Power Transmission & Distribution Lines

Brief

In power utilities, manual inspections based on immediate needs are commonly practiced. However, the transmission grid comprises extensive overhead power lines, including steel lattice towers, spanning several hundred kilometers, often traversing challenging terrains. Without well-structured periodic maintenance routines and predictive maintenance techniques, the network becomes susceptible to errors. This reliance on manual inspections becomes laborious, time-consuming, prone to errors, and leads to frequent power failures.

We Provide

Our proposed solution introduces an airborne survey using drones equipped with an HD Image Scanner and Thermal IR Camera for efficient and accurate inspection of the transmission network. By covering the entire corridor, including towers and power lines, our drones swiftly identify vulnerable areas and critical locations such as vegetation growth. This enables prompt action to maintain the reliability of power supply. Additionally, we integrate survey data with GIS to update and map important network locations, enhancing overall network management.

Implementing our solution brings numerous benefits, including remarkable cost savings by reducing the manpower required for inspections. The use of drones not only increases the speed and accuracy of inspections but also minimizes human errors. By adopting this innovative approach, power utilities can optimize their maintenance efforts, improve network reliability, and achieve significant cost reductions.

Why We?

• Our service team efficiently captures data without switching off the distribution network
• Our team autonomously captures data of the network using Drones with very little manual intervention
• Our recommendations identifying risk-prone assets of the network along with exact locations, help utilities reducing their action time required for maintenance, more accurately than manual methods

Deliverables

• Our solution includes capturing HD images and video documentation of each pole, distribution transformer, and other critical objects in the network. This comprehensive documentation allows for detailed inspection and analysis of the infrastructure.
• Additionally, we provide HD images of line hardware accompanied by an Excel sheet that presents per-pole hardware details, including insulators, guy wires, cross arms, and jumpers. This organized information facilitates accurate and efficient maintenance and troubleshooting.
• Our inspection reports highlight various irregularities in the network, including abnormalities at line crossings and abnormal pole angles. We also identify vegetation encroachment, such as creepers on poles, ensuring a proactive approach to prevent potential issues.
• To ensure safety and compliance, we verify the regulating ground clearances of conductors at roads, highways, and line crossings. This data ensures proper clearance to minimize risks.
• We also offer pole-to-pole distance measurements for all poles in the network and provide drawings that highlight pole attributes, which can be easily imported into GIS software for efficient mapping and overlaying of KMLs (Keyhole Markup Language) for enhanced network visualization and management.