Photovoltaic Plant State-of-Health estimation by means of UAV and Electric Measurements

In the context of the green revolution, the PV technology surely represents a key asset to reach such ambitious targets and both new installations with high system performance or even revamping of old installations are required to assure an appropriate strategy for member states. A key aspect for an efficient exploitation of PV energy is related to the Operation and Maintenance of the PV plants. In this context, the integration of electric measurements and images acquired by means of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles lead to an accurate state-of-health estimation. In this paper, a test case of this combined analysis is shown and deeply discussed.