overview
With a passion for technology and drive to assist various industries, the renewable energy sector is flourishing with Drone Surveys. It is imperative to secure the quality of the solar power plant for adequate power generation, saving costs, and to maintain a long life of the asset. One fundamental purpose of using Thermal Mapping is to recognize any fault or damage in the solar panels and for the owners to be able to request for warranty/replacement from manufacturers.
Not only providing drone inspection, we supply autonomous drone and robot combined solution, with the purpose to enhance solar farm operations, from construction to O&M. We help clients to monitor the solar farm remotely with AI powered alerts, insights and reports, Also we help client to do root cause analysis for a problem or failure reported, through integration with other SCADA and smart metering solutions.
Operation & maintenance cost model
total lifetime operating expenses (O&M, security, insurance, asset management) declining from an average of $35/kW/yr in 2007 to an average of $17/kW/yr in 2019 (Wiser 2020).
More information about the O&M cost model can be found in NREL webiste, Model of Operation-and-Maintenance Costs for Photovoltaic Systems, Also the reference for breakdown cost (2019) can be found as below
The method and software can accommodate any of five descriptions of the failure pattern: fixed-interval distribution, log-normal distribution, Weibull distribution, exponential distribution, and a combination of fixed interval and Weibull distributions.
Our AI-powered inspection & Maintenance (AIM) service not only reduce the inspection time by 90%, but also help to reduce the annual O&M cost, and add the addtional energy production time.
Why autonomous inspection is needed for solar farm?
01. 30X faster solar farm inspection
Drone inpsection can reduce time by 90%, and will typically reduce cost of inspections by approximately 30-50%. Most importantly, avoid Costly Mistake - Drone thermal Inspection can easily find a tiny dead cell that can compromise the entire system causing economic damage.
02. Maximize Energy Production and Reduce Downtime
Through Drone Surveys and Thermal Mapping of solar power plants, we recover essential information. Precise solar farm Inspection can spot cell defects, cell failure, dirt on Photovoltaic cells, Interconnection failure, Degradation of solar cells, Decrease of operational efficiency, etc. Humans cannot implement Thermal Mapping and Aerial Infrared imaging alone.
03. Accurate in-depth inspection report
The industry needs to depend on cutting-edge UAV technology for solar farm Inspection, Monitoring, and large-scale maintenance. Our deliverables include geotagged high-resolution drone images and orthomosaics for quick decision-making. The Inspection report with geotagged drone data covering every minor details of solar farms for quick action and better decision making..
how it works?
We integrate our AI software with the professional autonomous drone management system offered by our partner. All the inspection work can be done remotely and efficiently.
why us!
We didn't simply do inspection, we integrate with other solutions, and offer AIM solution for solar farm clients, with enhanced features and benefits
AI-powered inspection
Conduct frequent, autonomous inspections ensuring optimal temperature, angle and reception.
Lifecycle Management
From site construction monitong on dailly or hourly basis to automatic security patrol.
Warranty enforcement
Efficiently provide inspection reports confirming solar panel integrity and proper operation.
