Monitoring, Diagnosis, and Power Forecasting for Photovoltaic Fields: A Review

Table 1

Drones and cameras employed in aerial inspections.

Reference	Drone		Camera
	Model	Propulsion	Type	Pixels	Range	Temperature range	Accuracy	Thermal sensitivity	Weight
[19]	dji S1000	Electric	GoPRo Hero 3	1920 × 1080	—	—	—	—	76 g
			Optris PI 450 + recorder	382 × 288	7.5–13 μm	−20°C to 100°C	±2°C or ±2%.	0.040 K	380 g
						0°C to 250°C
						150°C to 900°C
[20]	Nimbus EosXi	Gasoline	ThermoteknixMicroCAM 640	640 × 480	8–12 μm	—	—	0.060 K	74 g
	Nimbus PLP-610	Electric	Nikon1 V1 HD	3906 × 2606	—	—	—	—	383 g
‎[21]	Nimbus PLP-610	Electric	Nikon1 V1 HD	3906 × 2606	—	—	—	—	383 g
‎[22]	Condor AY 704	Electric	Optris PI 450	382 × 288	7.5–13 μm	−20°C to 100°C	±2°C or ±2%.	0.040 K	320 g
						0°C to 250°C
						150°C to 900°C
‎[23]; [24]	Nimbus PLP-610	Electric	Flir A35	320 × 256		−40°C to 160°C	±5°C or ±5%	0.05 K	200 g
						−40°C to 550°C
‎[25]	DaVinci Copters ScaraBot X8	Electric	GoPRo Hero 3+	1920 × 1080	—	—	—	—	76 g
			Optris PI 450	382 × 288	7.5–13 μm	−20°C to 100°C	±2°C or ±2%.	0.04 K	320 g
						0°C to 250°C
						150°C to 900°C