Solar Panel Thermal Imaging in Dunedin, FL

Why Dunedin homes need this service

• Connector, junction box and grounding corrosion found by heat signature
• Drone scan plus handheld FLIR confirmation on each anomaly
• Annual scanning recommended for Gulf-facing properties

Local conditions we work around

• Direct Gulf salt

  Dunedin faces the Gulf across the Intracoastal with almost nothing in the way. Salt film is the primary soiling issue for the whole city.

• Bird activity

  Waterfront and marina bird pressure means droppings on outer module rows are routine.

• Pollen and modest canopy

  Older neighborhoods have mature trees adding a seasonal organic layer on top of the salt.

Small older homes with shingle and low-slope roofs, tile in Dunedin Isles and the newer sections, and low-slope commercial through the downtown core. Modest roof areas mean modest, efficient arrays.

Drone and handheld radiometric scanning

We fly a radiometric thermal camera over the full array under load, then follow up with handheld imaging on anything ambiguous or shaded. Radiometric means every pixel carries an actual temperature value, not just a false-colour gradient, so we can measure the delta between a suspect cell and its healthy neighbours instead of guessing from a pretty picture.

What infrared finds

Single-cell hot spots from micro-cracks or manufacturing defects. Whole-substring heating that points to a failed bypass diode. Warm junction boxes and connectors that signal a resistive joint on its way to an arc fault. Reverse-biased shaded cells that soiling or a new tree branch has pushed into dissipating power instead of producing it.