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Commercial & industrial · Thermal inspection

The fault shows up as heat. Long before the bill does.

Radiometric capture across every module. Hot cells, failed bypass diodes, bad connections and dead optimizers show up as temperature deltas long before production data notices.

Every moduleRadiometric capture
CommissioningBaseline at handover
Module-levelDefect location
RecurringSweeps over time

Small losses hide well

A string at 2% loss disappears into weather variance in production data and shows up unmistakably in thermal imagery.

1

At commissioning

The baseline. Defects found at commissioning are the installer's to fix. Defects found in year three are yours.

2

Warranty windows

A defect documented while the warranty is live is the manufacturer's. Timing is most of the value.

3

Ongoing

Periodic sweeps catch new faults and show which old ones are progressing.

What you get back

A work order, not a heat map.

Imagery and data

  • Radiometric thermal imagery of every module
  • Geolocated thermal orthomosaic
  • Every module inspected, not a statistical sample

Findings

  • Defects classified by type and severity
  • Module-level location, row and position
  • Prioritised remediation list
  • Comparison against prior sweeps

How it works

1

Baseline

Inspect at energisation so handover defects stay with the installer.

2

Sweep

Radiometric capture across the whole array.

3

Work order

Findings classified, located and prioritised.

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