Aerial photoluminescence imaging of PV modules

Doll B, Wittmann E, Lüer L, Buerhop-Lutz C, Hauch J, Brabec C, Peters IM (2023)

Publication Type: Conference contribution

Publication year: 2023

Journal

Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.

Conference Proceedings Title: Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference

Event location: San Juan, PR, USA

ISBN: 9781665460590

DOI: 10.1109/PVSC48320.2023.10359774

Abstract

On-site imaging of photovoltaic systems requires methods that are high-throughput, low-cost and contact free for commercial relevance. Photoluminescence imaging satisfies these requirements, but it has so far not been used for aerial imaging due to a lack of a drone-mounted system. In this study, we present first results captured by our in-house developed PLAI (photoluminescence aerial imaging) setup. The setup consists of a hexacopter aerial drone equipped with an illumination unit and a near infrared camera. The unit is capable of partially illuminating full size modules at night and capturing the photoluminescence response. We show that the setup can be used to detect and identify defects such as cracks and potential-induced degradation with high levels of confidence.

Authors with CRIS profile

Bernd Doll Institute Materials for Electronics and Energy Technology (i-MEET) (i-MEET) Ernst Wittmann Institute Materials for Electronics and Energy Technology (i-MEET) (i-MEET) Larry Lüer Institute Materials for Electronics and Energy Technology (i-MEET) (i-MEET) Jens Hauch Institute Materials for Electronics and Energy Technology (i-MEET) (i-MEET) Christoph Brabec Institute Materials for Electronics and Energy Technology (i-MEET) (i-MEET) Ian Marius Peters Institute Materials for Electronics and Energy Technology (i-MEET) (i-MEET)

Involved external institutions

Forschungszentrum Jülich / Research Centre Jülich (FZJ) DE Germany (DE)

How to cite

APA:

Doll, B., Wittmann, E., Lüer, L., Buerhop-Lutz, C., Hauch, J., Brabec, C., & Peters, I.M. (2023). Aerial photoluminescence imaging of PV modules. In Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference. San Juan, PR, USA: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc..

MLA:

Doll, Bernd, et al. "Aerial photoluminescence imaging of PV modules." Proceedings of the 50th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2023, San Juan, PR, USA Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2023.

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