Planning for PV plant performance monitoring by means of unmanned aerial systems (UAS)

International Journal of Energy and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 47-54

  Grimaccia, F ^a   Aghaei, M ^a   Mussetta, M ^a   Leva, S ^a   Quater, P Bellezza ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b Nimbus Srl   (Italy)

Author keywords

Energy management; Operation and maintenance (O M); Photovoltaic (PV) module; Thermal imaging; Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ENERGY DISSIPATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; INFRARED IMAGING; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

COST-EFFECTIVE METHODS; EQUIPMENT DEGRADATION; MANAGEMENT OPERATION; MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES; MONITORING APPLICATIONS; OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE; PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES; UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS;

UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV);

EID: 84924087156     PISSN: 20089163     EISSN: 22516832     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40095-014-0149-6     Document Type: Article

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