• DocumentCode
    2847375
  • Title

    Aerial infrared line inspection

  • Author

    Marshall, Mike

  • Author_Institution
    ABB Power T&D Co. Inc., Raleigh, NC, USA
  • fYear
    1999
  • fDate
    1999
  • Abstract
    The aerial infrared inspection of power lines is an effective technique used by electric utilities to identify high resistance connections that may lead to line outages. This paper discusses the type of equipment used, inspection intervals, costs, benefits, limitations and optimal use of this inspection technique
  • Keywords
    infrared imaging; inspection; power overhead lines; power system measurement; aerial infrared power line inspection; benefits; costs; electric utilities; equipment; high resistance connections identification; inspection intervals; limitations; line outages; optimal use; Aircraft; Cities and towns; Costs; Helicopters; Inspection; Personnel; Spine; Switches; Transmission lines; Urban areas;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Rural Electric Power Conference, 1999
  • Conference_Location
    Indianapolis, IN
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-5244-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/REPCON.1999.768678
  • Filename
    768678