Solar UAV for the Inspection and Monitoring of Photovoltaic (PV
DOI: 10.2514/6.2021-1683 Corpus ID: 234291342; Solar UAV for the Inspection and Monitoring of Photovoltaic (PV) Systems in Solar Power Plants @article{Sherman2020SolarUF, title={Solar
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6 FAQs about [UAV inspection of photovoltaic panels]
Can a UAV be used to inspect a photovoltaic plant?
For more information on the journal statistics, click here . Multiple requests from the same IP address are counted as one view. Because photovoltaic (PV) plants require periodic maintenance, using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) for inspections can help reduce costs. Usually, the thermal and visual inspection of PV installations works as follows.
Can unmanned aerial vehicles support plant inspection and PV fault detection?
Unmanned aerial vehicles UAV with integrated thermal and RGB cameras have been used to support plant inspection and PV fault detection [ 74, 75, 112, 113 ]. Many studies in the literature involve the application of different UAV and imaging sensors.
Can unmanned aerial vehicles be used for PV inspections?
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have been recently proposed for PV inspections. In past decades, research made significant steps forward concerning the development of UAVs for monitoring applications, including the inspection of power transmission lines [ 10 ], gas and oil pipelines [ 11 ], precision agriculture [ 12 ], and bridges [ 13 ].
Can uav photogrammetry be used for Autonomous inspection of PV plants?
The autonomous inspection of PV plants through UAV photogrammetry has been explored in the literature [ 14, 15, 29, 30 ]. The UAV is given a set of waypoints, usually arranged in such a way as to cover a delimited area to ensure the required horizontal and vertical overlapping of images.
What are the advantages of UAV inspection of PV modules?
The obtained images of PV modules during UAV inspection are first transformed from RGB mode into single-channel images, for significant reduction of computation and analysis complexity. The filtering process enhances the quality of images of PV modules and the obstacles of gridlines can be eliminated.
Can UAVs be used for non-destructive inspection of PV systems?
Through combing the existing flexible UAV flight control and advanced image processing and fault detection techniques, the UAV-based system provides a promising prospect for the non-destructive inspection of large-scale PV systems with significantly reduced human resources, inspection cycle and improved efficiency.