Solar Panel Inspection

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Achieve Maximum Energy Production and Faster ROI from your Solar Farms.

Our key objective is to identify the faulty Solar Panels so they can be replaced by the manufacturers while they are in warranty, maximize output/efficiency and proactively addressing issues thus minimizing maintenance cost. We leverage drone Thermal Imaging and Aerial Inspections to provide accurate and detailed inspections quicker and more cost effectively.

Value of Drones for Solar Farm Inspections

  • • Rapid and Easy scans for Roof tops and arrays
  • • Hot spot identification showing defective cells / Geotagged image
  • • Diagnostic purpose / planning of Panel placement
  • • Infrared signatures show defective panels
  • • Keep the solar farm running at peak efficiency
  • • Save time with pre-selected way point aerial inspections

Our Drone Thermal Imaging Services

To ensure a failure-free operation, a mechanism needs to be in place which is fast, simple and reliable to evaluate. Hence more and more solar panel installers work with ABJ Drones’ experienced thermographers; we offer regular thermal imaging inspections to ensure the safety and effective deployment of solar systems.

Solar Panel Array Inspections

Cells become negatively biased and instead of producing electrical energy they produce heat energy due to:

  • • Cell failure
  • • Interconnection failure
  • • Melting of solder
  • • Degradation of the solar cell
  • • Decrease of operational efficiency
  • • Potential problem areas can be detected and repaired

Efficiencies of Drones in Solar Farm Inspections

  • • Utilizing UAS will typically reduce cost of inspections by approximately 30-50%
  • • Speed of inspection time is greatly improved
  • • Safety of personnel is improved as there is less need for personnel to ascend to height for inspections in the case of elevated arrays

Avoid Costly Mistakes

  • • A single malfunctioning cell can compromise the entire system causing economic damage
  • • Effective maintenance of the system is required to obtain the best possible performance and better return on investment

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