SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR APPLYING COATING ON OVERHEAD POWER TRANSMISSION CONDUCTORS USING AN UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE
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1. A system comprising:
- one or more unmanned aerial vehicles (“
UAVs”
), each of the UAVs comprising;
an overhead conductor clamping member comprising one or more coating apertures; and
one or more canisters, each of the one or more canisters Tillable with a coating composition and fluidly connected to at least one of the one or more coating apertures; and
wherein the overhead conductor clamping member attaches to an installed overhead conductor.
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Abstract
Systems and methods of coating an installed overhead conductor with an unmanned aerial vehicle are disclosed. The unmanned aerial vehicles can attach to an installed overhead conductor and can apply a coating composition from one or more canisters.
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20 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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one or more unmanned aerial vehicles (“
UAVs”
), each of the UAVs comprising;an overhead conductor clamping member comprising one or more coating apertures; and one or more canisters, each of the one or more canisters Tillable with a coating composition and fluidly connected to at least one of the one or more coating apertures; and wherein the overhead conductor clamping member attaches to an installed overhead conductor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of coating an installed overhead comprising:
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attaching an unmanned aerial vehicle (“
UAV”
) to the overhead conductor with an overhead conductor clamping member; andapplying a coating composition to the installed overhead conductor. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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