The use of drones in the maintenance of photovoltaic fields

Fabrizio Bizzarri; Silvia Nitti; Gabriele Malgaroli

doi:10.1051/e3sconf/201911900021

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Issue		E3S Web Conf. Volume 119, 2019 Science and the Future 2 “Contradictions and Challenges”


Article Number		00021
Number of page(s)		5
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/201911900021
Published online		27 September 2019

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[1] S. Dotenco et al., Automatic detection and analysis of the photovoltaic modules in aerial infrared imagery, in IEEE Winter Conference on Applications of Computer Vision (WACV), Lake Placid, NY, 1–9 (2016). [Google Scholar]

[2] C. Buerhop, R. Weißmann, H. Scheuerpflug, R. Auer, C. J. Barabec, Quality Control of PV-Modules in the Field Using a Remote-Controlled Drone with an Infrared Camera, in 27th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (EU PVSEC 2012), 1, 3370–3373 (2012). [Google Scholar]

[3] M. Mostefaoui et al., Importance cleaning of PV modules for grid-connected PV systems in a desert invironment, 2018 4th International Conference on Optimization and Applications (ICOA), Mohammedia, 1–6 (2018). [Google Scholar]

[4] H. Mei, Z. Shen, C. Zeng, Study on cleaning frequency of grid-connected PV modules based on Related Data Model, 2016 IEEE International Conference on Power and Renewable Energy (ICPRE), Shanghai, 621–624 (2016). [Google Scholar]

[5] F. Spertino, J. Ahmad, A. Ciocia, P. Di Leo, Techniques and Experimental Results for Performance Analysis of Photovoltaic Modules Installed in Buildings, Energy Procedia, 111, 944–953 (2017). [Google Scholar]

[6] L. Gao, R. A. Dougal, S. Liu and A. P. Iotova, Parallel-Connected Solar PV System to Address Partial and Rapidly Fluctuating Shadow Conditions, in IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 56, (5), 1548–1556 (2009). [Google Scholar]

[7] F. Spertino, J. Ahmad, A. Ciocia and P. Di Leo, A technique for tracking the global maximum power point of photovoltaic arrays under partial shading conditions, in IEEE 6th International Symposium on Power Electronics for Distributed Generation Systems (PEDG), Aachen, 1–5 (2015). [Google Scholar]

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[10] F. Spertino, A. Ciocia, P. Di Leo, R. Tommasini, I. Berardone, M. Corrado, A. Infuso, M. Paggi, A power and energy procedure in operating photovoltaic systems to quantify the losses according to the causes, Solar Energy, 118, 313–326 (2015). [Google Scholar]

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[12] Electric Power Research Institute, Utilizing unmanned aircraft systems as a solar photovoltaics operations and maintenance, pp. 4–7. [Google Scholar]

[13] International Renewable Energy Agency, Renewable Capacity Statistics 2019. [Google Scholar]

[14] J. N. Roy and D. N. Bose, Photovoltaic Science and Technology, p. 163 (2018). [Google Scholar]

[15] International Encrgy Agcncy, Revielv of Failures of Photovoltaic Module, 2014, [Online]. Available: http://iea-pvps.org/fileadmin/dam/intranet/ExCo/IEA-PVPS_T13-01_2014_Review_of_Failures_of_Photovoltaic_Modules_Final.pdf [Acccss datc: 20 January 2019]. [Google Scholar]

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[17] M. Chang et al., The reliability investigation of PV junction box based on 1GW worldwide field database, IEEE 42nd Photovoltaic Specialist Conference (PVSC), New Orleans, pp. 1–4 (2015). [Google Scholar]

[18] N. Park, C. Han, W. Hong and D. Kim, The effect of encapsulant delamination on electrical performance of PV module, 37th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, Seattle, WA, pp. 1113–1115 (2011). [CrossRef] [Google Scholar]

[19] J. Ahmad, F. Spertino, P. Di Leo and A. Cioeia, A Variable Step Size Perturb and Observe Method Hased MPPT for Partially Shaded Photovoltaic Arrays, PCIM Europe 2016; International Exhibition and Conference for Power Electronics, Intelligent Motion, Renewable Energy and Energy Management, Nuremberg, Germany, pp. 1–8 (2016). [Google Scholar]

[20] R. Espino Campos, E. Yoiti Sako, M. Vinicios Gomes dos Reis, M. Gradella Villalva, A Review of the Main Methods to trace the I-V Characteristic Curve of PV Sources, Industry Applications (INDUSCON) 13th IEEE International Conference on, pp. 24–30 (2018). [CrossRef] [Google Scholar]

[21] A. Carullo, A. Castellana, A. Vallan, A. Ciocia and F. Spertino, Uncertainly issues in the experimental assessment of degradation rate of power ratings in photovoltaic modules, Measurement, 111, 432–440 (2017). [CrossRef] [Google Scholar]

[22] F. Spertino, J. Ahmad, A. Ciocia, P. Di Leo, A. Furtaza and M. Chiaberge, Capacitor charging method for I–V curve tracer and MPPT in photovolatic systems, Solar Energy, 119, 461–473 (2015). [CrossRef] [Google Scholar]

[23] A. Ciocia, V. A. Boicea, A. Dematteis, P. Di Leo, F. Giordano and F. Spertino, PV system integration in buildings: An energy and economic case study, in 10th International Symposium on Advanced Topics in Electrical Engineering (ATEE), Bucharest, pp. 786–790 (2017). [Google Scholar]

[24] A. Z. Bradley and A. A. Meyer, Economic impact of module replacement, 2016 IEEE 43rd Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), Portland, OR, pp. 3492–3494 (2016). [Google Scholar]