Autors: Tzvetkova, S. G., Lozanov, Y. I., Petleshkov, A. S.
Title: Thermographic assessment of the technical condition of photovoltaic power plants – A case study
Keywords: anomalies, faults, photovoltaic power plant, thermal imaging

Abstract: The report presents a methodology for conducting a thermal imaging study of ground-based photovoltaic power plants. Results of a simplified survey of the photovoltaic panels of a photovoltaic power plant are given, according to the developed methodology.

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Issue

2024 16th Electrical Engineering Faculty Conference, BulEF 2024, 2024, , https://doi.org/10.1109/BULEF63204.2024.10794860

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