Infrared Thermography (IRT) Working Group Sco= McWilliams U.S. Photovoltaic Manufacturing Consor;um (PVMC) Infrared Thermography Infrared Thermography (IRT) has been demonstrated as a tool that can be effecFvely used to improve the installaFon, maintenance and reliability of Photovoltaic (PV) arrays. IRT has mulFple applicaFons for tesFng components in a PV system: • Modules • hot spot detecFon • shading events • cleaning cycles • Power electronics • inverters • power opFmizers • Connector verificaFon • PredicFve Maintenance (PdM) Copyright 2013 PVMC, Inc. Photos courtesy FLIR Commercial Systems B.V. IRT applications exist for PV modules (a), wiring (b) and electronics (c) Program Focus PVMC’s IRT working group will develop: • ApplicaFons • Standards • Best known methods (BKM) • IRT curriculum/training specifically tailored towards Photovoltaic systems. www.uspvmc.org IRT Working Group A Working Group has been formed as part of the PVMC’s Balance of Systems (BOS) and Power Electronics program. PotenFal working group members are being acFvely recruited, and will include: • IR camera manufacturers • Module manufacturers • Power electronics manufacturers • BOS supply chain • System integrators/installers • UFlity maintenance personnel For further informaFon about joining the PVMC IRT working group, please contact: ScoH McWilliams (518) 649-1047 [email protected] PVMC is funded by the DOE under agreement number DE-EE0004947

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Infrared Thermography (IRT) Working Group

Sco= McWilliamsU.S. Photovoltaic Manufacturing Consor;um (PVMC)

Infrared ThermographyInfrared Thermography (IRT) hasbeen demonstrated as a tool that can be effecFvely used to improvethe installaFon, maintenance andreliability of Photovoltaic (PV)arrays. IRT has mulFpleapplicaFons for tesFngcomponents in a PV system:• Modules

• hot spot detecFon• shading events• cleaning cycles

• Power electronics• inverters• power opFmizers

• Connector verificaFon• PredicFve Maintenance (PdM)

Photos courtesy FLIR Commercial SystemsB.V.

IRT applications exist for PV modules (a), wiring (b) and electronics (c)

Program FocusPVMC’s IRT working group willdevelop:• ApplicaFons• Standards• Best known methods (BKM)• IRT curriculum/trainingspecifically tailored towardsPhotovoltaic systems.

www.uspvmc.org

IRT Working GroupAWorking Group has been formedas part of the PVMC’s Balance ofSystems (BOS) and PowerElectronics program.

PotenFal working group membersare being acFvely recruited, andwill include: • IR camera manufacturers• Module manufacturers• Power electronics manufacturers• BOS supply chain• System integrators/installers• UFlity maintenance personnel

For further informaFon about joining the PVMC IRT workinggroup, please contact:

ScoH McWilliams(518) 649-‐[email protected]

PVMC is funded by the DOE under agreement number DE-‐EE0004947

www.uspvmc.org�