Drone Inspection | Transmission Line Inspection

Aerial drones can fully and effectively inspect high-altitude lines, integrate analysis and actions, and maintain real-time perception of transmission lines. Drone line inspection will be a major innovative technology and application that breaks through traditional line inspection.

What are the benefits of drone line inspections?

Use fixed-wing drones to conduct intelligent inspections of overhead lines, and take high-definition aerial photography of line passages, surrounding environments, intersections along the lines, construction operations, etc., especially important for key power supply lines and old lines, identifying defects and external lines.

Lines that break through high-risk areas can be supported by the normal inspection and scheduling of drones to easily identify the environmental health status of transmission line channels in real time, effectively promoting the digital and intelligent transformation of power grid inspections.

Pain points of traditional line inspection

Transmission Line Inspection

Management problems

The continuous increase of inspection tasks has led to a shortage of manpower, and the inspection path is easily disrupted and changed.

Low inspection efficiency

3D waypoint planning is complex and labor-intensive, and a single inspection takes a long time, often resulting in a large backlog of tasks.

Slow response to defects

Abnormal situations cannot be fed back in real time, situation descriptions lack standards, and poor communication ultimately leads to slow response to repairing defects.

Great environmental impact

The weather environment is naturally complex, and combat platforms need to be able to maintain stable and efficient operations in various harsh environments.

The Business Value of Drone Line Inspection

Intelligent route planning

Smart Route Planning

Support remote real-time import of transmission channel kml files through the remote control or Autel SkyCommand Center, and use this group of route reference points to quickly generate route planning.

Efficient inspection

High-efficiency Inspections

Based on the self-developed Autonomy technology, the flight platform can realize autonomous flight along the route without manual setting of 3D waypoint planning; the flight time with load can reach 158 minutes, the flight speed can reach 108km/h, and the longest single sortie can check 60km, which can be carried out at night and at night. Stable operation of fog and haze under harsh natural conditions such as rain and snow.

Independent inspection, a new generation

Independent inspection

Equipped with Dragonfish Nests, Autel drones lead the industry in fully remote operation, enabling autonomous inspections without the need for a professional pilot. By installing the Autel repeater, there is no need to worry about the signal being blocked by high mountains, smooth operation and real-time control.

Automatic detection report

After an inspection is completed, AutelSkyCommand Center will automatically generate a complete inspection report, including inspection time, inspection line double number, route coverage interval, list of abnormal intervals, abnormal description and corresponding images, to assist in judging the line status.