Solar Panel Inspections
#1 Rated in the UK for Drone Inspections
AerialData Solar Panel Inspections
Traditional solar field assessments often involve inspecting each panel manually with handheld thermal imagers to identify defective cells or cables. This method requires personnel to manually log the locations of anomalies, leading to time-consuming and inefficient inspections, especially given the vast scale of most solar farms.
AerialData leverages advanced drone technology to revolutionize this process. Our drones, equipped with thermal cameras, can survey extensive areas of a solar farm, capturing high-resolution infrared images in a single flight.
Benefits of Drone Solar Panel Inspections
Enhanced Safety: Drones eliminate the need for personnel to enter dangerous spaces, creating a safer environment while collecting crucial data.
Cost-Effective: Our drone inspections offer significant savings by reducing the need for additional personnel, and man hours. The efficiency of our drones minimizes downtime and lowers inspection costs by 40%.
Better Data, Faster: Our drones capture high-resolution images, providing comprehensive and accurate data. Reducing the inspection time by up to 70%.
Optimising Maintenance: We provide efficient surface damage detection with 99% accuracy in anomaly detection, enabling timely corrective actions to avert costly repairs and prolonged downtime.
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Solar Panel Inspections
Our Inspection Process

01. Strategic Planning and Sensor Selection
We start with meticulous planning, selecting the appropriate drone and sensors such as high-resolution cameras, thermal cameras, or infrared sensors based on the inspection requirements. Precise flight paths are plotted to ensure comprehensive coverage.
02. Real-Time Data Collection
Drones are deployed to conduct inspections, equipped with sensors that provide real-time data. Thermal imaging facilitates the identification of potential anomalies across cells, strings, or panels. By integrating thermal and visual data, we help pinpoint whether heat anomalies are due to physical faults on the panel, such as delamination, cracks, dust, or internal issues like inverter or cable failures.


03. Data Analysis
Our Pilots
At AerialData, our team of UAV pilots are equipped to handle a wide range of operations across the country. Our pilots bring years of experience to the table and are fully qualified by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) in the UK and by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) in Europe, ensuring their competence to operate at solar farms across the continent. As a fully regulated company, all our commercial drone pilots are licensed and insured, meeting the most stringent standards set by the CAA.