Volateq Solar Inspection & Monitoring Software
PAM is excited to announce our exclusive partnership with Volateq GmbH, based in Germany, whose software facilitates automated optical and thermal drone inspections and analyses of utility-scale solar facilities via the Volateq WebApp and VolaFly Flight App.
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Features for Solar PV Plants:
Fly/Inspect up to 70MW/day
Data Analysis in as little as 48hrs
Detect:
Open Circuits
Bypass Diode Activation
Potential Induced Defects
Soiling (derived from RGB image data)
Cell Hotspot and Multi-cell Hotspots
Vegetation Shading
Module Damage
Features for Concentrated Solar-Thermal Power (CSP) Plants:
Fly/Inspect 50 loops/15mins | up to 300 loops/day
Quick and Easy Overview of Entire CSP Facility
Detect:
Heat Loss Classification
Glass Breakage
Sensor Offset
Bearing Friction
Tube Bending
Module-level Alignment
Concentrator Geometry
The inspection software that integrates seamlessly into the operational management of your solar power plant
The Volateq Web App provides detailed insights into your solar plant’s health and makes exploring the results derived from drone images as easy as possible.
Share results with your team, print reports, delegate tasks, add your own photos, and comment to have all information in one place.
Find every detail of your solar asset on an interactive, browser-based map view. The digital twin of your asset is used to visualize the condition of your plant and all auxiliary data down to the cell level.
Using our Web App you can easily and exactly explore which fault types were found where in your PV or CSP solar field. Track which problems you have already attended to and where to turn to next. Create reports and checklists as digital or printed versions. Use the offline mode to work efficiently at sites with limited network coverage.
How Volateq’s Solution Works
STEP 1:
Fully automated data acquisition via drone at the push of a button.
STEP 2:
Near-instant post-flight data analysis via the Volateq Cloud App (<6hrs).
STEP 3:
Detailed health report w/ soiling data and actionable steps for optimizaiton.
Industry-First Soiling Detection capability
Soiling is a serious performance obstacle in PV plants. Volateq’s AI-supported algorithm brings soiling analysis to the next level: It covers 100% of your actual solar panel surface to enable you to optimize cleaning and soiling mitigation.
Benefits:
First-of-its-kind soiling analysis at the cell-level.
Based on RGB images, scattering theory, and top-notch science.
Developed in collaboration with the German Aerospace Center (DLR).
Electrical soiling-induced power loss – including mismatch effects – is reported on cell and module level
Measure soiling and thermography in the same flight.
LET’S CHAT
Use the link below to schedule a Free Demo and learn more about Volateq’s one-of-a-kind SaaS solution for utility-scale optical and thermal solar inspection.
