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Everyone is invited to attend.&nbsp;<br><br>Engineering<br><br>Chair:&nbsp;Abdul Ofoli<br><br>Co-Chair:&nbsp;<br><br>Abstract:<br><br>The number of utility-scale photovoltaic (PV) installations are on the rise. Which saw a 50% rise compared to the first eight months of 2022. (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory et al.) With larger scale installations quicker ways of identifying and locating damaged PV arrays is need. Our solution is to use drones to capture aerial photos and use TensorFlow-Lite and Keras Deep-Learning methods to determine if a Panel has issues. 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