Scope and report
The scope and report of an inspection
In an inspection on the SolarDetech platform, every module in your plant is imaged, measured and classified in a single flight. The inspection delivers a plant-wide verified anomaly list, a production loss estimate and a panel-level record.
Deliverables
The deliverables provided at the end of each flight are listed below.
Delivery scope per flight
- Prioritised anomaly listFindings are listed with their type and priority, together with their probable root causes. Every finding is verified across several images.17 anomaly classes
- Production loss analysisThe estimated annual production loss is calculated for every finding.Per finding
- Inspection reportThe report consists of a summary section for investors and operators and the technical finding list.One report per flight
- Panel-level digital twinEvery panel is recorded on the platform under its own identity. You can view findings on the map, convert them into work orders, assign them to your team, track their status and record their close-out. Every inspection is added to the same panel record, and a resolved anomaly is closed at the next inspection.Portfolio · map · panel record
- Orthomosaic mappingThe whole plant is stitched into a single map.The whole site
- Panel-level recordThe position, measured temperature difference and deviation from neighbouring panels are recorded for every panel.Platform
Sample report · PDF · 50 pages
Sample report
50 pages of a delivered inspection's 315-page report. Cover, executive summary, inspection conditions, method, loss and revenue analysis, site observations, findings maps and the complete anomaly index. These are followed by finding cards covering all eleven findings at the highest priority and examples at high, medium and low priority. Each card shows the panel's position, an RGB and a thermal zoom, the table sketch, the measured temperature difference and the annual loss.
Flight standard
Every site is flown with the same parameters.
| Flight altitude | 30 metres | |
|---|---|---|
| Cameras | RGB and radiometric thermal | |
| Route | Lines crossing the panel rows, the whole site in one flight | ILLUSTRATION |
| Positioning | The flight does not start before RTK is fixed | |
| Conditions | A clear day, at least 600 W/m² irradiance Standards | |
| Resolution | At least 5×5 pixels per cell |
The flight is carried out by our field team or, if you have an RTK-equipped drone with a thermal camera, by your own team. In both cases the data goes through the same checks. Data that does not meet the flight conditions SolarDetech sets to IEC TS 62446-3 is not processed.
All classes
The 17 classes are SolarDetech's anomaly classes. Measurement and classification are carried out in line with the IEC TS 62446-3 methodology. The cut images are from a real inspection.
Detection channel
17 classes shown
THERMAL ΔT +4.9 K
THERMAL ΔT +18.4 K
THERMAL ΔT +31.3 K
THERMAL ΔT +64.2 K
THERMAL ΔT +17.4 K
THERMAL ΔT +13.1 K
THERMAL ΔT +18.3 KString fault (3 or more consecutive modules)
String-Fault
- Channel
- Thermal
- Priority
- High · very high if arcing
THERMAL ΔT +17.9 K
THERMAL ΔT +14.6 K
ΔT +64.0 K 
ΔT +2.6 K 
ΔT +3.8 K 
ΔT +4.2 K 
Priority is set on the basis of safety risk as well as production loss. A burnt junction box and reversed polarity are rated very high even where the loss is small. Classes that cannot be told apart with confidence from the image are flagged with a low confidence value.
Platform
The report is delivered together with the panel record on the platform. The platform includes the portfolio view, the panel-level digital twin, work orders opened from findings and panel history across flights.
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The seven steps from flight to report are shown in order on the thermal drone inspection home page.