Determination of Solar Panel’s Characteristics by Flash Testing

Nowadays, more and more solar power plants are being built. In many cases, the performance of the panels deteriorates rapidly. However, in the case of low productivity, a conditional assessment is required. The reason for production loss can also be manufacturing, installation, and operational errors. A flying drone was used for founding failures by thermographic scouting. These panels, that have huge temperature difference, must be investigated, as far as possible on-site. The essence of the Flash test is that the V-I characteristic curve of the solar module as well as can be examined under laboratory conditions. The Flash tests were used to determine the electrical parameters of the solar panels at the time of testing. The tests were performed in an accredited mobile measuring laboratory.

I. Introduction

Now, at the present time, renewable energy sources are playing an increasingly important role because they can be renewed on a human scale and their use is much more environmentally friendly than that of their non-renewable counterparts. That is why more and more attention is being paid to the promotion and understanding of these energies and more and more research and development is being devoted to their use. In our case, solar panels are no exception to what has just been said, as there are more and more scientific articles and journals on the development of photovoltaic panels and their potential efficiency.