Service

Thermal Inspections

Flightworks Aerial delivers professional thermal inspection services to identify heat anomalies, energy loss, and equipment issues across large installations efficiently and safely.

The Technology

What Thermal Imaging Reveals

Infrared cameras detect thermal radiation invisible to the human eye. Temperature differentials reveal problems that would otherwise go unnoticed until failure occurs.

Invisible Problems, Visible Solutions

In the visual spectrum, solar panels may appear identical. Thermal imaging reveals hot spots indicating failed cells, bypass diode issues, or connection problems that reduce output and risk fire.

Hot Spots: Failed cells, faulty connections, shading damage
Warm Areas: Developing issues, partial shading, soiling
Normal Operation: Healthy cells, proper function

Applications

Thermal Inspection Use Cases

Solar Panel Arrays

Identify hot spots, failed cells, bypass diode failures, and connection issues across utility-scale and commercial solar installations. Prioritize repairs by severity.

90%+ Defect detection rate

100x Faster than manual

Building Envelopes

Detect thermal bridges, insulation gaps, air leakage, and moisture intrusion in roofs and facades. Essential for energy audits and weatherization programs.

25% Typical energy loss found

Non-destructive Testing method

Electrical Systems

Locate overheating transformers, loose connections, and overloaded circuits in substations and distribution infrastructure before failure occurs.

Predictive Maintenance enabled

Safe No contact required

Industrial Equipment

Monitor mechanical systems, HVAC equipment, pipelines, and processing facilities. Identify bearing failures, blockages, and insulation degradation.

Proactive Issue identification

Comprehensive Coverage possible

Workflow

Systematic Inspection at Scale

Manual thermal inspection is slow and inconsistent. Flightworks Control enables methodical coverage of large installations with repeatable flight patterns and standardized data collection.

Mission Planning

Define inspection area, set camera parameters, and generate optimal flight paths that ensure complete coverage with appropriate overlap.

Automated Capture

Consistent altitude, angle, and spacing produce comparable imagery across the entire installation—essential for accurate analysis.

Thermal Orthomosaic

Individual thermal images are stitched into a single, georeferenced map showing temperature distribution across the entire site.

Anomaly Detection

Temperature thresholds identify and classify anomalies. Results are georeferenced for field crews to locate and repair.

Deliverables

Inspection Outputs

Thermal Orthomosaic

Complete temperature map of the inspection area. Georeferenced for GIS integration and field navigation.

Anomaly Report

Detailed list of identified issues with GPS coordinates, severity classification, and recommended actions.

RGB + Thermal Overlay

Visual imagery aligned with thermal data for context. Helps identify physical causes of thermal anomalies.

Need Thermal Inspection Services?

Whether you're managing solar assets, maintaining buildings, or monitoring infrastructure, Flightworks Aerial can deliver inspection services backed by Flightworks Control.

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