Ozan Mehmet Eder: articlesUtility-scale solar PV from the electrical side: design, energy yield, O&M and asset management, by Ozan Mehmet Eder.https://ozanmehmeteder.com/en-gbAI Thermal Inspection and Spot Cleaning for Utility-Scale Solarhttps://ozanmehmeteder.com/articles/ai-thermal-inspection-spot-cleaning-utility-scale-solar/https://ozanmehmeteder.com/articles/ai-thermal-inspection-spot-cleaning-utility-scale-solar/How AI-assisted drone thermography finds PV hotspots, diode and string faults, and why fast spot cleaning and repair protect yield, safety and warranty claims.Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTO&MAI thermal inspectiondrone thermography solarPV hotspotspot cleaning bird droppingsIEC TS 62446-3bypass diode failureozaneder@gmail.com (Ozan Mehmet Eder)DC String Cable Installation: Burial, Conduit or Drainage Pipehttps://ozanmehmeteder.com/articles/dc-string-cable-installation-burial-conduit-drainage-pipe/https://ozanmehmeteder.com/articles/dc-string-cable-installation-burial-conduit-drainage-pipe/Direct burial, closed conduit or perforated drainage pipe for PV string cables: how each handles water, rodents and pulling tension, plus a QA checklist.Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTElectrical designDC string cable installationPV cable direct burialsolar cable conduitperforated drainage pipeH1Z2Z2-K AD8PV insulation resistanceozaneder@gmail.com (Ozan Mehmet Eder)Fixed Tilt vs Single-Axis Tracker: Why Yield Math Is Not Enoughhttps://ozanmehmeteder.com/articles/fixed-tilt-vs-single-axis-tracker-merchant-metar/https://ozanmehmeteder.com/articles/fixed-tilt-vs-single-axis-tracker-merchant-metar/How price shape, Hungary's METÁR premium, land and grid limits, terrain and O&M capability decide between fixed-tilt and single-axis tracker solar plants.Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTDesign and yieldfixed tilt vs single-axis trackersolar tracker capture priceMETÁR premium Hungaryutility-scale solar mounting structureDC/AC ratio grid connectionozaneder@gmail.com (Ozan Mehmet Eder)Module Cleaning Cost-Benefit Analysis for EU Utility-Scale Solarhttps://ozanmehmeteder.com/articles/module-cleaning-cost-benefit-analysis-utility-scale-solar-eu/https://ozanmehmeteder.com/articles/module-cleaning-cost-benefit-analysis-utility-scale-solar-eu/How to tell when a whole-plant module cleaning pays for itself, using soiling data, cleaning cost, realized power prices and a simple break-even formula.Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTO&Mmodule cleaning cost-benefit analysisPV soiling losssolar panel cleaning frequencysoiling ratiocleaning break-evensolar O&M costozaneder@gmail.com (Ozan Mehmet Eder)Solar O&M vs Asset Management: Where the Boundary Should Behttps://ozanmehmeteder.com/articles/solar-om-vs-asset-management-boundary/https://ozanmehmeteder.com/articles/solar-om-vs-asset-management-boundary/Where solar O&M ends and asset management begins: scope split, KPIs, availability guarantees, conflicts of interest and a boundary table for utility-scale PV.Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTAsset managementO&M vs asset managementsolar asset managementtechnical asset managementO&M availability guaranteePV plant KPIsMETÁR negative pricesozaneder@gmail.com (Ozan Mehmet Eder)Utility-Scale Solar Design Optimization for Yield and CAPEXhttps://ozanmehmeteder.com/articles/utility-scale-solar-design-optimization-yield-capex/https://ozanmehmeteder.com/articles/utility-scale-solar-design-optimization-yield-capex/How DC/AC ratio, row spacing, terrain, site surveys and module test data set the yield and CAPEX of a solar park, with a checklist of levers to simulate.Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTDesign and yieldutility-scale solar design optimizationDC/AC ratioPVsyst Pnom ratioground coverage ratioPV module selectionenergy yield simulationozaneder@gmail.com (Ozan Mehmet Eder)