Air Thermography
Air thermography has become a standard practice rather than an exception in solar power plants. At solar power plants, aerial thermographic analysis of PV panels is conducted periodically or annually by a professional team with appropriate expertise.
Due to installation issues at solar power plants, production errors or inaccuracies may occur during standard operation and maintenance inspections, preventive maintenance, and new installations. To ensure that aerial thermographic inspections of panels are conducted by teams and software adhering to proven industry standards, you need to perform air thermography at your solar power plants.
Aerial Thermal Imaging and Inspection with MapperX
Our software product MapperX, developed for capturing unique thermal images at solar power plants, specializes in advanced aerial thermal imaging and thermographic mapping. It offers customer-focused thermal mapping and reporting software solutions to meet the specific thermographic inspection needs of solar power plants.
Benefits of Using Thermal Drones for Solar Power Plants
Thermal drone inspections of solar power plants are easier, faster, and more efficient compared to traditional methods using handheld thermal devices. Drones inspect large PV systems more quickly and gather significant data through high-resolution thermal cameras that meet global standards by detecting heat changes.
Thermal Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Solar Energy
Traditional methods of thermographic inspection at solar power plants involve examining each panel with handheld thermal cameras to check for defective cells or cables. During this process, personnel must manually track the locations of anomalies for subsequent maintenance.
Due to the size of most solar power plants, this inspection method is inefficient, time-consuming, and results in uncertain data.
The integration of drone technology in solar power plants completely improves the efficiency and accuracy of the thermal inspection process, transforming your fields into digital fields. Thermal drones can scan large areas within a solar power plant with centimeter accuracy by capturing high-resolution infrared images in a single flight.
The capacity of a drone to cover long distances and provide high-resolution aerial thermal images allows many companies to optimize their efficiency while performing hazardous or time-consuming PV panel inspections and site maintenance. By minimizing human error, drone technology transforms your fields into digital fields in terms of digitalization.
The DJI Mavic 3T Thermal Drone, with AI-based decision-making algorithms and 360° sensors, is among the alternative devices in this field due to its compact and cost-effective design.
Advantages of Using Drones for Thermal Inspection of Solar Power Plants
- 99% accuracy in identifying anomalies at solar power plants
- Up to 99% time savings in inspection duration at solar power plants
- Significant cost savings in inspection at solar power plants
Early detection of faulty panels at a solar power plant significantly contributes to preventing performance and efficiency losses.
The faster and more accurately a PV inspection team detects potential defects, the quicker they can respond and prevent system failures in large solar power plant sites. Effective inspections and maintenance ensure the protection of investors’ interests and the “optimal performance” of PV panels. This helps minimize carbon emissions.
Detailed Reporting with MapperX
Using thermal and RGB visual images, MapperX solar software evaluates all possibilities to create world-class reports that detect all anomalies on PV panels.
MapperX Software:
- Transforms solar power plant sites into digital fields accessible via the web.
- Collects thermal information about solar power plant sites and solar panels.
- Detects faults in solar power plants with 99% accuracy using AI software.
- Remotely detects, locates, and visualizes obstacles that decrease the performance of the facility, in order of importance.
- Provides key points on the causes of low performance in fields and suggestions for improving performance.
Air Thermography Inspection Duration
One of the main reasons for using drones for solar panel inspections is the reduction in maintenance costs. Generally, inspections of large solar power plants are conducted by a ground team manually inspecting each panel. This method can take days or even weeks depending on the size of the plant, significantly increasing costs and time. Thermal drone inspections at solar power plants reduce inspection time by up to 99%. By conducting infrared drone inspections of your PV systems, you can significantly reduce costs and save both time and money by identifying faulty panels.
Aerial thermographic inspections provide more accurate data by detecting 100% of faults and 99% accuracy in fault type detection.
MapperX also effortlessly identifies anomalies with detailed maps of the solar power plant. You can also check out our article on [Thermal PV Inspection](https://mapperx.com/tr/termal-pv-inceleme/).
