Appropriate maintenance of industrial equipment keeps production systems in good health
and ensures the stability of production processes. In specific production sectors, such as the …

PV power plants utilizing solar energy to generate electricity on a large scale has become a
trend and a new option that has been adopted by many countries; however, in actuality, it is …

Automatic fault detection and diagnosis techniques for photovoltaic arrays are crucial to
promote the efficiency, reliability and safety of photovoltaic systems. In recent decades …

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are very promising and convenient flying devices that can
be used to execute various missions in both civil and military areas. Especially, they have …

This paper provides a comprehensive review on the use of infrared thermography to detect
delamination on infrastructures and buildings. Approximately 200 pieces of relevant …

This study aims to build a photovoltaic (PV) plant maintenance and operation system, using
an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) carrying a thermal imager to take images. In the …

The uptime of utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) power plants is of utmost importance for
meeting contractual energy yields and expected capacity factors. Aerial Infrared …

Within the United States solar energy industry, there is a general motto of “set it and forget it”
with solar energy. This notion is derived from much of the research and reliability studies …

The electric unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are rapidly growing due to their abilities to
perform some difficult or dangerous tasks as well as many public services including real …

Globally, solar photovoltaic (PV) plants have been in continuous increase, attracting
researchers and governments' interest, and PV markets witness high competition. That …