Design and Development of Manipulator for Live Maintenance of Substation Equipment

To meet the needs of live maintenance requirements in substation, a kind of manipulator is designed and developed. The manipulator is suitable for the multi-function automatic maintenance for different kinds of substation equipments. It can independently conduct typical live maintenance and testing projects with high precision in the narrow space, complex working conditions and strong electromagnetic environment. With specific work tools, it can implement 6 functions, including field 3D reconstruction, bolt fastening, line connecting/disconnecting, insulator cleaning, hydrophobicity detection and appearance inspection. The technology can briefly improve the level of mechanization, automation and intelligence of live maintenance work in substation.