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Inspecting a solar panel using an unmanned aerial vehicle

US10207801B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

ABB Schweiz AG · CH

Inventors

Winston Garcia-Gabin · Solna, SE
Bengt Stridh · Hagfors, SE
Elina Vartiainen · Helsinki, FI
Kari Saarinen · Västerås, SE
Per-Erik Moden · Västerås, SE
Veronika Domova · Västerås, SE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 17, 2014
Grant date	Feb 19, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 17, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02E10/50
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method for inspecting a solar panel of a solar power station is performed in a controller for an unmanned aerial vehicle, UAV, and includes the steps of: receiving an inspection request for a subset of the solar panels navigating, in a first stage, using radio signals, the UAV to an initial location in a vicinity of a particular solar panel of the subset of solar panels; positioning, in a second stage, the UAV using at least one near field sensor of the UAV; and capturing, using the infrared camera, an image of the particular solar panel.

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