Optimization of inspections of underground electricity distribution networks using UAV

Name: Ribeiro, Euler

Organization : CERTI Foundation. Sustainable Energy Center

Email : eli@certi.org.br

Name: Kanitz, Ana Carolina Martinazzo

Organization : CERTI Foundation. Sustainable Energy Center

Email : akz@certi.org.br

Name: Martins, Marcos Aurélio Izumida

Organization : CERTI Foundation. Sustainable Energy Center

Email : mlz@certi.org.br

Name: Tomaz, Kleber Duarte

Organization : Enel Distribution Sao Paulo. New Technologies and Innovation

Email : kleber.tomaz@enel.com

Name: de Francisci, Silvia

Organization : Enel Distribution Sao Paulo. New Technologies and Innovation

Email : silvia.defrancisci@e-distribuzione.com

keyword: Infrastructure management

LCSH: Electric power distribution

LCSH: Underground electric lines -- Inspection

LCSH: Drone aircraft

Abstract: In the research and development (R&D) Urban Futurability project, Enel Distribution São Paulo, is testing the use of drones with thermal cameras for inspections of underground structures. This technology makes it possible to improve agility during asset inspections, which leads to gains in the quality of the service provided to the population, reduces operating costs and even increases safety for the field team. The project will develop the first Network Digital Twin® in South America, and the use of this unmanned aerial vehicle can contribute positively to the 3D modeling of the project region, as it has a thermal and a 4K visual camera side by side. There is potential to use the device in scanning almost three hundred underground structures (transforming chambers and manholes) for initial tests, with the possibility of expanding the use to thousands of other structures.

King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok. Central Library

Address: BANGKOK

Email: library@kmutnb.ac.th

Created: 2021

Modified: 2025-12-19

Issued: 2025-12-19

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BibliograpyCitation : In Electrical Engineering Academic Association (Thailand), IEEE Thailand Section, and College of Engineering. Rangsit University. The 2021 9th International Electrical Engineering Congress (iEECON 2021) (P00776). Pathum Thani : Rangsit University, 2021

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