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Helicopter operation over Magdeburg: high-voltage grids are digitally recorded!
Avacon is digitizing high-voltage lines in Stendal with helicopter operations to ensure secure power supply and increase efficiency.
Helicopter operation over Magdeburg: high-voltage grids are digitally recorded!
An exciting project to digitize the high-voltage infrastructure will gain momentum in the coming days. Avacon Netz GmbH is carrying out a helicopter operation that will cover around 650 kilometers of power lines and pylons. This measure is not only aimed at precise digital recording, but is also intended to significantly increase the security and efficiency of the power grid in the region between Stendal, Haldensleben and Magdeburg. Radio SAW reports that the helicopter hovers at a distance of 20 to 60 meters next to the high-voltage lines.
Modern sensors, including the innovative SIEAERO multi-sensor system from Siemens Energy, are used to record all relevant data such as masts and insulators. This technology combines artificial intelligence with high-resolution multi-sensor technology, which enables optimal detection from an angle of 60 degrees. This means that information can be provided in three-dimensional representation, which significantly simplifies the planning of future construction measures. In addition, the processing of grid connection requests is accelerated. This is also evident in previous operations, such as in the greater Lüneburg area, where around 500 kilometers of pipeline network had already been recorded by the end of June 2023 Uelzen press reported.
Detect damage early
Another advantage of the project is the possibility of early identification of damage. Avacon's project manager Hendrik Korporal emphasizes that such data is crucial in order to quickly identify damage to masts, contamination of insulators or necessary repairs to conductor cables. This significantly improves monitoring of the status of the power grid and allows construction projects to be implemented more quickly, particularly the connection of wind and solar parks.
The systematic digitalization of the high-voltage network is part of a long-term strategy to optimize maintenance processes and expand the network structure to make it future-proof. Avacon operates a high-voltage network totaling 6,033 kilometers in Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Hesse. This is all an important step on the way to the energy transition, as stated in a recent press release Mynewsdesk is underlined.
With the use of helicopters and the data collection based on them, Avacon is relying on innovative approaches that are intended to make a major contribution to secure power supply. It remains exciting to see how this measure will affect the future infrastructure and what benefits it will bring to the local people.