Fault Detection and Importance of Infrared Thermal Diagnostics in Rooftop Solar Energy System

Year 2023, , 90 - 105, 10.03.2023

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https://doi.org/10.47495/okufbed.1110950

Abstract

The main purpose of this study is to see the failure types in Turkey and to inform investors and businesses about the improvements in energy production in photovoltaic power plants with better and faster analysis. It presents a discussion of the consequences of faults detected in field areas with infrared thermal diagnostics and thermal image processing. It includes real-time field measurement results of the Solar power plant established in Turkey. A sustainable renewable energy source is important as developing countries like Turkey will need more energy over the years. Therefore, better performance enhancements and improvements are provided in power generation in photovoltaic power plants using thermal imaging. In the 600 kW solar energy system in Turkey, malfunctions were detected, the causes and types of malfunctions were analyzed. According to the measurement tests, the connection errors in the 600 kW solar energy system in the results obtained with the thermal drone cause the panels to not work. It is seen that the connection error affects the system significantly and has an important efficiency in terms of production. When the technical connection error in the field was resolved, an improvement of 0.16 % was achieved in energy production.

Keywords

Infrared thermal diagnostics, Fault detection, Improvement in power generation, Sustainable energy

Çatı Tipi Güneş Enerji Sisteminde Kızılötesi Termal Teşhis ile Arıza Tespiti ve Önemi

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın temel amacı, Türkiye'deki arıza türlerini görmek ve fotovoltaik santrallerde yatırımcılara ve işletmelere enerji üretimindeki iyileştirmeler hakkında daha iyi ve daha hızlı analizlerle bilgi vermektir. Kızıl ötesi termal teşhis ve termal görüntü işleme ile saha alanlarında tespit edilen arızaların sonuçlarının bir tartışmasını sunar. Türkiye'de kurulu Güneş enerji santralinin gerçek zamanlı saha ölçüm sonuçlarını içermektedir. Türkiye gibi gelişmekte olan ülkeler yıllar içinde daha fazla enerjiye ihtiyaç duyacakları için sürdürülebilir bir yenilenebilir enerji kaynağı önemlidir. Dolayısıyla termal görüntüleme kullanan fotovoltaik enerji santrallerinde güç üretiminde daha iyi performans geliştirme ve iyileştirmeler sağlanmaktadır. Türkiye'de bulunan 600 kW 'lık güneş enerji sisteminde arıza tespiti yapılmış, arızaların nedenleri ve çeşitleri analiz edilmiştir. Ölçüm testlerine göre, termal drone ile elde edilen sonuçlarda 600 kW'lık güneş enerjisi sisteminde bağlantı hataları sorunu panellerin çalışmamasına neden olmaktadır. Bağlantı hatasının sistemi önemli ölçüde etkilediği ve üretim açısından önemli bir etkinliğe sahip olduğu görülmektedir. Sahada yaşanan teknik bağlantı hatası sorunu giderildiğinde % 0.16'lık bir enerji üretiminde iyileştirme sağlanmıştır.

Keywords

Kızılötesi termal teşhis, Arıza tespiti, Enerji üretiminde iyileştirme, Sürdürülebilir bir enerji

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