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Article
Prototype Monitoring System for Power Line Inspection by Means of a PandaBoard
Author(s)
Rupert Gouws and Tjaart Visser
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DOI:10.17265/1934-8975/2014.01.020
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ABSTRACT
The
national energy supplier (Eskom in South Africa) supplies electricity through
thousands-of-kilometers of overhead power lines. The current methods of
inspection of these overhead power lines are infrequent and expensive. In this
paper, the authors present the development of a prototype monitoring system for
power line inspection in South Africa. The developed prototype monitoring
system collects data (information) from the overhead power lines, is remotely
accessible and fits into a power line robot. The prototype monitoring system
makes use of a PandaBoard® (SBC) with GPS receiver and 5 MP camera
to collect data. Hardware fatigue is the biggest problem faced on the overhead
power lines and is captured by means of the 5 MP camera and is displayed on a
website hosted by the PandaBoard® via Wi-Fi. The monitoring system
has low power consumption, is light weight, compact and easily collects data.
The data obtained from the prototype monitoring system was satisfactory and
provides an improved solution for monitoring power lines for Eskom in South
Africa.
KEYWORDS
Inspection robot, monitoring system, PandaBoard, transmission line inspection
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