device,
wherein the computing device includes circuitry configured to:
store a predetermined solar panel layout for the installation location, the predetermined solar panel layout including a plurality of solar panels, the predetermined solar panel layout being fixed,
store the energy production information, and
without making additional requests to the server:
receive a selection and deselection of one or more solar panels less than all of the plurality of solar panels in the predetermined solar panel layout, and
determine a design for the installation location based on the selection and deselection of the one or more solar panels less than all of the plurality of solar panels in the predetermined solar panel layout and an energy production estimate based on the stored energy production information.