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AI steps into maintenance

The Covid-19 pandemic quarantine has introduced a new set of challenges for solar PV operations and maintenance. The topic has gained industry attention now that PV sites lack onsite personnel. Huawei says its new Smart I-V Curve Diagnosis – integrating artificial intelligence, digital technologies, and PV – is a first-step solution toward unmanned O&M. With the levelized cost of energy (LCOE) ever decreasing, improvements in O&M efficiency and accompanying cost reductions may accelerate the arrival of the grid parity era.

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pv magazine

25 Jun 2020

Photo: Xi’an Heavy Equipment Manufacturing Group Co., Ltd.

Operations and maintenance personnel no longer need to conduct onsite inspections of entire PV plants. In 2019, Huawei launched its AI Boost Smart I-V Curve Diagnosis 3.0. By scanning PV strings using its smart PV inverters, the solution can find the relationship (I-V curve) between output voltage and output current. Huawei says the smart PV …

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