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Xuzhou, Jiangsu: Drones escort safe operation of power grids
At noon on September 6, Chen Guanyie, a transmission line inspection worker of State Grid Xuzhou Power Supply Company, efficiently completed the autonomous inspection task of the 110-kilovolt Yaoshen 905 line by operating an intelligent drone, providing strong technical support for the safe and stable operation of Xuzhou power grid during the peak summer period.
Since the peak summer season, the company has accumulated 850 kilometers of inspections on 10-kilovolt lines, providing strong support for ensuring the safety of equipment bodies. In response to the inspection needs of substations, the company has built a "ground-air" three-dimensional intelligent inspection demonstration area in the 220-kilovolt Yangtai Substation. Through joint inspections by drones, remote monitoring, and robots in the station, it has effectively solved the pain point that previous manual inspections could not achieve full coverage in the station, realizing all-round refined inspections, and the efficiency has nearly doubled.
In order to do a good job in the "physical examination" of power grid equipment in the high-temperature summer season, State Grid Xuzhou Power Supply Company gives full play to the advantages of scientific and technological innovation. For scenarios such as transmission line inspection, distribution network grid operation and maintenance, and substation territorial inspection, it deeply carries out the research and development and application of intelligent drones, providing all-round and multi-scenario technical solutions for various specialties and helping the power grid spend the summer safely.
The company has selected 16 drone pilots to be stationed in teams to carry out grid operation and maintenance work, helping to master the operation status of lines and equipment in real time and achieving "zero dead corners, zero blind spots, and zero omissions" in hidden danger treatment.
Since the peak summer season, the company has accumulated 850 kilometers of inspections on 10-kilovolt lines, providing strong support for ensuring the safety of equipment bodies. In response to the inspection needs of substations, the company has built a "ground-air" three-dimensional intelligent inspection demonstration area in the 220-kilovolt Yangtai Substation. Through joint inspections by drones, remote monitoring, and robots in the station, it has effectively solved the pain point that previous manual inspections could not achieve full coverage in the station, realizing all-round refined inspections, and the efficiency has nearly doubled.
In the next step, the company will closely focus on business development needs, continue to deepen the integration of drone inspection with key tasks such as flood prevention and prevention of external damage, and further empower the construction of a new power system and the company's high-quality development.
