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

上面的测量使用无人机、热像仪和可视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表现不佳的太阳能电池板。使用无人机和自动化确保产生的数据在所有类型的太阳能资产和一年中的不同季节都是一致的，这使得数据对客户(资产所有者、资产管理公司、运营和维护提供商和技术顾问)和行业(零部件制造商、保险公司和贷款人)来说更有价值。SolarGain是通过上面的测量开发的专利市场领先的检验服务和创新报告门户的产品名称。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；*延长太阳能发电场的寿命；以及*降低消费者的能源成本。该项目将帮助上方测量在其全球竞争中保持领先地位，继续扩大其英国客户基础，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阶段性变化。这将使上述测量快速扩大规模，并将结果检查报告更快地提供给最终客户，从而极大地提高其市场吸引力。如果成功融资，该项目将使总部位于英国的初创技术企业实现国际化，并将其服务扩展到远远超过其竞争对手能力的水平。英国平均5兆瓦(MW)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，寿命也将比可能的更短，这将对全球经济和环境产生不利影响。人们已经了解了这项服务的价值，随着太阳能的部署，国际需求也在不断增加。“

"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."