Cloud forecast using sequential images
US10823881B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 5, 2018 |
| Grant date | Nov 3, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 17, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V10/759
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Techniques for cloud forecast using configuration engine, segment cloud coverage determination engine, and trained forecast models are described herein. The disclosed techniques include generating a configuration mask based on a type of an optical component for capturing a plurality of sky images and determining cloud coverages of a plurality of corresponding segments by applying the configuration mask and a segment cloud coverage determination algorithm to the plurality of images. The disclosed techniques include training a plurality of forecast models for forecasting cloud coverages of the plurality of corresponding segments using the determined cloud coverages. The plurality of forecast models correlate cloud coverages of the plurality of corresponding segments at a time point with a cloud coverage of any particular segment at a later time point. The plurality of trained forecast models generate data indicative of cloud coverages of the plurality corresponding segments at a future time point.
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