Abstract Renewable and sustainable energy (RSE) system has a significant potential to mitigate carbon emissions and diversify the electricity generation portfolios acknowledged by international policy. Faults and damages are inevitable during either fabrication or lifetime of the key equipment of the RSE system. Owing to the high operation and maintenance (O&M) costs, it is essential to develop reliable and remote detection techniques for key equipment of the RSE system. In this paper, the research progress in infrared thermography (IRT) fault diagnosis for the RSE system is reviewed in detail. For the RSE generation system, the applications of IRT in parabolic trough receiver, wind turbine blade, and photovoltaic cell are reviewed. For the RSE transmission and transmainly used under open-circuit conditions formation system, this work focuses on detecting damage in insulators and IGBT. For the RSE storage system, fault diagnosis in proton exchange membrane fuel cell and lithium-ion battery based on IRT are reviewed. Moreover, state-of-the-art methods have been comprehensively summarized and highlighted. Besides, challenges and future trends in NDT and fault diagnosis for the RSE system based on IRT are also discussed and analyzed. Finally, this paper will serve as a guide for defect detection and fault diagnosis of RSE key equipment based on IRT. It has essential academic and industrial application value in the fields of RSE system security control and cost-saving.

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基于红外热像的可再生能源和可持续能源系统故障诊断进展与趋势：综述

摘要 可再生和可持续能源 (RSE) 系统在减少碳排放和使国际政策认可的发电组合多样化方面具有巨大潜力。在 RSE 系统关键设备的制造或使用寿命期间，故障和损坏是不可避免的。由于运维（O&M）成本高昂，为RSE系统的关键设备开发可靠的远程检测技术至关重要。本文详细综述了RSE系统红外热成像(IRT)故障诊断的研究进展。对于RSE发电系统，综述了IRT在槽式接收器、风力涡轮机叶片和光伏电池中的应用。对于RSE传输和主要用于开路条件下的形成系统，这项工作的重点是检测绝缘体和 IGBT 的损坏。针对RSE储能系统，综述了基于IRT的质子交换膜燃料电池和锂离子电池的故障诊断。此外，对最先进的方法进行了全面的总结和强调。此外，还讨论和分析了基于IRT的RSE系统无损检测和故障诊断的挑战和未来趋势。最后，本文将对基于IRT的RSE关键设备的缺陷检测和故障诊断提供指导。在RSE系统安全控制和成本节约领域具有必不可少的学术和工业应用价值。最先进的方法已被全面总结和强调。此外，还讨论和分析了基于IRT的RSE系统无损检测和故障诊断的挑战和未来趋势。最后，本文将对基于IRT的RSE关键设备的缺陷检测和故障诊断提供指导。在RSE系统安全控制和成本节约领域具有必不可少的学术和工业应用价值。最先进的方法已被全面总结和强调。此外，还讨论和分析了基于IRT的RSE系统无损检测和故障诊断的挑战和未来趋势。最后，本文将对基于IRT的RSE关键设备的缺陷检测和故障诊断提供指导。在RSE系统安全控制和成本节约领域具有必不可少的学术和工业应用价值。