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Drone Operation Scheme for Patrolling & Inspecting Power Transmission Lines and on Public Drone Road Construction

송전선로 드론 순시·정밀점검 운용 및 공공용 드론길 구축방안에 대한 연구

  • Woo, Jung-Wook (KEPCO Research Institute, Korea Electric Power Corporation) ;
  • Park, Joon-Young (KEPCO Research Institute, Korea Electric Power Corporation) ;
  • Kim, Seok-Tae (KEPCO Research Institute, Korea Electric Power Corporation) ;
  • Lee, Jae-Kyung (KEPCO Research Institute, Korea Electric Power Corporation) ;
  • Ryu, Seo-Hyeon (KEPCO Research Institute, Korea Electric Power Corporation)
  • Received : 2020.07.01
  • Accepted : 2020.07.29
  • Published : 2020.09.30
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Abstract

KEPCO Research Institute developed a GIS-based autopilot drone inspection system for electric power facilities and since its pilot application in 2017, it has been successfully used to detect defects in power transmission lines. This paper presents how to operate this system in the field of power line inspection. Power transmission lines are located in a wide variety of environments such as plains, mountains, river crossings, sea crossings, and industrial areas. Among these, some transmission lines are difficult for human workers to access because of their geographies and some should be checked more often due to their severe contamination. Considering these field conditions, we classified drone operation in two categories to increase its effectiveness and efficiency - patrol surveillance and detailed inspection tasks. This paper describes the detailed procedures of the two tasks above and their field application experiences. In addition, this paper newly proposes how to construct public drone roads by using the information of KEPCO's power transmission lines.

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