From corrective to predictive maintenance—A review of maintenance approaches for the power industry

M Molęda, B Małysiak-Mrozek, W Ding, V Sunderam… - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
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 …

Faults and infrared thermographic diagnosis in operating c-Si photovoltaic modules: A review of research and future challenges

JA Tsanakas, L Ha, C Buerhop - Renewable and sustainable energy …, 2016 - Elsevier
Photovoltaic (PV) solar energy recorded an exponential growth, in worldwide scale, over the
last decade. Inevitably, mature PV markets are becoming highly competitive, boosting the …

Photovoltaic plant condition monitoring using thermal images analysis by convolutional neural network-based structure

ÁH Herraiz, AP Marugán, FPG Márquez - Renewable Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
The size and the complexity of photovoltaic solar power plants are increasing, and it
requires an advanced and robust condition monitoring systems for ensuring their reliability …

Infrared thermography-based condition monitoring of solar photovoltaic systems: A mini review of recent advances

AW Kandeal, MR Elkadeem, AK Thakur, GB Abdelaziz… - Solar Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Globally, solar photovoltaic (PV) plants have been in continuous increase, attracting
researchers and governments' interest, and PV markets witness high competition. That …

[图书][B] Review on infrared and electroluminescence imaging for PV field applications: International Energy Agency Photovoltaic Power Systems Programme

U Jahn, M Herz, M Köntges, D Parlevliet, M Paggi… - 2018 - researchportal.murdoch.edu.au
In this report, we present the current practices for infrared (IR) and electroluminescence (EL)
imaging of PV modules and systems, looking at environmental and device requirements on …

Innovative automated control system for PV fields inspection and remote control

M Aghaei, F Grimaccia, CA Gonano… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Unmanned aerial vehicles are becoming a reliable and useful instrument in monitoring and
diagnostic services in the energy field. Operation and maintenance is a crucial factor for …

Identifying PV module mismatch faults by a thermography-based temperature distribution analysis

Y Hu, W Cao, J Ma, SJ Finney… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Photovoltaic (PV) solar power generation is proven to be effective and sustainable but is
currently hampered by relatively high costs and low conversion efficiency. This paper …

PV system defects identification using Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) based infrared (IR) imaging: A review

SA Rahaman, T Urmee, DA Parlevliet - Solar energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The usage of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) for infrared (IR) imaging of PV
systems for health status monitoring of PV modules has been identified as a cost-effective …

Thermography-based virtual MPPT scheme for improving PV energy efficiency under partial shading conditions

Y Hu, W Cao, J Wu, B Ji… - IEEE transactions on power …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper proposes a new thermography-based maximum power point tracking (MPPT)
scheme to address photovoltaic (PV) partial shading faults. Solar power generation utilizes a …

[HTML][HTML] Performance analysis of 600 kWp grid-tied rooftop solar photovoltaic systems at strathmore university in Kenya

E Ayora, M Munji, K Kaberere, B Thomas - Results in Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Kenya boasts of abundant solar irradiation potential across its expansive regions, averaging
between 4.5 kWh/m 2 and 6 kWh/m 2 per day. Despite this advantageous condition, solar …