A guide to see the results of your analysis (CSP)
1. Navigate to the Analysis Overview
Open the Plants section in the web app.
Click on the drone icon at the left top (preselected when you open the plant section). Get more info about the icons here: https://volateq.atlassian.net/wiki/x/DABK1g
This will take you to the overview of all available analyses.
2. Select an Analysis
On the left panel, you will see a list of analyses sorted by date.
Click on the analysis you want to view. Analysis with a cone icon cannot be selected, because they are not evaluated, yet.
When you select an analysis, a sidebar on the right will open, allowing you to choose Performance Indicators.
3. Adjust Your Settings for Better Visibility
Before selecting a Performance Indicator, consider adjusting your settings:
Disable Satellite View: This often improves clarity. If not already turned off, go to Settings (upper icon on the top right) and disable it.
Hide "Could not be measured" Data: You can choose to hide components that could not be measured, making the results cleaner.
4. Select the Components to Display
When selecting a Performance Indicator (class), only the components in that class will be shown. You can optionally show all components of the different component types.
Click on the lower icon on the top right to choose the component type
By default, SCAs are selected.
If you want to view for example Absorber Tubes, you need to manually enable them.
Loops can be displayed to provide important context for the results.
5. Review the Performance Indicators
Select a Performance Indicator from the right sidebar.
The map will highlight relevant areas using colors to show where issues or key insights exist.
At the bottom-left of the screen, you will find a summary of this Performance Indicator, including how many components in the field were measured.
You can switch between map and table view as soon as an analysis has been selected.
In Table View, hover over the results to see their corresponding locations highlighted in green on the Map View.
For example, if you selected Broken Glass, the map will show which tube is broken and its exact location in the field.
Selecting a component in the map view creates a pop-up with all information about it from the current analysis
you can expand certain Performance Indicators in the pop-up to view the historical values of this component
6. Get a Full Overview with Grouped Data
Click on Group by Entire Plant in the Table View to get a comprehensive overview of all collected data.
You can also group by subfields or Loops to find the ones with the most defect components
This gives you a first high-level insight into the information from your analysis.
7. Compare Analyses to Track Changes
On the left panel, under Analyses, click on Compare to Analysis and toggle the switch to the right.
It is important to note that you can only compare two analyses at a time.
For example, if you want to compare the latest inspection with the previous one, check both boxes.
Once the comparison is enabled:
Changes will be reflected in both Map View and Table View.
If we take Broken Glass as an example:
The total number of tubes with broken glass will be displayed.
Newly detected broken tubes since the last analysis will be highlighted in red.
Tubes that have improved (i.e., previously broken but now fixed) will be shown in green.
For a comprehensive comparison, go back to Table View and click Group by Entire Plant to see the full overview side by side.
If you now click on Show All Filters:
To find tubes that have improved regarding to the last inspection you enter "-1" in the field for broken glass. This will filter out tubes that have been labelled with broken glass (broken glass: true) in the last analysis but not in this analysis (broken glass: false).
By using the comparison feature, you can easily track changes, improvements, and new issues over time.
If you now select Group by SCA, all changes within these SCAs (Solar Collector Assemblies) will be displayed.
This provides a more detailed view of the differences between the two analyses.
If you select Broken Glass, you will see how the number of affected tubes has changed.
If you enter "-1", the SCAs with tubes that have improved by one classification level will be highlighted on the Map View.
This grouping helps you focus on specific sections of your plant, making it easier to analyze trends and maintenance needs.
Another example:
Select Glass Tube Temperature Classification: Severe Heat Loss.
In Map View, you will see how many Severe Heat Loss tubes were detected in this inspection compared to the previous one.
Newly detected Severe Heat Loss tubes will be highlighted in red, while tubes that have improved their classification since the last inspection will be shown in green.
For a detailed breakdown:
Go to Group by Entire Plant and click on Show All Filters.
Select Glass Tube Temperature and enter "-1".
This will filter all tubes that have improved their classification by one level.
Understanding the Classification System
We use four classification levels:
Good
Vacuum Loss Starts
Moderate Heat Loss
Severe Heat Loss
If you enter "-1" in the filter, you will now see all tubes that have moved:
From Class 4 to Class 3 (Severe Heat Loss → Moderate Heat Loss)
From Class 3 to Class 2 (Moderate Heat Loss → Vacuum Loss Starts)
From Class 2 to Class 1 (Vacuum Loss Starts → Good)
By leveraging these comparison and filtering tools, you can effectively monitor improvements and identify problem areas over time.
If you enter "-2" or "-3", the system will show you tubes that have improved by two or three classification levels compared to the previous analysis.
A tube improving by 2 or 3 levels usually indicates that it has been replaced since the last inspection.
This helps you quickly identify areas where maintenance actions, such as tube replacements, have taken place.
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Understanding Class Changes Due to Class Limits
When filtering by "-1" or 1, you may also see tubes that have shifted by one class due to analysis limits rather than actual improvements.
Click on a tube in the Table View to see its temperature values.
Below the temperature data, you will also see the temperature limits used in the classification.
Since we recalculate these limits as an average for each new inspection, they can slightly change between analyses.
This means that some tubes may move between classes simply due to the updated limits, rather than an actual status change.
By checking the temperature values and limits, you can better understand whether a classification shift is due to a real improvement or a recalibration of the analysis criteria.
8. Use Historical Data for Missing Components
We have a new feature that might be useful for you.
If you exit Compare View, go to Settings by clicking the gear icon in the top-right corner.
Enable "Fill up with historical results".
This will automatically fill in missing data for components that could not be measured in the current analysis by using the most recent available data from a previous analysis.
Important to Note
If a tube was labeled as Broken Glass in this analysis but had a recorded temperature in the last analysis, the temperature value from the last analysis will still be displayed.
You can always identify historical data by clicking on the specific tube.
If the information comes from a previous analysis, an exclamation mark (!) icon will appear next to it, indicating that this is not a newly measured value but retrieved from past data.
This feature helps you maintain a more complete dataset and ensures that previous insights remain accessible even if certain components were not measurable in the current inspection.
9. Download a PDF Report of Your Analysis
If you want to generate a PDF report of your latest analysis or a comprehensive report of any previous analysis, follow these steps:
Select the analysis you want to export.
Switch to Table View.
There, you will find an option to download the report as a PDF.
For more detailed instructions, check out the following link: https://volateq.atlassian.net/wiki/x/CICQxw .
This allows you to save, share, and review your analysis results easily.