Spanish project to launch drone-based PV maintenance system

A Spanish research project is aiming to optimize solar PV plant performance through the use of drones.

The €650,000 project, called SCARAB, is a collaboration between power and control electronics outfit Ingeteam and the University of Castilla La Mancha.

According to Ingeteam, the project aims to develop more efficient sensors to monitor and process the signals received during inspection as well as automatic PV panel fault detection. It also aims to develop advanced fault classification algorithms that can estimate a PV plant’s status and optimize maintenance strategies.

Launch of a drone-based PV plant inspection service is planned for 2018.

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I Graduated from Bucknell University with a B.Sc. in Civil Engineering, an have been working in the civil & environmental engineering sector for over a decade. My areas of specialty include: Civil -(Roadway & structural analysis) and Environmental Engineering, Water Resources, Environmental/ Regulatory Compliance, Sustainability, Materials Recycling, Research, Social Justice, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, & the Human-Element of Engineering. I am a strong advocate for more equitable representation and inclusivity of women in the STEM sectors, and more importantly, bringing the fullness of who we are to what we do.