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INSPECTIONS AND FAILURE DETECTION

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THE PROBLEM:

Solar panles require regular inspections for damage and dirt – a time-consuming, costly, and even potentially hazardous task when you are trying to scale up.

BEFORE DRONES:

Inspections were carried out by teams of workers, diverting manpower and increasing costs. As few as 2-3% of panels were being inspected at many large plants.

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THE SOLUTION:

Enter Drone Visual. The Brazilian tech company, using DJI Matrice Series drones, take visual and thermal images of solar panels from the air.

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Visual images make it easy to spot issues like excess dirt, shade or animal nests.

Thermal images can find areas where panels are not operating at full capacity.

THE RESULTS:

With a solar inspection drone, just to staff were able to inspect a 10 km2 area within 13 days, identifying 6,000 anomalies across the three solar plants – all while mitigating risks.

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WORKFLOW

AUTONOMOUS OPERATION

Comparable Data Scheduled assessment.
Faster operation.
Reduce workload,

DRONE DIAGNOSIS SYSTEM

Based on AI algorithms, the system identifies fault image and support route planning, fault diagnosis, fault location, data reporting, and mobile navigation, assisting client staff for efficient troubleshooting.

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Broken – Damaged

Defective bypass diode

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Cell malfunction

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Dirty panels

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Autonomous Flight (Mission)

Being able to take off and land autonomously from the DJI Dock, the drone can autonomously conduct programmed missions, managing route, autonomy and data analysis

Environmental Control (DJI Dock)

Thanks to a dedicated meteorological station, the system can evaluate the environmental conditions in real time and act promptly in case of imminent adversity, to ensure the safety of operations

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Omnidirectional Obstacle Avoidance System

Autonomous detection and obstacles avoidance, preventing crashes and dameges for structures and wokers

RTK Positioning System

Thanks to RTK Precision Coordinate System, geo-data during surveys reaches centimetric precision and high resolution geographic data

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High Resolution Thermal Camera

640 × 512 resolution and temperature measurement, high temperature alerts, color palettes, and isotherms

High Resolution Zoom Camera

42MP sensor up to 156× Max Hybrid Zoom to see essential details. Complete mapping missions with extraordinary efficiency

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Complete autonomous operation

Operator can plan flight rout on any structure, indipendently on form or geometry. Complete autonomous flight, taking high resolution pictures, creating ready-to-use reports