The Innovative Design and Performance Testing of a Mobile Robot for the Automated Installation of Spacers on Six-Split Transmission Lines
The spacer is an important component of a transmission line and can effectively prevent wires from whipping each other and inhibit vibration. Given the complex installation conditions of multi-split lines, the installation of spacers is mainly achieved through manual work, which has the disadvantage...
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| description | The spacer is an important component of a transmission line and can effectively prevent wires from whipping each other and inhibit vibration. Given the complex installation conditions of multi-split lines, the installation of spacers is mainly achieved through manual work, which has the disadvantage of heavy labor intensity and a high risk factor. The robots that install two-split and four-split spacer bars cannot be applied to the complex operating conditions of six-split transmission lines. In order to improve the installation efficiency of spacers and reduce operating costs and risks, a new type of spacer-installing robot was researched based on the six-split transmission lines in this paper. Through the theoretical analysis of the wire’s arc sag, the moving device of the robot was designed. In order to improve the operating efficiency of the robot, the storage and feeding device of the six spacers was designed. A planar arm with the ability to assemble the spacer was designed. The overall design of the robot was completed by integrating the design of each unit. Through the experimental test, the results indicated that the robot was capable of installing six spacers at once, the maximum moving slope was 15 degrees, and the error rate in the spacer installation was 2.33%, which matched the manual installation of the spacers. The robot provided new ideas for the design of new transmission line engineering equipment and expanded the scope of the application of robots in the power industry. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b5117b2e3a3c484a83b4f22a863a463e2025-08-20T02:33:57ZengMDPI AGMachines2075-17022025-05-0113543210.3390/machines13050432The Innovative Design and Performance Testing of a Mobile Robot for the Automated Installation of Spacers on Six-Split Transmission LinesJie Pan0Yongfeng Cheng1Chunhua Hu2Ming Jiang3Yong Ma4Fanhao Meng5Qiang Shi6State Grid Electric Power Engineering Research Institute Co., Ltd., Beijing 100069, ChinaState Grid Electric Power Engineering Research Institute Co., Ltd., Beijing 100069, ChinaState Grid Electric Power Engineering Research Institute Co., Ltd., Beijing 100069, ChinaState Grid Electric Power Engineering Research Institute Co., Ltd., Beijing 100069, ChinaState Grid Electric Power Engineering Research Institute Co., Ltd., Beijing 100069, ChinaState Grid Electric Power Engineering Research Institute Co., Ltd., Beijing 100069, ChinaState Grid Electric Power Engineering Research Institute Co., Ltd., Beijing 100069, ChinaThe spacer is an important component of a transmission line and can effectively prevent wires from whipping each other and inhibit vibration. Given the complex installation conditions of multi-split lines, the installation of spacers is mainly achieved through manual work, which has the disadvantage of heavy labor intensity and a high risk factor. The robots that install two-split and four-split spacer bars cannot be applied to the complex operating conditions of six-split transmission lines. In order to improve the installation efficiency of spacers and reduce operating costs and risks, a new type of spacer-installing robot was researched based on the six-split transmission lines in this paper. Through the theoretical analysis of the wire’s arc sag, the moving device of the robot was designed. In order to improve the operating efficiency of the robot, the storage and feeding device of the six spacers was designed. A planar arm with the ability to assemble the spacer was designed. The overall design of the robot was completed by integrating the design of each unit. Through the experimental test, the results indicated that the robot was capable of installing six spacers at once, the maximum moving slope was 15 degrees, and the error rate in the spacer installation was 2.33%, which matched the manual installation of the spacers. The robot provided new ideas for the design of new transmission line engineering equipment and expanded the scope of the application of robots in the power industry.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1702/13/5/432spacerinstallationmulti-split linesrobotdesign |
| spellingShingle | Jie Pan Yongfeng Cheng Chunhua Hu Ming Jiang Yong Ma Fanhao Meng Qiang Shi The Innovative Design and Performance Testing of a Mobile Robot for the Automated Installation of Spacers on Six-Split Transmission Lines Machines spacer installation multi-split lines robot design |
| title | The Innovative Design and Performance Testing of a Mobile Robot for the Automated Installation of Spacers on Six-Split Transmission Lines |
| title_full | The Innovative Design and Performance Testing of a Mobile Robot for the Automated Installation of Spacers on Six-Split Transmission Lines |
| title_fullStr | The Innovative Design and Performance Testing of a Mobile Robot for the Automated Installation of Spacers on Six-Split Transmission Lines |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Innovative Design and Performance Testing of a Mobile Robot for the Automated Installation of Spacers on Six-Split Transmission Lines |
| title_short | The Innovative Design and Performance Testing of a Mobile Robot for the Automated Installation of Spacers on Six-Split Transmission Lines |
| title_sort | innovative design and performance testing of a mobile robot for the automated installation of spacers on six split transmission lines |
| topic | spacer installation multi-split lines robot design |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1702/13/5/432 |
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