Research Article

Classification of Solar Cells EL Images with Different Busbars Via Deep Learning Models

Volume: 7 Number: 2 August 31, 2024
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Classification of Solar Cells EL Images with Different Busbars Via Deep Learning Models

Abstract

Electricity generation from renewable energy sources such as solar energy has come to the forefront in the last decade. The solar energy cell is an indispensable part of the solar energy ecosystem of solar panels, and defective cells cause financial losses in energy production. Experienced experts are needed to detect defects on solar cells. Autonomous systems are important to accelerate the process. Classical image processing techniques are used to manually detect defects on cells. To use these techniques, many parameters are need to be entered into EL imaging software. However, in this study, these processes were carried out automatically without the need for external intervention. False detection/classification may occur during the processes performed by EL imaging devices due to weakness of the operator experience or EL imaging software. It is aimed to use automatic image processing and then deep learning techniques to achieve faster and higher performance than the results obtained from EL imaging devices using classic image processing techniques. AI algorithm and deep learning models can be an important solution. In this study, two AI algorithm and 10 different deep learning models were used to classify solar cells. EL images of defective and normal solar cells with 4 and 5 busbars were used in the study. The dataset, includes 9360 images of solar cells, 4680 of which are defective and 4680 are normal. Performance evaluation of the models made according to the confusion matrix. According to the results, Mobilenet-v2 and VGG-19 achieved the highest validation accuracy rate of 99.68%. According to F1-score, Mobilenetv2 achieved the highest performance of 99.73%. It has been shown that the Mobilenet-v2 is slightly more successful than other models in terms of validation and F1-score. The results show that trained DL models can be used as an inspection method in the production line of solar panels and cells.

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Supporting Institution

This study is supported by GTC Gunes Sanayi and Ticaret A.S

Ethical Statement

This research did not involve any human participants, animals, or the collection of social science data.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Software Testing, Verification and Validation , Software Engineering (Other) , Environmentally Sustainable Engineering

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

August 26, 2024

Publication Date

August 31, 2024

Submission Date

April 3, 2024

Acceptance Date

June 3, 2024

Published in Issue

Year 2024 Volume: 7 Number: 2

APA
Aktaş, M., Doğan, F., & Türkoğlu, İ. (2024). Classification of Solar Cells EL Images with Different Busbars Via Deep Learning Models. Sakarya University Journal of Computer and Information Sciences, 7(2), 217-226. https://doi.org/10.35377/saucis...1463788
AMA
1.Aktaş M, Doğan F, Türkoğlu İ. Classification of Solar Cells EL Images with Different Busbars Via Deep Learning Models. SAUCIS. 2024;7(2):217-226. doi:10.35377/saucis.1463788
Chicago
Aktaş, Miktat, Ferdi Doğan, and İbrahim Türkoğlu. 2024. “Classification of Solar Cells EL Images With Different Busbars Via Deep Learning Models”. Sakarya University Journal of Computer and Information Sciences 7 (2): 217-26. https://doi.org/10.35377/saucis. 1463788.
EndNote
Aktaş M, Doğan F, Türkoğlu İ (August 1, 2024) Classification of Solar Cells EL Images with Different Busbars Via Deep Learning Models. Sakarya University Journal of Computer and Information Sciences 7 2 217–226.
IEEE
[1]M. Aktaş, F. Doğan, and İ. Türkoğlu, “Classification of Solar Cells EL Images with Different Busbars Via Deep Learning Models”, SAUCIS, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 217–226, Aug. 2024, doi: 10.35377/saucis...1463788.
ISNAD
Aktaş, Miktat - Doğan, Ferdi - Türkoğlu, İbrahim. “Classification of Solar Cells EL Images With Different Busbars Via Deep Learning Models”. Sakarya University Journal of Computer and Information Sciences 7/2 (August 1, 2024): 217-226. https://doi.org/10.35377/saucis. 1463788.
JAMA
1.Aktaş M, Doğan F, Türkoğlu İ. Classification of Solar Cells EL Images with Different Busbars Via Deep Learning Models. SAUCIS. 2024;7:217–226.
MLA
Aktaş, Miktat, et al. “Classification of Solar Cells EL Images With Different Busbars Via Deep Learning Models”. Sakarya University Journal of Computer and Information Sciences, vol. 7, no. 2, Aug. 2024, pp. 217-26, doi:10.35377/saucis. 1463788.
Vancouver
1.Miktat Aktaş, Ferdi Doğan, İbrahim Türkoğlu. Classification of Solar Cells EL Images with Different Busbars Via Deep Learning Models. SAUCIS. 2024 Aug. 1;7(2):217-26. doi:10.35377/saucis. 1463788

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