Development and Application of the Rail-type Inspection Robot used in Substation Rooms

The outdoor inspection robots are widely used in substation at present. At the same time, the requirements of inspection robot used in substation room are put forward. First, the background of substation indoor equipments was analyzed in this paper, and the inspection content requirements of robot used for these equipments were given. Then, the overall structure of intelligent inspection robot was designed. The key components, such as the platform of horizontal movement, motion control system, and PD (Partial Discharge) detection device were closely designed. Finally, the practical application example of inspection robot was given. The application results show that the structure of rail type inspection robot used in substation room is reasonable and its operation is reliable. The inspection robot can work well instead of staff.