A disruptive method for vegetation management on Enedis’ Medium

Abstract

The development of UAS (Unmanned Aircraft Systems or RPAS Remotely Piloted Aircraft System) offers new opportunities for DSOs to facilitate maintenance of the overhead power line and ensure continuity and quality of supply in a cost-efficient way. A UAS system must be approached by studying the entire value chain consisting of the vector associated with the aviation regulation, the sensor and the system of processing a value chain. Pruning around the overhead power lines contributes to the continuity and quality of supply. Pruning work is an important part of line maintenance costs for which innovative solutions should be sought. This article presents an experimented solution for the inventory of pruning work around the overhead MV lines with lightweight UAS in accordance with the French air régulations.