Automatic flight data acquisition system and method for unmanned aerial vehicle on distribution network uninterrupted operation site

Abstract

The invention belongs to the technical field of distribution networks, and particularly relates to an automatic flight data acquisition system and method for an unmanned aerial vehicle on a distribution network uninterruptible operation site, and the system comprises the unmanned aerial vehicle, an image acquisition module for carrying out image acquisition on a place where the unmanned aerial vehicle passes, and a planning module. The planning module is used for collecting and analyzing data in a to-be-planned route of a distribution network, the maintenance module is used for collecting and analyzing equipment data after network distribution, and the judgment module is used for judging whether the unmanned aerial vehicle executes the planning module or the maintenance module; according to the invention, the data in the to-be-planned route of the distribution network and the equipment data after network distribution are acquired and analyzed by using the unmanned aerial vehicle, so that the problem that data acquisition needs to be performed manually at present can be solved, the labor intensity of personnel can be greatly reduced, and the data acquisition efficiency is improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of distribution network, and in particular to a system and method for automatically collecting data of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) during distribution network non-stop operation. Background Art

[0002] Distribution network generally refers to the power distribution network, which is a power grid that receives electric energy from the transmission network or regional power plants and distributes it locally or step by step according to voltage to various users through distribution facilities. It is composed of overhead lines, cables, towers, distribution transformers, disconnectors, reactive power compensators and some ancillary facilities, and plays an important role in distributing electric energy in the power grid.

[0003] At present, in the process of network distribution, the parameters such as the route and environment of the network distribution are usually collected manually to facilitate the subsequent network distribution planning. In addition, after the network distribution is completed, data collection of the equipment after the network distribution is basically carried out manually to maintain the completed network distribution. Since manual data collection is required throughout the process, the labor intensity of personnel will be increased. Therefore, a system and method for automatic flight data collection of unmanned aerial vehicles at the network distribution operation site without power outage is invented. Summary of the invention

[0004] In view of the above-mentioned and / or existing problems in the existing distribution network non-stop operation site unmanned aerial vehicle automatic flight data collection system and method, the present invention is proposed.

[0005] Therefore, the purpose of the present invention is to provide a system and method for automatically collecting data from unmanned aerial vehicles during uninterrupted power supply operation at a distribution network, which can solve the above-mentioned existing problems.

[0006] To solve the above technical problems, according to one aspect of the present invention, the present invention provides the following technical solutions:

[0007] The automatic flight data collection system of unmanned aerial vehicle in the field of power distribution network operation without power outage includes:

[0008] Drones;

[0009] An image acquisition module is used to acquire images of the places where the drone passes;

[0010] The planning module is used to collect and analyze the data of the distribution network’s planned routes;

[0011] Maintenance module, used to collect and analyze device data after network configuration;

[0012] A judgment module is used to judge whether the UAV executes the planning module or the maintenance module;

[0013] The judgment module is connected to the drone, the drone is connected to the image acquisition module, the image acquisition module is connected to the planning module, and the image acquisition module is connected to the maintenance module.

[0014] As a preferred solution of the automatic flight data acquisition system for unmanned aerial vehicle in distribution network non-stop operation site described in the present invention, the maintenance module includes:

[0015] Database, used to store various routes after network distribution;

[0016] A route acquisition module is used to obtain the distribution network route to be maintained from the database;

[0017] An execution module is used to make the UAV fly according to the route obtained by the route acquisition module;

[0018] The picture acquisition module is used to acquire pictures from the image acquisition module;

[0019] An analysis module is used to analyze the image acquired by the image acquisition module to analyze whether there is a problem with the network configuration in the image;

[0020] The reminder module is used to remind personnel.

[0021] As a preferred solution of the automatic flight data acquisition system of unmanned aerial vehicles at the distribution network non-stop operation site described in the present invention, wherein: the database is connected to the route acquisition module, the route acquisition module is connected to the execution module, the execution module is connected to the picture acquisition module, the picture acquisition module is connected to the analysis module, and the analysis module is connected to the reminder module.

[0022] As a preferred solution of the automatic flight data acquisition system for unmanned aerial vehicle in distribution network non-stop operation site described in the present invention, the analysis module includes:

[0023] The first storage module is used to store damage pictures of various distribution network equipment;

[0024] The comparison module is used to compare the data acquired by the image acquisition module with the data stored in the first storage module to compare whether there is a phenomenon of damage to the distribution network equipment in the image acquired by the image acquisition module.

[0025] As a preferred solution of the automatic flight data acquisition system of unmanned aerial vehicles at the distribution network non-stop operation site described in the present invention, wherein: the first storage module is connected to the comparison module, the comparison module is connected to the image acquisition module, and the comparison module is also connected to the reminder module.

[0026] As a preferred solution of the automatic flight data acquisition system for unmanned aerial vehicle in distribution network non-stop operation site described in the present invention, the reminder module includes:

[0027] The second storage module is used to store various information of staff members;

[0028] An information acquisition module is used to obtain the information of the on-duty personnel;

[0029] The sending module is used to send the situation analyzed by the analyzing module to the on-duty personnel based on the acquired information.

[0030] As a preferred solution of the automatic flight data acquisition system of unmanned aerial vehicles at the distribution network non-stop operation site described in the present invention, the second storage module is connected to the information acquisition module, the information acquisition module is connected to the comparison module, and the information acquisition module is also connected to the sending module.

[0031] As a preferred solution of the automatic flight data acquisition system for unmanned aerial vehicle in distribution network non-stop operation site described in the present invention, the planning module includes:

[0032] A map acquisition module is used to obtain a regional map of the network to be configured;

[0033] Route planning module, used to plan the route to be configured from the regional map;

[0034] A storage module, used for storing the route planned by the route planning module;

[0035] The second execution module is used to make the UAV fly according to the route planned by the route planning module;

[0036] An image acquisition module, used for acquiring images from the image acquisition module;

[0037] A network analysis module is used to analyze the image acquired by the image acquisition module according to the network to analyze whether the position in the image meets the network distribution requirements;

[0038] A recording module is used to record and score the results analyzed by the network analysis module;

[0039] The map acquisition module is connected to the route planning module, the route planning module is connected to the storage module, the storage module is connected to the second execution module, the second execution module is connected to the image acquisition module, the image acquisition module is connected to the network analysis module, and the network analysis module is connected to the recording module.

[0040] As a preferred solution of the automatic flight data acquisition system for unmanned aerial vehicle in distribution network non-stop operation site described in the present invention, the network analysis module includes:

[0041] A feature extraction module, used for extracting features from the image acquired by the image acquisition module;

[0042] A retrieval module, used for performing corresponding retrieval according to the features extracted by the feature extraction module;

[0043] The image acquisition module is connected to the feature extraction module, the feature extraction module is connected to the retrieval module, and the retrieval module is connected to the recording module.

[0044] The method for collecting data from a drone's automatic flight at a distribution network operation site without power outages includes the following specific steps:

[0045] Step 1: Use the judgment module to determine whether the drone is executing the planning module or the maintenance module;

[0046] Step 2: If the maintenance module is executed, the route acquisition module will be used to obtain the distribution network route to be maintained from the database. After the route is obtained, the execution module will be used to make the drone fly according to the route obtained by the route acquisition module. During the flight, the image acquisition module will be used to collect images of the places passed by the drone. After the acquisition, the image acquisition module will be used to obtain the image from the image acquisition module. After the acquisition, the comparison module will be used to compare the data obtained by the image acquisition module with the data stored in the first storage module to compare whether there is any damage to the distribution network equipment in the image obtained by the image acquisition module. If there is any damage, the information of the on-duty personnel will be obtained through the information acquisition module. After the acquisition, the situation analyzed by the analysis module will be sent to the on-duty personnel according to the information obtained through the sending module;

[0047] Step three: If the planning module is executed, the map of the area to be equipped will be obtained through the map acquisition module. After acquisition, the route to be equipped will be planned from the area map through the route planning module. After planning, the route planned by the route planning module will be stored through the storage module. After storage, the second execution module will be used to make the drone fly according to the route planned by the route planning module. During the flight, the image acquisition module will be used to collect images of the places where the drone passes. After collection, the image will be obtained from the image acquisition module through the image acquisition module. After acquisition, the image obtained by the image acquisition module will be extracted through the feature extraction module. After extraction, the retrieval module will perform corresponding retrieval according to the features extracted by the feature extraction module to determine whether the acquired image location can be equipped with a network. After that, the results analyzed by the network analysis module will be recorded and scored through the recording module.

[0048] Compared with existing technologies:

[0049] By using drones to collect and analyze the data in the planned routes of the distribution network and the equipment data after the distribution network, it is possible to solve the problem of manual data collection, thereby greatly reducing the labor intensity of personnel and improving the efficiency of data collection. In addition, the collection system provided by the present invention can automatically collect corresponding data according to needs, with a high degree of automation, which improves convenience to a certain extent. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0050] Figure 1 It is a flow chart of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0051] To make the objectives, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more clear, the embodiments of the present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0052] The present invention provides a distribution network non-stop operation site unmanned aerial vehicle automatic flight data acquisition system, please refer to Figure 1 , including: a drone, an image acquisition module, which is used to collect images of the places where the drone passes, a planning module, which is used to collect and analyze data in the planned route of the distribution network, a maintenance module, which is used to collect and analyze the equipment data after the distribution network, and a judgment module, which is used to judge whether the drone executes the planning module or the maintenance module;

[0053] The judgment module is connected to the UAV, the UAV is connected to the image acquisition module, the image acquisition module is connected to the planning module, and the image acquisition module is connected to the maintenance module.

[0054] The maintenance module includes: a database for storing various routes after network configuration, a route acquisition module for acquiring the network configuration route to be maintained from the database, an execution module for making the UAV fly according to the route acquired by the route acquisition module, a picture acquisition module for acquiring pictures from the image acquisition module, an analysis module for analyzing the pictures acquired by the picture acquisition module to analyze whether there are problems with the network configuration in the pictures, and a reminder module for reminding personnel;

[0055] The database is connected to the route acquisition module, the route acquisition module is connected to the execution module, the execution module is connected to the image acquisition module, the image acquisition module is connected to the analysis module, and the analysis module is connected to the reminder module.

[0056] The analysis module includes: a first storage module for storing damaged pictures of various distribution network equipment, and a comparison module for comparing the data acquired by the picture acquisition module with the data stored in the first storage module to compare whether there is a phenomenon of damage to the distribution network equipment in the picture acquired by the picture acquisition module;

[0057] The first storage module is connected to the comparison module, the comparison module is connected to the picture acquisition module, and the comparison module is also connected to the reminder module.

[0058] The reminder module includes: a second storage module for storing various information of the staff, an information acquisition module for acquiring information of the duty personnel, and a sending module for sending the situation analyzed by the analysis module to the duty personnel according to the acquired information;

[0059] The second storage module is connected to the information acquisition module, the information acquisition module is connected to the comparison module, and the information acquisition module is also connected to the sending module.

[0060] The planning module includes: a map acquisition module for acquiring a regional map of the network to be configured, a route planning module for planning a route of the network to be configured from the regional map, a storage module for storing the route planned by the route planning module, a second execution module for making the drone fly according to the route planned by the route planning module, an image acquisition module for acquiring images from the image acquisition module, a network analysis module for analyzing the images acquired by the image acquisition module according to the network to analyze whether the position in the image meets the requirements of the network configuration, and a recording module for recording and scoring the results analyzed by the network analysis module;

[0061] The map acquisition module is connected to the route planning module, the route planning module is connected to the storage module, the storage module is connected to the second execution module, the second execution module is connected to the image acquisition module, the image acquisition module is connected to the network analysis module, and the network analysis module is connected to the recording module.

[0062] The network analysis module includes: a feature extraction module for extracting features from the image acquired by the image acquisition module, and a retrieval module for performing corresponding retrieval based on the features extracted by the feature extraction module;

[0063] The image acquisition module is connected with the feature extraction module, the feature extraction module is connected with the retrieval module, and the retrieval module is connected with the recording module.

[0064] The method for collecting data from a drone's automatic flight at a distribution network operation site without power outages includes the following specific steps:

[0065] Step 1: Use the judgment module to determine whether the drone is executing the planning module or the maintenance module;

[0066] Step 2: If the maintenance module is executed, the route acquisition module will be used to obtain the distribution network route to be maintained from the database. After the route is obtained, the execution module will be used to make the drone fly according to the route obtained by the route acquisition module. During the flight, the image acquisition module will be used to collect images of the places passed by the drone. After the acquisition, the image acquisition module will be used to obtain the image from the image acquisition module. After the acquisition, the comparison module will be used to compare the data obtained by the image acquisition module with the data stored in the first storage module to compare whether there is any damage to the distribution network equipment in the image obtained by the image acquisition module. If there is any damage, the information of the on-duty personnel will be obtained through the information acquisition module. After the acquisition, the situation analyzed by the analysis module will be sent to the on-duty personnel according to the information obtained through the sending module;

[0067] Step three: If the planning module is executed, the map of the area to be equipped will be obtained through the map acquisition module. After acquisition, the route to be equipped will be planned from the area map through the route planning module. After planning, the route planned by the route planning module will be stored through the storage module. After storage, the second execution module will be used to make the drone fly according to the route planned by the route planning module. During the flight, the image acquisition module will be used to collect images of the places where the drone passes. After collection, the image will be obtained from the image acquisition module through the image acquisition module. After acquisition, the image obtained by the image acquisition module will be extracted through the feature extraction module. After extraction, the retrieval module will perform corresponding retrieval according to the features extracted by the feature extraction module to determine whether the acquired image location can be equipped with a network. After that, the results analyzed by the network analysis module will be recorded and scored through the recording module.

[0068] Although the present invention has been described above with reference to the embodiments, various modifications may be made thereto and parts thereof may be replaced by equivalents without departing from the scope of the present invention. In particular, as long as there is no structural conflict, the various features in the embodiments disclosed in the present invention may be used in combination with each other in any manner, and the fact that these combinations are not exhaustively described in this specification is only for the sake of omitting space and saving resources. Therefore, the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments disclosed herein, but includes all technical solutions falling within the scope of the claims.

Claims

1. The automatic flight data acquisition system for unmanned aerial vehicles in the field of power distribution network operation without power outage is characterized by: include: Drones; An image acquisition module is used to acquire images of the places where the drone passes; The planning module is used to collect and analyze the data of the distribution network’s planned routes; Maintenance module, used to collect and analyze device data after network configuration; A judgment module is used to judge whether the UAV executes the planning module or the maintenance module; The judgment module is connected to the drone, the drone is connected to the image acquisition module, the image acquisition module is connected to the planning module, and the image acquisition module is connected to the maintenance module.

2. The automatic flight data acquisition system for unmanned aerial vehicles in distribution network non-stop operation site according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The maintenance module comprises: Database, used to store various routes after network distribution; A route acquisition module is used to obtain the distribution network route to be maintained from the database; An execution module is used to make the UAV fly according to the route obtained by the route acquisition module; The picture acquisition module is used to acquire pictures from the image acquisition module; An analysis module is used to analyze the image acquired by the image acquisition module to analyze whether there is a problem with the network configuration in the image; The reminder module is used to remind personnel.

3. The automatic flight data acquisition system for unmanned aerial vehicles in distribution network non-stop operation site according to claim 2 is characterized in that: The database is connected to the route acquisition module, the route acquisition module is connected to the execution module, the execution module is connected to the picture acquisition module, the picture acquisition module is connected to the analysis module, and the analysis module is connected to the reminder module.

4. The automatic flight data acquisition system for unmanned aerial vehicles in distribution network non-stop operation site according to claim 3 is characterized in that: The analysis module comprises: The first storage module is used to store damage pictures of various distribution network equipment; The comparison module is used to compare the data acquired by the image acquisition module with the data stored in the first storage module to compare whether there is a phenomenon of damage to the distribution network equipment in the image acquired by the image acquisition module.

5. The automatic flight data acquisition system for unmanned aerial vehicles in distribution network non-stop operation site according to claim 4 is characterized in that: The first storage module is connected to the comparison module, the comparison module is connected to the picture acquisition module, and the comparison module is also connected to the reminder module.

6. The automatic flight data acquisition system for unmanned aerial vehicles in distribution network non-stop operation site according to claim 5 is characterized in that: The reminder module comprises: The second storage module is used to store various information of staff members; An information acquisition module is used to obtain the information of the on-duty personnel; The sending module is used to send the situation analyzed by the analyzing module to the on-duty personnel based on the acquired information.

7. The automatic flight data acquisition system for unmanned aerial vehicles in distribution network non-stop operation site according to claim 6 is characterized in that: The second storage module is connected to the information acquisition module, the information acquisition module is connected to the comparison module, and the information acquisition module is also connected to the sending module.

8. The automatic flight data acquisition system for unmanned aerial vehicles in distribution network non-stop operation site according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The planning module includes: A map acquisition module is used to obtain a regional map of the network to be configured; Route planning module, used to plan the route to be configured from the regional map; A storage module, used for storing the route planned by the route planning module; The second execution module is used to make the UAV fly according to the route planned by the route planning module; An image acquisition module, used for acquiring images from the image acquisition module; A network analysis module is used to analyze the image acquired by the image acquisition module according to the network to analyze whether the position in the image meets the network distribution requirements; A recording module is used to record and score the results analyzed by the network analysis module; The map acquisition module is connected to the route planning module, the route planning module is connected to the storage module, the storage module is connected to the second execution module, the second execution module is connected to the image acquisition module, the image acquisition module is connected to the network analysis module, and the network analysis module is connected to the recording module.

9. The automatic flight data acquisition system for unmanned aerial vehicles in distribution network non-stop operation site according to claim 8 is characterized in that: The network analysis module includes: A feature extraction module, used for extracting features from the image acquired by the image acquisition module; A retrieval module, used for performing corresponding retrieval according to the features extracted by the feature extraction module; The image acquisition module is connected to the feature extraction module, the feature extraction module is connected to the retrieval module, and the retrieval module is connected to the recording module.

10. A method for collecting data from unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) automatic flight at a distribution network operation site without power outage, characterized in that: The specific steps are as follows: Step 1: Use the judgment module to determine whether the drone is executing the planning module or the maintenance module; Step 2: If the maintenance module is executed, the route acquisition module will be used to obtain the distribution network route to be maintained from the database. After the route is obtained, the execution module will be used to make the drone fly according to the route obtained by the route acquisition module. During the flight, the image acquisition module will be used to collect images of the places passed by the drone. After the acquisition, the image acquisition module will be used to obtain the image from the image acquisition module. After the acquisition, the comparison module will be used to compare the data obtained by the image acquisition module with the data stored in the first storage module to compare whether there is any damage to the distribution network equipment in the image obtained by the image acquisition module. If there is any damage, the information of the on-duty personnel will be obtained through the information acquisition module. After the acquisition, the situation analyzed by the analysis module will be sent to the on-duty personnel according to the information obtained through the sending module; Step three: If the planning module is executed, the map of the area to be equipped will be obtained through the map acquisition module. After acquisition, the route to be equipped will be planned from the area map through the route planning module. After planning, the route planned by the route planning module will be stored through the storage module. After storage, the second execution module will be used to make the drone fly according to the route planned by the route planning module. During the flight, the image acquisition module will be used to collect images of the places where the drone passes. After collection, the image will be obtained from the image acquisition module through the image acquisition module. After acquisition, the image obtained by the image acquisition module will be extracted through the feature extraction module. After extraction, the retrieval module will perform corresponding retrieval according to the features extracted by the feature extraction module to determine whether the acquired image location can be equipped with a network. After that, the results analyzed by the network analysis module will be recorded and scored through the recording module.

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