Design and development of Robotic Technology for Trouble shooting the faults found in Transmission Line System

Siva T.R*, Lenin P**, Dr.Santhi M***, Meenakshi B. Sundaram****
* Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Sethu Institute of Technology, Kariapatti.
** Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sethu Institute of Technology, Kariapatti.
*** Professor&Head/EEE, Sethu Institute of Technology, Kariapatti.
**** Associate Professor, EEE, Sethu Institute of Technology, Kariapatti.
Periodicity:February - April'2013
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jic.1.2.2231

Abstract

Managing overhead transmission assets-including towers, conductors, insulators and other components are costly and sometimes a dangerous proposition. Many lines are located in remote, rugged environments. Frequently, inspection workers conduct helicopter surveys and also climb towers. Some equipments cannot be inspected due to hazardous conditions or access restrictions. Robotics inspection system being developed by the authors promises to reduce costs, enhance safety, and expand coverage while improving reliability. This robot provides a real-time monitoring of physical threats or damage to electrical transmission line towers and conductors as well as provide operational parameters to transmission line operators to optimize transmission line operation. These transmission lines are located at remote area where monitoring was not able to provided. To rectify this problem, this robot has been designed and aims at enhancing the transmission system by minimizing its drawbacks like insulation damage, ageing, electrical outages (due to high risk trees) and ground clearance which are faced manually. By using automated system, human involvement can be minimized. In the proposed robot system, we can overcome all these problems. The data collected in this system can be transmitted to control room by providing the receiver and transmitter in each pole upto the end point. The communication between end point and control room takes place using existing infrastructure like cell or landline, internet or any other communication infrastructure. If line to ground monitoring is required, we can transmit and receive the data directly

Keywords

Assets, Autonomous, Clearance, Hazardous, Infrastructure, Outages, Proposition, Receiver

How to Cite this Article?

Prasath, S.T.R., Lenin, P., Santhi, M., and Sundaram, M.B. (2013). Design and Development of Robotic Technology For Trouble Shooting The Faults Found in Transmission Line System. i-manager’s Journal on Instrumentation and Control Engineering, 1(2), 8-13. https://doi.org/10.26634/jic.1.2.2231

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