Xcel Energy’s work on unmanned aircraft systems with our partners demonstrates that collaboration benefits customers, the economy, and the environment. Our company is an industry leader in using UAS technologies for transmission line inspections and our work with eSmart Systems and EDM will help improve the safety and reliability of the energy grid.
Improving Safety Within The Current Inspection Process
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The Opportunity
Partnering with EDM, Phoenix Air Unmanned and XP-RS to help Xcel Energy reimagine transmission inspection, asset management and planning.
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The Solution
Grid Vision presents inspection work plan along with AI suggestions to EDM´s Subject Matter Experts. These experts work in Grid Vision to audit and augment the inspection results, providing the most up-to-date inspection results and refining algorithms for increased accuracy. This approach is deployed for Xcel Energy’s entire transmission system.
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Benefits
- Increase the accuracy and consistency of inspection and inventory asset data.
- Increase safety and efficiency of inspections at scale, featuring unmanned aircraft.
- Produce a baseline of data that will drive enhanced outcomes, including predictive
maintenance and enhanced capital planning.
Watch our Webinars with Xcel Energy
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WebinarsWatch our webinar – How AI & Virtual inspections changed operations at Xcel Energy
Inspecting transmission and distribution assets is tremendously time- and labor-intensive for utilities. Watch this webinar to learn the benefits and requirements of using a virtual inspection program and what AI is and isn’t capable of doing.May 12th 2023 -
WebinarsWatch our webinar – How virtual inspections support capital projects
Watch our very engaging on-demand webinar with Xcel Energy on how AI plays a key role in the next generation of electrical infrastructure inspections.October 27th 2022