Today, an increasing number of companies are using drone technology for visual inspection, as it is a cost-conscious and effective way to inspect at heights and inaccessible areas. The use of drones for inspection of power lines, civil infrastructure etc. offer advantages such as:quick overview and evaluation of the condition sharp and detailed photographs of defects high quality images and video preventive maintenance planning and optimized production access to hard to reach areas reduced downtime
high level of personnel safety.
Drone inspection of the power grid – power pylons
Drones can be used to inspect power lines and power pylons for bird’s nests, lightning strikes, rust/corrosion and damaged bolts. Our drone solution system takes into account the magnetic interference of the power lines which affects the drone compass. Therefore, we can fly extremely close to the power lines, and as a result provide high resolution images and data, useful in the optimisation of your maintenance plan.
Depending on your needs, a high-resolution camera or a thermographic camera is applied. The drone solution system makes it easy for our experts to sort the images and make detailed reports, which provide the exact data as to where the image was taken and the exact location on the power lines. An otherwise immense and almost impossible task, as many of the images will look alike.