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 embedded temperature data from supported DJI R-JPEG and FLIR radiometric files — not just the colorized preview — and keeps measurement parameters available for review.
Radiometric temperature analysis
Inspect per-pixel temperatures, adjust emissivity and reflected temperature, and place spot and area measurements that update live as you tune parameters and interpret capture conditions.
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.
Human-reviewed AI assistance
Atlas proposes likely anomalies for inspector review. You accept, reject, or reclassify each proposal. Nothing reaches a report 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
Thermal patterns can differ across hot cells, bypassed substrings, and string outages. Atlas provides per-pixel temperatures, delta-T measurements, and AI-assisted proposals for inspector review, plus georeferenced locations for electrical verification.
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.