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Utility-scale · Thermal & EL inspection

Every string. Not a sample.

Full-array aerial thermal and electroluminescence at commissioning and through operation, with module-level defect classification and location, so O&M gets a work order rather than a heat map.

Book a 15-min call What you get
Every stringNot a sample
Thermal + ELBoth methods
Module-levelDefect location
Next morningResults

You can only manage what you can actually see

A two-person crew with a clipboard covers a fraction of a percent of the modules in a day. Whatever they do not reach is assumed healthy.

1

Defects compound quietly

A string out at 2% loss is invisible in monthly production data and obvious in a thermal orthomosaic.

2

Warranty windows close

Module defects are recoverable while the warranty is live. A commissioning baseline makes a claim provable.

3

Two blind spots

Thermal finds today's faults, EL finds tomorrow's. Run together they cover each other.

What comes back

The deliverable is a work order, not a picture.

Imagery and data

  • Full-array thermal orthomosaic, every module
  • Electroluminescence for cell-level cracking
  • Visual orthomosaic of the site

Findings

  • Defect classification by type and severity
  • Module-level location, row and position
  • Estimated production impact per finding
  • Comparison against prior sweeps

How it works

1

Commissioning baseline

Full-array thermal and EL at energisation.

2

Operating sweeps

Recurring inspection through the life of the asset.

3

Work orders

Findings located to the module and prioritised.

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