IIoT thermal monitoring solutions

While they inherently rely on remote monitoring to assess conditions like panel outputs, monitoring for potential high resistance joints often involves planned, manual inspections performed a few times a year during cooler months when temperatures are not as high, so problem hot spots are less likely to show up. Adding temperature monitoring with an IIoT solution enables early detection of potential high resistance joints and proactive maintenance, preventing unplanned downtime, expensive repairs and lost production.

Solar farms are particularly prone to fires caused by high resistance joints because of the high currents generated and exposure to large temperature and humidity variations. Early adopters are using temperature sensors and the IIoT to monitor for high resistance joints, enabling predictive maintenance and preventing costly damage and downtime from fires. High resistance joints are a potential hazard for any control panel in an industrial or exposed environment, so such remote monitoring solutions may provide cost-saving benefits to a broad range of applications in the future.

Read this new whitepaper from Sensata Technologies to learn how remote thermal monitoring enables early detection of high resistance joints and prevents overheating, increasing asset lifetime. The whitepaper also includes a case study for remote monitoring solutions in solar farms.

www.sensata.com/sites/default/files/a/sensata-iiot-solutions-solar-farms-whitepaper.pdf