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Low-cost infrared thermography in aid of photovoltaic panels degradation research

  • Miguel Alberto Dávila-Sacoto
  • , Luis Hernández-Callejo
  • , Víctor Alonso-Gómez
  • , Sara Gallardo-Saavedra
  • , Luis González-Morales
  • Universidad de Cuenca
  • University of Valladolid

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Abstract

The analysis of PV solar panels deterioration allows researchers to know the health status of a panel in order to determine the overall functioning of a PV solar farm. A part of this analysis is performed by thermography, generally using professional and expensive equipment. This article presents a validation for the use of low-cost thermal imaging cameras, reviewing the relative error that can be obtained through scattering, contour analysis and three-dimensional meshes. The procedure is validated by analysis of I-V/P-V curves and a temperature sensor matrix, reaching errors less than 10% with cameras with less than 500USD.

Translated title of the contributionTermografía infrarroja de bajo costo como soporte para la investigación sobre degradación de paneles fotovoltaicos
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)20-30
Number of pages11
JournalRevista Facultad de Ingenieria
Issue number101
DOIs
StatePublished - 2021
Externally publishedYes

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

  • image processing
  • low cost
  • temperature sensor
  • thermal camera
  • Thermography

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