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title: "How to inspect solar panels with computer vision"
description: "Drone or handheld photos of a solar array, including thermal images where you have them, can be checked by a computer vision model trained on your own examples. It flags panels that look cracked, heavily soiled, shaded, discolored or running hotter than their neighbors, and maps each flag to a row and panel number so crews can find it. It turns a long walk of the site into a short list of panels to check. A technician confirms each flag on site and decides whether to clean, repair or replace, and all work follows your normal safety procedures."
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---

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# How can computer vision help a solar installer or site owner find damaged or dirty panels?

Drone or handheld photos of a solar array, including thermal images where you have them, can be checked by a computer vision model trained on your own examples. It flags panels that look cracked, heavily soiled, shaded, discolored or running hotter than their neighbors, and maps each flag to a row and panel number so crews can find it. It turns a long walk of the site into a short list of panels to check. A technician confirms each flag on site and decides whether to clean, repair or replace, and all work follows your normal safety procedures.

## What this means in practice

- Plan regular photo or drone passes that cover every row in consistent light.
- Label examples of cracks, soiling, shading and hot spots from your own sites.
- Train or tune a model and map each flag to a row and panel number.
- A technician confirms each flagged panel on site before any work is scheduled.
- Compare passes over time to spot panels that keep getting worse.

## How Lid Vizion approaches it

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