Author

Andreas Fladung, Managing Director of Aerial PV Inspection GmbH since October 2017, is a trained electrical engineer (energy system electronics technician, 1987) and has studied electrical engineering (FH Aachen). He has worked in the PV industry since 1990 including project planning, PV system installations and management. In 2005, he founded Fladung Solartechnik GmbH, which offers consulting, planning, installation and service for PV systems. This was followed by further certifications and training in the field of photovoltaics, such as thermographer (Level2), expert for photovoltaics (TÜVcert) and multicopter pilot. His activities over the last 15 years have focussed in particular on the inspection and assessment of PV systems of all sizes using photographic images, thermography, electrical, UV fluorescence and electroluminescence measurements. Since Aerial PV Inspection GmbH was founded in 2017, he has been responsible for hardware development, measurement operations and sales as Managing Director.