Drone Services for Solar Farms
Aerial thermal inspections are the standard way to identify underperforming modules across solar PV farms, far faster than handheld surveys.
What gets detected
Thermal scans identify hot spots, cell-level failures, bypass diode issues, soiling, shading and PID. Visual scans pick up cracked glass, junction-box damage and tracker faults.
How surveys are flown
Drones fly automated grid patterns at 40–80 m above the array, carrying radiometric thermal and high-resolution RGB cameras. Best results need clear skies and high irradiance (typically >600 W/m²).
Deliverables
Typical outputs include a per-module anomaly report (with severity rating), GIS-tagged thermal mosaic, exportable defect list (CSV/SHP) and recommendations for O&M crews.
Pricing
Pricing scales with array size and deliverable depth — small commercial arrays from a few hundred dollars, utility-scale sites running into several thousand.
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