SolarGain - Using pattern recognition and AI to identify thermal defects and resulting power loss in solar farm performance

SolarGain - 使用模式识别和人工智能来识别太阳能发电场性能中的热缺陷和由此产生的功率损失

• 批准号: 105222
• 金额: $ 43.92万
• 依托单位: ABOVE SURVEYING LTD
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Feasibility Studies
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2019 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=105222
• 关键词: SolarGain; Using; pattern; recognition; AI

"Above Surveying uses drones, thermographic and visual cameras and automation to survey and identify under performing solar panels in utility scale solar farms.Using drones and automation ensures the data that is produced is consistent across all types of solar assets and across the seasons of the year which makes the data even more valuable for the customer (asset owners, asset managers, operations and maintenance providers and technical advisers) and the industry (component manufacturers, insurers and lenders).SolarGain is the product name for the Patented market leading inspection service and innovative reporting portal developed by Above Surveying. It delivers insightful and actionable data analytics across portfolios of solar farms assisting the owners and operators of solar farms to:* produce more renewable energy;* reduce operating costs and down time;* increase the life of the solar farm; and* reduce energy cost to consumers.Above Surveying is the European leader in the use of drones and data analytics in the solar sector. This project will help Above Surveying stay ahead of its global competition, continue growing its UK customer base and increase its international presence through a drone partner network.Through the use of the Computer Vision, Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning techniques, this project will deliver a step change in the level of automation used during the data and image processing stage of the service. This will allow Above Surveying to scale up quickly and turnout inspection reports quicker to the end client, greatly increasing its market attraction.If successfully funded, this project will allow a start up technology business based in the UK to internationalise and scale its service far in excess of what is capable by its competition.An average 5 megawatt (MW) solar farm in the UK has 410 defects or a defect rate of 2.4%. Without this type of service, solar farms will produce less electricity and have a shorter life than is possible which has a detrimental impact on the global economy and environment. The value of the service is already understood and international demand is increasing in line with solar deployments."

“Above surveys使用无人机、热像仪和可视摄像机以及自动化来调查和识别公用事业规模太阳能农场中表现不佳的太阳能电池板。使用无人机和自动化确保在所有类型的太阳能资产中产生的数据在一年中的各个季节都是一致的，这使得数据对客户（资产所有者、资产管理公司、运营和维护提供商以及技术顾问）和行业（组件制造商、保险公司和贷方）更有价值。SolarGain是由上述测量公司开发的专利市场领先的检测服务和创新报告门户网站的产品名称。它在太阳能发电场的投资组合中提供有洞察力和可操作的数据分析，帮助太阳能发电场的所有者和运营商：*生产更多的可再生能源；*减少运营成本和停机时间；*增加太阳能发电场的寿命；减少消费者的能源成本。Above surveys是欧洲在太阳能领域使用无人机和数据分析的领导者。该项目将帮助Above surveys在全球竞争中保持领先地位，继续扩大其英国客户群，并通过无人机合作伙伴网络增加其国际影响力。通过使用计算机视觉、人工智能和深度学习技术，该项目将在服务的数据和图像处理阶段实现自动化水平的飞跃。这将使Above surveys能够迅速扩大规模，并更快地向最终客户提供检测报告，从而大大增加其市场吸引力。如果获得成功融资，该项目将使总部位于英国的初创科技企业能够实现服务的国际化和规模化，远远超过竞争对手的能力。在英国，平均一个5兆瓦（MW）的太阳能发电场有410个缺陷或2.4%的缺陷率。如果没有这种类型的服务，太阳能发电场将产生更少的电力，寿命也会缩短，这对全球经济和环境产生了不利影响。这项服务的价值已经被理解，随着太阳能的部署，国际需求正在增加。”