Summary
- Profile Type
- Business Offer
- POD Reference
- BOPL20240607016
- Term of Validity
- 21 June 2024 - 21 June 2025
- Company's Country
- Poland
- Type of partnership
- Commercial agreement
- Targeted Countries
- All countries
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General information
- Short Summary
- Since 2018 the Polish company has served as the key software provider for Teledyne-FLIR. The software includes features for editing, analyzing, processing and reporting of thermal images. The client would like to establish cooperation with partners interested in the client's latest software that allows a solar panel inspectors to automate documentation of their inspections without any integration or dedicated hardware.
- Full Description
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The Polish company has expertise in software solutions for thermal imaging and is considered an industry pioneer in artificial intelligence.
The company's latest solution is a revolutionary platform that automates the processing of solar panel inspections based on our trained neural networks utilizing thermal images and radiometric data. The component that makes the solution stand out is the effectiveness of our AI system, having exceptionally accurate defect detection and classification capabilities. It aligns with the global shift towards renewable energy and the increasing need for efficient solar panel inspections.
The platform addresses the challenges in solar power plant inspections by automating the processing of the outcome of inspection with drones and thermal cameras. It is the first Software-as-a-Service platform allowing complete automation of inspection documentation from thermal images. By drastically reducing the time and effort required for inspection analysis and report preparation, this solution transforms a process that typically takes days into a matter of hours.
The solution significantly improves the efficiency of many solar power plants, increasing the output of renewable energy. It also minimizes breakdowns due to defects limiting the waste of existing components and the need for their replacement.
It automates processing of photovoltaic inspections with thermal images. Users can access this revolutionary neural network-based solution via a web platform and automate solar PV inspection reporting with AI.
The main functionalities:
• Automated defect detection and classification from thermal images,
• Inspection processing during the uploading of thermal images to the platform,
• Automatically generates a complete map of a solar farm from thermal images and provides the exact location of each defect via an interactive overview,
• Accessible via web platform from wherever you can access the internet,
• Complies with IEC 62446-1 solar panel inspection standards,
• Export of the report to HTML and PDF formats,
• Allows the inspector to provide additional feedback and recommendations.
The company has also completed several other custom projects, such as human temperature screening software utilizing thermal imaging in response to the COVID-19 outbreak and software supporting heating network inspections with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and thermal cameras.
Presently, the client's solution is the most popular software for thermal camera professionals. It offers the most advanced functionalities for thermal image processing, editing, documenting/reporting and analyzing. None of the other available software solutions offers such extensive and advanced functionalities. The solution supports over 75 thousand thermal camera professionals globally.
Lastly, the client has developed many technological components that can be adjusted according to specific thermal imaging project requirements. - Advantages and Innovations
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The solution's competition does not offer fully automated processing of solar panel inspections from users' thermal images. Currently, most of the competition relies on the manual labor of its employees to prepare inspection summary reports based on their client's inspection data.
The solution is the first software that allows solar panel inspectors to automate documentation of their inspections without any integration or dedicated hardware. The advantage provides the opportunity to stand out on the market and offer competitive prices.
Regarding the performance data of our AI analysis, the software is built upon a cutting-edge, internationally focused product innovation. The platform utilizes advanced Machine Learning algorithms for the automatic analysis of thermal images to detect anomalies in solar panels. The core of our innovation lies in the integration of two neural networks, each designed for specific tasks:
1) Detection of Photovoltaic Modules in Thermograms: It accurately identifies photovoltaic modules within thermal images, essential for focused analysis.
2) Defect Detection and Classification: This module specializes in detecting and classifying defects within photovoltaic modules. It can identify three types of defects: non-working strings (NS), non-working diodes (DI), and hot spots (HS).
These networks are the backbone of the online platform that automates the analysis of thermal images from photovoltaic system inspections, allowing for the generation of detailed reports with minimal user input required.
About the performance and accuracy of our AI analysis, the system demonstrates exceptional effectiveness, validated by achieving an accuracy rate of 99%, precision 94% and a Jaccard index of 90%.
Another innovative aspect of the client's application is the inferential tool that extracts precise temperatures from thermal images, significantly enhancing the accuracy of detecting defective modules and the correct classification of defects. - Technical Specification or Expertise Sought
- There is no general outline of the sought expertise. The general rule is that the professionals the company decides to cooperate with are competent in their field and have an industry understanding that would allow for a successful partnership.
- Stage of Development
- Already on the market
- Sustainable Development Goals
- Not relevant
Partner Sought
- Expected Role of a Partner
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The company focuses on implementing and introducing their latest software, automating solar panel inspections, and extending their support to interested parties.
They are primarily looking for partners operating in the solar energy market and having an interest in inspections of PV panels/modules.
The group includes:
• Solar O&M (operations and maintenance) companies,
• Drone services companies,
• Professional solar panel inspectors,
• Drone and thermal camera distributors.
For O&M companies, the company wishes to support their regular maintenance procedures and offer custom implementation of their software for large-scale inspections.
Drone service companies and professional inspectors can count on the company's support in their solar panel inspection projects and ensure minimizing effort required to prepare inspection documentation.
For distributors, they can enrich offered products with dedicated software for solar panel inspectors. And provide an attractive cooperation model that helps them passively earn on all referred customers.
The client is also actively seeking partners looking for custom software solutions supporting their application of thermal cameras, primarily in automation. This case covers companies in the manufacturing, energy, infrastructure and security sectors.
Lastly, they are interested in R&D projects where they could leverage their expertise in thermal imaging software development. A great example is medical-oriented projects for diagnosis with the technology. - Type and Size of Partner
- SME 11-49
- SME 50 - 249
- R&D Institution
- SME <=10
- Big company
- Type of partnership
- Commercial agreement
Dissemination
- Market keywords
- 02007001 - Systems software
- Targeted countries
- All countries