Solar farm thermography UAV — Solar park
Radiometric drone surveys finding module-level defects. Delivered for a solar park client in Bengaluru.
- Location
- Bengaluru
- Year
- 2023
- Duration
- 18 weeks
- Team
- 3 engineers
- 258
- MW surveyed
- 8,184
- defects found
- 4%
- yield recovered
The challenge
The solar park team was relying on manual effort that could not keep up with volume, and every miss had a direct cost.
What we built
We ran a two-week discovery sprint, then built and fielded the system end to end on PX4, Radiometric thermal and PyTorch, with operator training and an SLA.
Delivery timeline
Phase 1
Discovery sprint and site survey
Phase 2
Prototype built and tested in the Motera lab
Phase 3
Pilot on site with before/after measurement
Phase 4
Scale-out, training and handover
Highlights
- Safety case reviewed with the client's EHS team
- Documentation, drawings and source handed over at close
- Integrated with existing PLC, ERP or GIS systems — no rip-and-replace
- Designed, built and supported from Motera, Ahmedabad
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