Photovoltaic power stations are growing in number and popularity across the world thanks to the benefits they bring to cities and homes in the form of savings on electricity bills.

Solar farms don’t have as long a lifespan as some other types of power plants. Solar panels wear out and become less efficient after a certain time of use, but in general they are installed to last 30 to 40 years.. 

To reduce impact on climate change, the world needs to replace fossil fuels with clean, renewable energy, that means solar farms will be a bigger part of the landscape in the future, so to assure the appropriate functionality we can use technology to monitor this new source of energy.

THERMAL DETECTION TO PROTECT SOLAR PARKS ASSETS 

With its unique advantages, thermal imaging is an indispensable part of many security and surveillance applications. An increasing number of industrial companies, public institutions, authorities and agencies use thermal imaging technology to protect their valuables and personnel. Additionally, thermal technology can also be used to improve efficiency of production, resulting in a greater return of investments.

Pan-Tilt Cameras to report anomalies of faulty panels

By using heat signatures and applying ranges MOBOTIX Thermal Solutions mitigate over and under heating, and enable first line of detection of problems.

MOBOTIX‘s range of thermal cameras not only provide meaningful thermal images, but can also automatically trigger temperature notifications and events within a range.

With our IoT Cloud Control Platform IPTECHVIEW and the MOBOTIX Thermal camera (PAN/TILT engine enabled) you can deploy specialized intelligent solutions to detect failures within the panels grid. Get alerts of equipment that are reaching critical (high/low) temperature, over large zones,  and react faster while having a secure overview of the area in question.

Features:

• Move the camera horizontally/vertically (pan +360°, tilt –90°-+90°) within the area you would like to cover, accessing from your device of choice from anywhere, and get the real information through an intuitive and easy user interface.
• Just add your cameras to the platform and done! No additional hardware required! No maintenance!
• Speed up and scale the situational awareness with near real-time notifications
• Weatherproof IP66 device with different options of mounting accessories

Here you can see a video of a camera PT enabled, being managed from IPTECHVIEW.