Increase PV System Yields with Optimized Operational Management

The PVOptDigital project aims to improve monitoring quality and thus operational management in PV systems in order to tap into additional yield potential of up to 5%. This is to be achieved through comprehensive automation and digital data processing. To this end, cross-platform digitization and automation approaches will be developed, along with the necessary interfaces for the optimal integration of module-specific or electro-optical analysis and inspection methods into the operational management of PV systems. Furthermore, optical and electro-optical inspection methods will be improved and new measurement technology for monitoring PV systems will be developed and evaluated.

The Fraunhofer CSP has set itself the goal of researching new optical and electro-optical inspection methods with spectral resolution, implementing a methodology for referencing and evaluating sensors, and investigating the motion sequences of tracker systems to minimize contamination.