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Build a Solar PV Tracker Wind and Heat Safety Dispatcher — implementation

Linked challenge: Build a Solar PV Tracker Wind and Heat Safety Dispatcher

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## Build
Evaluate utility-scale solar tracker stow angles against high wind gusts and extreme ambient heat telemetry. Formulate proactive tracker positioning plans to prevent mechanical aero-elastic flutter and inverter thermal clipping.

## User
Solar plant operations engineer

## Workflow
1. Ingest anemometer wind gust telemetry, ambient air temperatures, and pyranometer solar irradiance.
2. Calculate single-axis tracker sun angles and thermal clipping penalties using pvlib solar position routines.
3. Identify high-wind gusts triggering defensive stowing versus midday heat requiring module tilt offsets.
4. Generate a tracker command schedule and plant dispatch log for field control center review.

## Interface
Plant weather and tracker status console highlighting wind threshold exceedances and stow triggers.

## Data
Synthetic weather sensor records formatted according to pvlib solar position and tracking model parameters.
Starter examples below are synthetic. They are not downloaded records.

## Source
[PVLib solar modeling](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pvlib/pvlib-python/main/README.md)
Leverages pvlib solar position calculations and single-axis tracking algorithms to model panel orientation and power output.

## Tools
dspy, pvlib, pydantic.
Optimizes prompt strategies for synthesizing multi-sensor anomaly descriptions into concise operational dispatches.
Local or hosted LLM with standard inference latency for compiling operational event logs.

## Deliverables
Submit runnable source, pinned dependencies, setup commands, a working interface, example outputs, and a recorded end-to-end demo. Include tests and an action log.

## Acceptance
- Uses pvlib tracking functions to verify nominal solar tracker tilt angles.
- Automatically commands defensive stow mode when wind gust forecasts exceed 18 m/s.
- Assembles an operational dispatcher log requiring plant engineer sign-off before transmission.

## Starter Examples
```json
[
  {
    "input": {
      "tracker_block_id": "BLOCK-E-03",
      "wind_gust_ms": 21.4,
      "wind_sustained_ms": 14.2,
      "ambient_temp_c": 44,
      "nominal_tilt_deg": 35,
      "solar_zenith_deg": 22
    },
    "expected_output": {
      "action": "DEFENSIVE_STOW",
      "commanded_tilt_deg": 0,
      "reason": "WIND_GUST_EXCEEDS_18_MS",
      "projected_power_curtailment_pct": 24.5,
      "dispatch_clearance_required": true
    }
  },
  {
    "input": {
      "tracker_block_id": "BLOCK-W-01",
      "wind_gust_ms": 8.1,
      "wind_sustained_ms": 5,
      "ambient_temp_c": 46.5,
      "nominal_tilt_deg": 15,
      "solar_zenith_deg": 18
    },
    "expected_output": {
      "action": "CONTINUE_TRACKING",
      "commanded_tilt_deg": 15,
      "reason": "NOMINAL_TRACKING_UNDER_THERMAL_SURVEILLANCE",
      "projected_power_curtailment_pct": 3.2,
      "dispatch_clearance_required": false
    }
  }
]
```

## Safety
All tracker commands are simulated recommendations and do not bypass local PLC emergency wind trip relays.
Use mock external writes. Require human review before any real deployment.