The present invention is related to a remotely-controlled flying device intended to approach and contact a high-voltage overhead power line for operation thereon, said flying device comprising :- a mechanical structure (1) bearing a plurality of propellers (8) and an aircraft body (4) containing at least a power hub, a flight controller and radio communication means, and- an electrical shield (2, 7) encapsulating said mechanical structure (1),wherein the remotely-controlled flying device also comprises a surge arrester or protector (3) designed to locally capture and guide toward the electrical shield (2) possible electric discharges in the phase of power line approaching and/or contacting and to render the electrical shield (2) equipotential with the power line.
DRONE PROTECTION AGAINST HIGH VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL DISCHARGES AND CORONA EFFECT
DROHNENSCHUTZ GEGEN ELEKTRISCHE HOCHSPANNUNGSENTLADUNGEN UND KORONAEFFEKT
PROTECTION DE DRONE CONTRE LES DÉCHARGES ÉLECTRIQUES À HAUTE TENSION ET L'EFFET CORONA
2023-05-31
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | H02G INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINED OPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES , Verlegen oder Installieren elektrischer Kabel oder Leitungen, Verlegen oder Installieren kombinierter optischer und elektrischer Kabel oder Leitungen / B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge / G01R Messen elektrischer Größen , MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES |
DRONE PROTECTION AGAINST HIGH-VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL DISCHARGES AND CORONA EFFECT
European Patent Office | 2023
|DRONE PROTECTION AGAINST HIGH-VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL DISCHARGES AND CORONA EFFECT
European Patent Office | 2023
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