Overhead Transmission Line Inspection Robot

Abstract

As per the IEEE guidelines the transmission lines need to be inspected at least once a year. Inspection on foot needs a lot of time and in some situations, it is impossible to inspect in conditions like difficult terrain such as mountains or steep valley. As we know inspection of transmission line is very risky job. Sometimes it may cause loss of human life during inspection. The cost of inspection is too high due to design of insulation suit of inspection person and takes more time to inspect line. Especially at locations like mountains and steep valleys this robot is very helpful. By using this robot, the cost of inspection will get reduce and reduces risk to human life and takes less time to inspect. The Robot can be manually controlled over substation and can be moved forward and backward. While moving in forward and backward it will inspect the line voltage, current & temperature. The data collected by robot is send to receiver at substation through IOT. At same time while inspecting, receiver will also get captured images and video by using the wireless camera which is fitted on the robot. So here IOT system is used to communicate wirelessly between substation and robot.