Solar panel inspections
measured cell by cell
Every fault class in a PV array — hot cells, bypassed substrings, offline strings — has a thermal signature. Atlas reads the radiometric data behind those signatures so your inspection reports faults by measured severity, not by how orange they looked.
PV-specific thermal workflows
Built for the repetitive geometry and huge frame counts of array inspections.
Radiometric file support
Atlas reads the calibrated temperature data embedded in DJI R-JPEG and FLIR radiometric files — not just the colorized preview — so every reading is a measurement, not a guess.
Calibrated temperature analysis
Inspect per-pixel temperatures, adjust emissivity and reflected temperature, and place spot and area measurements that update live as you tune parameters.
Automatic photo organization
Uploads are sorted thermal vs optical, grouped by flight, and filed against the right project and building automatically — even full memory-card dumps.
Georeferenced findings
Findings land on maps and an interactive 3D globe view, so repair crews know exactly where to go without re-flying the site.
AI-assisted defect detection
Atlas proposes likely defects for inspector review. You accept or reject each proposal — and the system learns your standards over time. Nothing ships without a human decision.
Branded PDF reports
Generate client-ready reports with annotated imagery, findings tables, and severity grading — under your logo and brand, ready to send the same day.
Fault types your report can name
A single hot cell reads differently than a bypassed substring, and both differ from a string outage. Atlas gives you calibrated per-pixel temperatures and delta-T measurements to back the classification, AI-assisted proposals to speed the first pass over thousands of modules, and georeferenced findings so O&M crews walk straight to the affected panel.
From rooftop arrays to utility scale
A residential rooftop is an afternoon's review; a utility site is tens of thousands of frames. Atlas handles both with the same workflow — bulk ingest, automatic thermal/optical pairing, section-by-section review, and severity-graded reporting that asset owners can hand directly to their O&M contractor.
Frequently asked questions
What solar faults can thermal inspection find?
Hot cells and hot spots, bypass-diode and substring failures, string outages, soiling and shading effects, and junction-box anomalies — each with a characteristic thermal pattern Atlas helps you measure and document.
What conditions should PV thermal flights meet?
Industry guidance calls for solid irradiance (commonly 600 W/m² or better), stable sky, and modest wind. Atlas records flight conditions with the survey so reports show the data was captured in a valid window.
Can Atlas locate faulty panels for repair crews?
Yes — findings are georeferenced and mapped, so a flagged module becomes a physical location, not just an image number.
See your projects in a new light
Start capturing, analyzing, and reporting thermal inspections — all in one place.