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creators_name: Ahmad, J.
creators_name: Malik, A.S.
creators_name: Xia, L.
creators_name: Ashikin, N.
title: Vegetation encroachment monitoring for transmission lines right-of-ways: A survey
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keywords: Cost effectiveness; Electric utilities; Geographic information systems; Inspection; Optical radar; Outages; Stereo image processing; Surveying; Vegetation; Video recording; Wireless sensor networks, Digital elevation model; Encroachments; Power line inspections; Right of way; Surveillance applications; Vegetation management; Wireless multimedia sensor network (WMSNS); WMSNs, Electric lines
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abstract: With increasing blackouts owing to vegetation encroachments for transmission lines right-of-ways, it has become imperative for electric utilities to review their vegetation management practices to avoid incidents of un-intended encroachments. In this paper, advantages and limitations of existing techniques for inspecting transmission lines is presented. Regarding the clearance of un-intended vegetation for transmission lines right-of-ways, the surveillance of transmission lines is performed periodically through visual inspection, or by airborne system. The geographical information system (GIS) containing the geo-referenced data of assets, lands, wherefrom the transmission lines pass are essential tools for the improvement of transmission lines maintenance. Air-borne LiDAR scanners, videography, and aerophotogranometry are now available for surveillance applications. These tools, because of their accuracy in spatial resolution, can be applied to track not only invasions, but also monitor the vegetation surrounding the transmission lines right-of-ways. The paper discusses concept of utilizing multispectral satellite stereo images to recover 3D-digital elevation model (DEM) of transmission lines right-of-ways to identify dangerous vegetation that can strike the power lines to cause blackouts. Further, a new wireless multimedia sensor networks (WMSNs) based method is proposed which is cost effective, less time consuming and more accurate for the automated power line inspection against vegetation encroachments. © 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
date: 2013
publisher: Elsevier Ltd
official_url: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84870413900&doi=10.1016%2fj.epsr.2012.07.015&partnerID=40&md5=1c4e8ea211376697c82c48f848d7fdb6
id_number: 10.1016/j.epsr.2012.07.015
full_text_status: none
publication: Electric Power Systems Research
volume: 95
pagerange: 339-352
refereed: TRUE
issn: 03787796
citation:   Ahmad, J. and Malik, A.S. and Xia, L. and Ashikin, N.  (2013) Vegetation encroachment monitoring for transmission lines right-of-ways: A survey.  Electric Power Systems Research, 95.  pp. 339-352.  ISSN 03787796