@inproceedings{c5a0dc049a6848589cd7294ffbe8c3d7,
title = "Rapid fault diagnosis of photovoltaic panels under outdoor environmental conditions",
abstract = "This paper investigates opportunities to rapidly detect defects in photovoltaic (PV) panels. It is worth noting that a defect in a single PV cell can significantly reduce the output power of a PV panel and, thereby, of an entire PV array. Hence, it is crucial to detect faults in PV panels and replace them within PV power plants. In this paper, we utilise synchronized thermography (ST) to obtain infrared (IR) images under outdoor environmental conditions. We illustrate how IR-images obtained under changing irradiation and different angles can be analysed to rapidly detect defects in PV panels. Our technique allows maintenance staff to quickly identify PV panels with defects on the site of a PV power plant.",
keywords = "Defect, Fault diagnosis, Infrared, Outdoor environment, Photovoltaic cell, Photovoltaic panel, Rapid diagnosis, Solar energy, Synchronized thermography",
author = "Christian Schuss and Kari Remes and Kimmo Leppanen and Juha Saarela and Tapio Fabritius and Bernd Eichberger and Timo Rahkonen",
year = "2020",
month = may,
doi = "10.1109/I2MTC43012.2020.9129309",
language = "English",
series = "I2MTC 2020 - International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, Proceedings",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers",
booktitle = "I2MTC 2020 - International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, Proceedings",
address = "United States",
note = "2020 IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, I2MTC 2020 ; Conference date: 25-05-2020 Through 29-05-2020",
}
