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

“Above Surveying使用无人机、热成像和视觉摄像机以及自动化来测量和识别公用事业规模太阳能发电场中性能不佳的太阳能电池板。使用无人机和自动化可确保生成的数据在所有类型的太阳能资产和一年中的各个季节都是一致的，这使得数据对客户来说更有价值。（资产所有者、资产管理者、运营和维护提供商以及技术顾问）和行业（组件制造商，SolarGain是由Above Surveying开发的专利市场领先的检查服务和创新报告门户网站的产品名称。它为太阳能发电场的所有者和运营商提供具有洞察力和可操作性的数据分析，帮助他们：* 生产更多的可再生能源;* 降低运营成本和停机时间;* 延长太阳能发电场的使用寿命;* 降低消费者的能源成本。Above Surveying是太阳能行业无人机使用和数据分析的欧洲领导者。该项目将帮助Above Surveying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 Surveying能够快速扩大规模，并将道岔检查报告更快地提供给最终客户，从而大大提高其市场吸引力。如果成功获得资金，该项目将允许一家总部位于英国的初创技术企业实现国际化，并将其服务规模扩大到远远超过其竞争对手的能力。英国的太阳能发电场有410个缺陷，缺陷率为2.4%。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，寿命也会比可能的更短，这对全球经济和环境产生不利影响。该服务的价值已经被理解，国际需求随着太阳能部署而增加。"

"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."