UAV photovoltaic panel detection

Can a UAV be used to inspect a photovoltaic plant?

For more information on the journal statistics, click here . Multiple requests from the same IP address are counted as one view. Because photovoltaic (PV) plants require periodic maintenance, using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) for inspections can help reduce costs. Usually, the thermal and visual inspection of PV installations works as follows.

Can UAVs detect solar module fault conditions?

Using UAV to detect solar module fault conditions of a solar power farm with IR and visual image analysis, Applied Sciences, 11, no. 4, p.1835, 2021. Milidonis, K., Eliades, A., Grigoriev, V. and Blanco, M.J., Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in the planning, operation and maintenance of concentrating solar thermal systems: A review.

What is a UAV photovoltaic inspection system?

Sci. Eng. 768 072061 DOI 10.1088/1757-899X/768/7/072061 The emergence and rapid development of the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Photovoltaic inspection system have become an effective means of solving the operation and maintenance of photovoltaic power plants.

Can UAV be used for fault diagnosis in PV systems?

Overview of the 51 investigated studies which used UAV for the acquisition of data for fault diagnosis in PV systems. Fault diagnosis methods used: EL, IRT, RGB images and combination of methods. 6. Conclusions Accurate fault identification is critical for reducing investment risk and increasing the PV technology's bankability.

Can unmanned aerial vehicles support plant inspection and PV fault detection?

Unmanned aerial vehicles UAV with integrated thermal and RGB cameras have been used to support plant inspection and PV fault detection [ 74, 75, 112, 113 ]. Many studies in the literature involve the application of different UAV and imaging sensors.

Can UAV-based approaches support PV plant diagnostics?

Focus was shed on UAV-based approaches, that can support PV plant diagnostics using imaging techniques and data analytics. In this context, the essential equipment needed and the sensor requirements (parameters and resolution) for the diagnosis of failures in monitored PV systems using UAV-based approaches were outlined.