SOLAR PANEL PERFORMANCE MODELING AND MONITORING

• Main Author: Anderegg, Caspar John
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 01.02.2024
• Subjects: ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES; BLASTING; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; ELECTRICITY; GENERATION; GENERATION OF ELECTRIC POWER BY CONVERSION OF INFRA-REDRADIATION, VISIBLE LIGHT OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, E.G. USINGPHOTOVOLTAIC [PV] MODULES; HEATING; LIGHTING; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION ORRERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; MEASURING; MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; PHYSICS; RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; RANGES; SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS; TESTING; VENTILATING; WEAPONS

A monitoring system that is configured to monitor a property is disclosed. The monitoring system includes a sensor that is configured to generate sensor data that reflects an attribute of the property; a solar panel that is configured to generate and output power; and a monitor control unit. The monitor control unit is configured to: monitor the power outputted by the solar panel; determine that the power outputted by the solar panel has deviated from an expected power range; based on determining that the power outputted by the solar panel has deviated from the expected power range, access the sensor data; based on the power outputted by the solar panel and the sensor data, determine a likely cause of the deviation from the expected power range; and determine an action to perform to remediate the likely cause of the deviation from the expected power range.