TY - JOUR
T1 - Low-cost infrared thermography in aid of photovoltaic panels degradation research
AU - Dávila-Sacoto, Miguel Alberto
AU - Hernández-Callejo, Luis
AU - Alonso-Gómez, Víctor
AU - Gallardo-Saavedra, Sara
AU - González-Morales, Luis
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - image processing
KW - low cost
KW - temperature sensor
KW - thermal camera
KW - Thermography
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85111291746
U2 - 10.17533/udea.redin.20200689
DO - 10.17533/udea.redin.20200689
M3 - Artículo
AN - SCOPUS:85111291746
SN - 0120-6230
SP - 20
EP - 30
JO - Revista Facultad de Ingenieria
JF - Revista Facultad de Ingenieria
IS - 101
ER -