INSPECTIONS AND FAILURE DETECTION
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.
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.
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.
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.
Broken – Damaged
Defective bypass diode
Cell malfunction
Dirty panels
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
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
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
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