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ENERGY TRANSMISSION & DISTRIBUTION 

With the use of geospatial technology, electrical utilities are increasing safety margins, reducing costs, and hastening the modernization of their systems.

How the Sky.ro Service is Being Used by Utilities to Take Prompt and Effective Action

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Operators of electrical utilities gather and distribute unprocessed images and videos of their assets using high-precision remote sensing technologies. After that, the Sky.ro Analytics AI engine groups, georectifies, and annotates the imagery to assist utilities in enhancing their inspections, lowering regulatory risk, lessening the effects of vegetation encroachment, and speeding up their modernization and pole-hardening programs.

A transmission tower can fail due to harsh surroundings in as little as 15 years, and utilities may incur costs of between $14 million and $153 million altogether if facilities are not promptly repaired. Utility companies now have a quick, affordable approach to gather, examine, communicate, and act upon high-quality data on asset health thanks to Sky.ro.

Safety is a top priority in substations since there is a lot of sensitive equipment condensed into a tiny area. Drones with failsafe features that can fly slowly and low are used by the Sky.ro inspection solution to collect rich RGB and LiDAR data from various angles. Utility companies may then keep track of how the equipment evolves over time and arrange timely repairs and upgrades.

POWER LINE INSPECTION FOR UTILITY COMPANIES: HOW WE DO IT

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  • We initially discuss the project's objectives and parameters with our partners.

  • The project is then estimated and scheduled in order to adhere to the budgetary and time constraints.

Our skilled project managers collaborate with numerous teams to accomplish deadlines in a secure and economical manner, working on everything from minor POCs to large-scale asset inspections involving thousands of assets. Since each Sky.ro project is different, a lead project manager is needed to oversee team scheduling and logistics and ensure finished and punctual inspections.

  • We mobilize to the project and provide all crew members with client-specific safety training.

  • Finally, we start gathering your information.

Transmission and Distribution Drone Inspection Advantages

  • Simple to deploy

  • Saves money and time.

  • Accurate fault finding

  • Shows RoW encroachment

  • Take measurements of the line sag

  • Enhances detection and inspection

  • Higher rate of repairs as a proportion

  • Gathers historical information for reference in the future

Power Line Inspection Types

Inspection of Electricity Lines Using Customary Techniques

Although bucket trucks and personal teams on the ground can be efficient, this kind of asset management is out-of-date and expensive. It is typically a slower means of gathering data and might be difficult in difficult-to-reach areas.

Drones

Due to their tremendous benefits over conventional methods, utility firms are relying more and more on drone inspection of their transmission and distribution lines. Drones are the undisputed champion for power line inspections thanks to their low price, increased number of photographs from different perspectives, and higher resolution data.

Good imagery is gathered during inspections from helicopters, although usually just from one angle. This can be expensive to build and does not enable engineers or any AI system to detect degradations on all sides of the components.

Utility Companies' Smarter Business Decisions Are Supported by Sky.ro Analytics Energy

The utilities solution from Sky.ro, which makes use of the aerial mapping, modeling, and inspection platform from Sky.ro Analytics, enables decision-makers to:

  • Control assets for transmission, distribution, and substations over their entire lives.

  • Determine any potential problems and their exact locations on your property.

  • Find little issues with the tower and line components before they become larger issues.

  • Make a complete inventory of your assets to help with modernisation projects or legal compliance.

  • Use historical data for long-term asset management

  • Use effective maps, models, and measurements to get a clear image of your assets.

  • With customizable reporting and integration, distribute insights throughout your organization.

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