Drones for Electricity
Enhanced efficiency, improved safety, reduced costs
Aerial drone inspections provide highly accurate digital deliverables, improving safety, reducing costs, and enhancing operational efficiencies across the asset's entire lifespan.
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Pain Points
Advantages
✘ Traditional power line inspections take place on foot, which is incredibly time-consuming even with a large team.
✓ Drone inspection reduces man hours and labour costs by automating inspections with low maintenance costs.
✘ Relying on the human eye to collect visual data leads to inaccuracies caused by human error.
✓ Drones can fly along power lines and capture more detailed visual data with higher accuracy.
✘ There are a large number of risks that come with manual inspection, especially when relying on access equipment like cranes.
✓ Drones eliminate the need to put people in harm's way, so line workers remain safe while the drone operator assesses the line.
✘ Alternative solutions such as manned helicopters with high-resolution cameras are expensive and difficult to scale up.
✓ With their ability to take off and land in tight spaces, drones offer easier and faster access to hard-to-reach areas.
✘ Assets in remote locations are difficult to access, adding additional time and safety risks.
✓ An onsite drone in the box provides a safe, quick response solution that can be operated remotely, 24/7.
Aerial Electricity Inspection Solutions
Enterprise Grade Visual & Thermal Inspection Solution
DJI Matrice 30T is the benchmark for asset inspections, equipped with smart inspection capabilities allowing for automated, repeatable inspections from a safe distance. With its built-in AI capabilities, tracking asset condition over time is easy.
✓ Thermal camera for efficient identification of overheating components and large-scale thermal mapping capability.
✓ 200x zoom RGB camera for detailed inspection video and Hi-Res grid stills.
✓ Dual RTK antennas to reduce magnetic interference when operating around critical infrastructure.
✓ IP55 rating allows operation in a wide range of conditions including rain, snow, and high dust environments.
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Robust Multi-purpose LiDAR, Visual & Thermal Inspection Solution
Matrice 350 RTK is a multi-purpose platform with payload exchange for different data collection flights depending on the operational needs. H30T is the industry leading thermal and zoom payload for asset inspection. Zenmuse L2 is a groundbreaking LiDAR inspection payload, ideal for capturing powerline data and managing key infrastructure maintenance.
✓ Accurate LiDAR powerline data for proactive maintenance, vegetation management, and line sag or tension detection.
✓ Smart inspection capabilities allowing for automated, repeatable inspections from a safe distance.
✓ Dual RTK antennas to reduce magnetic interference when operating around critical infrastructure.
✓ H30T 400x zoom RGB camera for detailed inspection video and Hi-Res grid stills.
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Automated, Remote Asset Inspection Solution
DJI Dock 2 is the future of UAV operations – a drone in the box solution that facilitates automated and scheduled missions for easy, safe drone operation. Using the DJI FlightHub 2 as the control platform allows you to remotely conduct onsite inspections and surveys.
✓ Fully automated drone missions ensure consistent and regular data collection without the need for constant human oversight.
✓ Minimises the labour and time traditionally required for manual drone operations, resulting in substantial cost savings.
✓ Mission progress is broadcast live, with the data synchronised to the cloud in real time.
✓ Equipped with a thermal and RGB camera for accurate inspection data.
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100MP Hi-Resolution Asset Inspection Solution
Combining the Matrice 350 RTK with the Phase One iXM100 camera payload enables unparalleled visibility and detail for drone inspection missions, increasing the speed and precision of data collection while reducing costs.
✓ Smart inspection capabilities allowing for automated, repeatable inspections from a safe distance.
✓ Improved high-light sensitivity and dynamic range with the iXM-100's medium format sensor and backside illumination (BSI) technology.
✓ 11,664 x 8,750-pixel count images to capture incredible detail over very large areas.
✓ High capture speed for an array of different flight conditions – up to 2 fps and shutter speed up to 1/2500s.
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Aerial Drone Inspection Software
DJI FlightHub 2
DJI FlightHub 2 is an all-in-one cloud-based drone operations management platform, which helps you achieve comprehensive, real-time situational awareness. With this secure, cloud-based solution you can easily plan drone missions, supervise your fleet, and manage the data you create, and even schedule automated operations with DJI Dock.
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Use Case: DJI Dock at Orion NZ Electricity Substation
Ferntech recently received official permission to operate the DJI Dock at Orion NZ's Norwood Zone Substation, without the need to have any backup pilot onsite. This is a New Zealand first, and a significant step forward for automated drone deployment in New Zealand. Watch the short video below to see how the DJI Dock improves safety, increases resilience and reliability, and helps reduce emissions on their site:
Training from NZ's Leading Drone Specialists
We have an extensive track record working with New Zealand's top companies in the energy sector, ensuring they are equipped to operate their UAV to its full potential.
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