Grid Vision will provide great support for our powerline inspections. We see real value using the tool in our daily work, through improved visibility and awareness of our assets’ condition and the continuous learning of the algorithms driving better asset performance management.
Improving The Efficiency Of End-To-End Powerline Lnspections
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The Opportunity
AXPO’s Grid 4.0 program aims to accelerate digital transformation within their grid business. New solutions are rolled out if they have success potential.
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The Solution
Grid Vision was used to inspect several powerlines as part of the 10-year control inspection program. Several AI models were deployed including conductor strand damage, broken insulators, contaminated insulators, flashed insulators, cracks in concrete crossarms and cracks in concrete poles. The Grid Vision export feature was used to create automatic reports summarizing the inspection results.
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Benefits
• Improved inspection workflow efficiencies by providing asset-based review and automating the organization and analysis of images.
• Demonstrated potential for lower operating costs by using AI to assist subject matter experts during their inspections.
• After a successful pilot, Axpo is now preparing to roll-out the solution on a larger scale
