Bullitt Group, the global licensee of Cat(r), phones, announced today the partnership with Website S.r.l.. This innovative Italian start-up operates aerial thermography in the renewable energy sector, mainly photovoltaic. Both companies combined the efficiency of on-the-ground reporting using integrated thermal imaging capabilities of the rugged CatS61 smartphone and Wesii’s state-of-the-art aerial thermography preventive-maintenance solutions.
Photovoltaics is growing faster than any other renewable energy sector. The management and maintenance for solar plants require on-the-ground problem-solving at over 1000 locations in Italy. Plant efficiency can be affected by thermal faults, which could cause plant shutdown and reduce incomes in extreme circumstances. To avoid additional costs and energy loss, it is essential to monitor your plants constantly.
Field engineers will be able now to use a rugged CatS61 smartphone equipped with an integrated thermal imaging camera to transmit data from the field to managers via the Website Elios Field Application. This will improve preventive maintenance.
Mauro Migliazzi is the founder and CEO of Wesii. He said: “We use thermal imaging drones to inspect work. But by adding a durable, portable smartphone to the ground equipment, we now have a simple, effective way of managing images taken in the field. This improves efficiency in O&M field activities.”
Inefficiencies and issues are often viewed as temperature differences. The team can diagnose them using the thermal camera on Cat S61 to identify hot and cold spots. This technology is combined with Wesii’s bespoke app, which speeds up the monitoring of plants.
Elios Field has been tested on Cat S61. It was then given to employees. They can now quickly capture and share data from the field with the phone’s connectivity. It is now possible to monitor each high-value solar plant, which requires constant monitoring, by sharing thermal and visible images captured by the Cat S61. Serial numbers are also included. Owners and asset managers can also add notes.
The ability to instantly access thermal imaging from your phone anywhere you are allows many businesses to be more efficient and to find better ways to improve their operations. The website is excited to help bring these benefits to renewable energy. This sector is seeing significant efficiencies thanks to its ability to provide real-time monitoring on the ground and reporting back in real-time via a rugged smartphone that has a long battery.
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