A charging system and method for a line patrol drone

Abstract

The invention provides a charging system and method for a line patrol unmanned aerial vehicle. The system includes a patrol unmanned aerial vehicle and a mobile charging module. A target power transmission line patrolled by the patrol unmanned aerial vehicle is provided with the mobile charging module. The mobile charging module includes a control unit, a first charging sub-module and a movement sub-module. The movement sub-module includes a main body, a driving mechanism and a pulley. The main body is arranged below the target power transmission line, the driving mechanism arranged in the main body is connected with the pulley, the pulley is arranged above the target power transmission line and slidably connected with the target power transmission line, and the control unit is electrically connected with the driving mechanism. After a starting instruction of the patrol unmanned aerial vehicle is received, the control unit is used for controlling the first charging sub-module to obtainenergy on the target power transmission line and then wirelessly charge the patrol unmanned aerial vehicle; after a mobile charging instruction of the patrol unmanned aerial vehicle, the control unitis used for controlling the movement sub-module to perform movement on the target power transmission line in the same direction as that of the patrol unmanned aerial vehicle.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to the field of unmanned aerial vehicle inspection technology, in particular to a charging system and method for a line inspection unmanned aerial vehicle. Background technique [0002] In recent years, with the increasing maturity of UAV technology, UAVs have become more and more widely used in power operations, especially in the daily inspection of high-voltage transmission lines. Due to the wide distribution of high-voltage transmission lines and the complex and changeable terrain, traditional manual line inspection often requires a lot of manpower and material resources, and the use of UAV line inspection can greatly reduce the cost of line inspection, and at the same time use the high power camera on the UAV , sensors, GPS and other devices can accurately judge and record the location and degree of damage to the line, which will help dispatchers quickly formulate the best emergency repair plan. [0003] At this stage, drones...

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Problems solved by technology

This method cannot realize real-time charging during the working process of the UAV, and at the same time increases the workload of the operation and maintenance personnel, and cannot fully demonstrate the flexible and convenient characteristics of the UAV line inspection.

Recently, a wireless power transmission method for hovering wireless charging of UAVs has also been proposed. However, this solution is still in the research stage and is not yet mature, and this technology requires the UAV to be fixed above a charging point, and it is still impossible to realize the charging of the UAV while flying.

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