US 12,112,288 B2
Techniques for forecasting solar power generation
Frank Monforte, San Diego, CA (US); and Andrew Sukenik, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to ITRON, INC., Liberty Lake, WA (US)
Filed by ITRON, INC., Liberty Lake, WA (US)
Filed on Apr. 14, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/301,171.
Application 18/301,171 is a continuation of application No. 16/393,136, filed on Apr. 24, 2019, granted, now 11,651,311.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/734,189, filed on Sep. 20, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2023/0252384 A1, Aug. 10, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06Q 10/0631 (2023.01); G01W 1/10 (2006.01); G01W 1/12 (2006.01); G06N 20/00 (2019.01); G06Q 10/04 (2023.01); G06Q 50/06 (2024.01); H02J 3/00 (2006.01); H02J 3/38 (2006.01); H02J 13/00 (2006.01)
CPC G06Q 10/06315 (2013.01) [G01W 1/10 (2013.01); G01W 1/12 (2013.01); G06Q 10/04 (2013.01); G06Q 50/06 (2013.01); H02J 3/004 (2020.01); H02J 3/388 (2020.01); H02J 13/00002 (2020.01); H02J 13/00022 (2020.01); G06N 20/00 (2019.01); H02J 3/003 (2020.01); H02J 2203/20 (2020.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
determining, by a computing device, a clear-sky solar power generation level for a photovoltaic installation;
generating, by the computing device, a measurement device index based on measurement data received from a first measurement device, the measurement device index indicating an amount of cloud cover associated with a target geographical area, wherein the first measurement device and the photovoltaic installation are both located within the target geographical area; and
generating, by the computing device, a solar power generation forecast for the photovoltaic installation based on the clear-sky solar power generation level and the measurement device index.