Aerial Thermal · Province-wide
Solar Farm Inspection by drone.
Hot spots, string failures, bypass-diode faults, and underperforming modules — radiometric drone survey of entire PV arrays without taking the system offline.
Free phone consult · No pressure · Mon–Sat 8am–6pm PT
Why clients choose it
- Recovers lost production by finding silent faults
- Prevents fire risk from overheated modules and connections
- Radiometric comparison across whole arrays
- No shutdown — inspected at full sun, full load
Typical assets
How it works
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Irradiance window
Flights run at high, stable irradiance so electrical faults express thermally at full contrast.
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Grid survey
Programmed flight lines capture every module at consistent angle and resolution — radiometric thermal plus visual.
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Fault classification
Anomalies classified by signature: single-cell hot spots, bypass-diode patterns, string outages, soiling, and physical damage.
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Actionable map
Module-level fault map keyed to the site's layout — O&M crews walk straight to the affected serial numbers.
Frequently asked
What faults does thermal imaging find on solar farms?
Cell-level hot spots, cracked cells, failed bypass diodes (their one-third-module signature is unmistakable), whole-string outages, connector and combiner heating, soiling patterns, and PID-suspect modules. Each has a distinct thermal fingerprint at full sun.
Does the system need to be shut down?
The opposite — it must be producing under strong irradiance for electrical faults to show thermally. Inspection happens at full operation: zero production loss for the survey itself.
How fast can a large array be inspected?
Multi-megawatt sites are covered in a flight day; portfolio rooftops batch efficiently across a week. Compare that with weeks of manual IV-curve tracing — aerial thermography is the triage layer that tells electricians exactly where to take the curve tracer.
Why does a hot module matter beyond lost yield?
Persistent hot spots degrade encapsulant, accelerate failure, and at the extreme end are an ignition risk on rooftops. Annual thermography is both a production audit and a fire-prevention control that insurers increasingly expect.
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