Infrared imaging of photovoltaic modules: a review of the state of the art and future challenges facing gigawatt photovoltaic power stations

C Buerhop, L Bommes, J Schlipf, T Pickel… - Progress in …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Thermography is a frequently used and appreciated method to detect underperforming
Photovoltaic modules in solar power stations. With the review, we give insights on two …

Automatic detection, classification and localization of defects in large photovoltaic plants using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) based infrared (IR) and RGB imaging

CFJ Kuo, SH Chen, CY Huang - Energy Conversion and Management, 2023 - Elsevier
This study aims to build a photovoltaic (PV) plant maintenance and operation system, using
an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) carrying a thermal imager to take images. In the …

Computer vision tool for detection, map**, and fault classification of photovoltaics modules in aerial IR videos

L Bommes, T Pickel, C Buerhop‐Lutz… - Progress in …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Increasing deployment of photovoltaics (PV) plants demands for cheap and fast inspection.
A viable tool for this task is thermographic imaging by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV). In …

Anomaly detection in IR images of PV modules using supervised contrastive learning

L Bommes, M Hoffmann… - Progress in …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Increasing deployment of photovoltaic (PV) plants requires methods for automatic detection
of faulty PV modules in modalities, such as infrared (IR) images. Recently, deep learning …

Overview on photovoltaic inspections procedure by means of unmanned aerial vehicles

A Niccolai, A Gandelli, F Grimaccia… - 2019 IEEE Milan …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Inspection of photovoltaic power plants is a crucial aspect for improving the performances
and increasing their profitability. The reduced O&M budget pushes the market to more …

Cost-effective flight strategy for aerial thermography inspection of photovoltaic power plants

V Lofstad-Lie, ES Marstein… - IEEE Journal of …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Thermography from unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) is widely used for module condition
surveys and defect detection in solar (photovoltaic) power plants. This article presents an …

Multidefect Detection Tool for Large-Scale PV Plants: Segmentation and Classification

D Rocha, J Alves, V Lopes, JP Teixeira… - IEEE Journal of …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) with high-resolution optical and infrared (IR) imaging
have been introduced in recent years to perform inexpensive and fast inspections in …

Photovoltaic module segmentation and thermal analysis tool from thermal images

LE Montanez, LM Valentín-Coronado… - … Autumn Meeting on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The growing interest in the use of clean energy has led to the construction of increasingly
large photovoltaic systems. Consequently, monitoring the proper functioning of these …

Georeferencing of photovoltaic modules from aerial infrared videos using structure‐from‐motion

L Bommes, C Buerhop‐Lutz, T Pickel… - Progress in …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
To identify abnormal photovoltaic (PV) modules in large‐scale PV plants economically,
drone‐mounted infrared (IR) cameras and automated video processing algorithms are …

Development of vision-based autonomous UAV for railway tracking

E Guclu, I Aydin, E Akin - 2021 International Conference on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Railway transportation is commonly used today. The reason for this common use is that it is
a cheap and safe mode of transportation. Defects in railways have a significant impact on …