{"id":616271,"date":"2024-04-10T13:07:09","date_gmt":"2024-04-10T10:07:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/drone-quadcopter-concept-grips-power-lines-to-recharge-its-batteries\/"},"modified":"2024-04-10T13:07:09","modified_gmt":"2024-04-10T10:07:09","slug":"drone-quadcopter-concept-grips-power-lines-to-recharge-its-batteries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/drone-quadcopter-concept-grips-power-lines-to-recharge-its-batteries\/","title":{"rendered":"#Drone quadcopter concept grips power lines to recharge its batteries"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"single-box clearfix entry-content\" style=\"max-width:1050px;\">\n<input class=\"jpibfi\" type=\"hidden\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Autonomous Overhead Powerline Recharging for Uninterrupted Drone Operations - ICRA 2024\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/C-uekD6VTIQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Although they may be a bit controversial due to privacy and safety concerns, it\u2019s hard to argue that drones, specifically quadcopter models, have introduced big changes in modern life. Taking photos and recording videos can now have some dramatic flair, and deliveries of food and supplies can be made to harder-to-reach places. What these often astounding use cases don\u2019t always say, however, is that drones have very short operating times due to their small batteries. That means they can only fly over short distances with light payloads unless they stop and land somewhere for a recharge. This research concept tries to think of a different system that takes advantage of one of the most ubiquitous power sources found in most urban areas: heavy-duty power lines.<\/p>\n<p>Designers: Viet Duong Hoang, Frederik Falk Nyboe, Nicolaj Haarh\u00f8j Malle, Emad Ebeid<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2024\/04\/drone-quadcopter-concept-grips-power-lines-to-recharge-its-batteries\/drone-power-line-charging-concept-3.jpg\" alt width=\"1280\" height=\"850\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-484344\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2024\/04\/10\/drone-quadcopter-concept-grips-power-lines-to-recharge-its-batteries\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Drone quadcopter concept grips power lines to recharge its batteries\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2024\/04\/drone-quadcopter-concept-grips-power-lines-to-recharge-its-batteries\/drone-power-line-charging-concept-3.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Given our current battery technologies, drones have no choice but to pack light. This means most drones have an operating time of around 1 hour or so, and that\u2019s only if they\u2019re not struggling to keep afloat with a heavy load. This drastically shortens the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a> time and distance of drones unless they find a way to charge en route, almost like how a car refuels or charges along its way. That, however, would require creating \u201ccharging stations\u201d for these drones, which might not always be possible or even economical.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2024\/04\/drone-quadcopter-concept-grips-power-lines-to-recharge-its-batteries\/drone-power-line-charging-concept-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"890\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-484345\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2024\/04\/10\/drone-quadcopter-concept-grips-power-lines-to-recharge-its-batteries\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Drone quadcopter concept grips power lines to recharge its batteries\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2024\/04\/drone-quadcopter-concept-grips-power-lines-to-recharge-its-batteries\/drone-power-line-charging-concept-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2024\/04\/drone-quadcopter-concept-grips-power-lines-to-recharge-its-batteries\/drone-power-line-charging-concept-2.jpg\" alt width=\"1280\" height=\"890\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-484345\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2024\/04\/10\/drone-quadcopter-concept-grips-power-lines-to-recharge-its-batteries\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Drone quadcopter concept grips power lines to recharge its batteries\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2024\/04\/drone-quadcopter-concept-grips-power-lines-to-recharge-its-batteries\/drone-power-line-charging-concept-2.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-3\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<amp-ad width=\"100vw\" height=\"320\" type=\"adsense\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0648786275385337\" data-ad-slot=\"6683677248\" data-auto-format=\"rspv\" data-full-width><\/p>\n<div overflow><\/div>\n<p><\/amp-ad><\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 4px; margin: 18px auto 20px; text-align:center;\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\" type=\"e54927fe9de7aba9c6fdf578-text\/javascript\"><\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"e54927fe9de7aba9c6fdf578-text\/javascript\">\n<\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2024\/04\/drone-quadcopter-concept-grips-power-lines-to-recharge-its-batteries\/drone-power-line-charging-concept-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1279\" height=\"850\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-484346\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2024\/04\/10\/drone-quadcopter-concept-grips-power-lines-to-recharge-its-batteries\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Drone quadcopter concept grips power lines to recharge its batteries\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2024\/04\/drone-quadcopter-concept-grips-power-lines-to-recharge-its-batteries\/drone-power-line-charging-concept-6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2024\/04\/drone-quadcopter-concept-grips-power-lines-to-recharge-its-batteries\/drone-power-line-charging-concept-6.jpg\" alt width=\"1279\" height=\"850\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-484346\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2024\/04\/10\/drone-quadcopter-concept-grips-power-lines-to-recharge-its-batteries\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Drone quadcopter concept grips power lines to recharge its batteries\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2024\/04\/drone-quadcopter-concept-grips-power-lines-to-recharge-its-batteries\/drone-power-line-charging-concept-6.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Scientists from the University of Southern Denmark decided to design around a power source that is always there but isn\u2019t solar-powered, which would be too slow and too little for the drone\u2019s use. Instead, the drones clamp onto power lines, the very same thick cables that deliver power from one pole to another. When the drone senses that its battery is too low for comfort, it flies to the nearest power line, flies under a line, and then slowly raises itself until its mechanism grips the line. From there, it uses induction to draw electricity from the line to power that gripping mechanism as well as charge the drone hanging from it.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2024\/04\/drone-quadcopter-concept-grips-power-lines-to-recharge-its-batteries\/drone-power-line-charging-concept-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"850\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-484347\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2024\/04\/10\/drone-quadcopter-concept-grips-power-lines-to-recharge-its-batteries\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Drone quadcopter concept grips power lines to recharge its batteries\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2024\/04\/drone-quadcopter-concept-grips-power-lines-to-recharge-its-batteries\/drone-power-line-charging-concept-5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2024\/04\/drone-quadcopter-concept-grips-power-lines-to-recharge-its-batteries\/drone-power-line-charging-concept-5.jpg\" alt width=\"1280\" height=\"850\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-484347\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2024\/04\/10\/drone-quadcopter-concept-grips-power-lines-to-recharge-its-batteries\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Drone quadcopter concept grips power lines to recharge its batteries\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2024\/04\/drone-quadcopter-concept-grips-power-lines-to-recharge-its-batteries\/drone-power-line-charging-concept-5.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<amp-ad width=\"100vw\" height=\"320\" type=\"adsense\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0648786275385337\" data-ad-slot=\"1017606968\" data-auto-format=\"rspv\" data-full-width><\/p>\n<div overflow><\/div>\n<p><\/amp-ad><\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 4px; margin: 18px auto 20px; text-align:center;\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\" type=\"e54927fe9de7aba9c6fdf578-text\/javascript\"><\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"e54927fe9de7aba9c6fdf578-text\/javascript\">\n<\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2024\/04\/drone-quadcopter-concept-grips-power-lines-to-recharge-its-batteries\/drone-power-line-charging-concept-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"850\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-484348\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2024\/04\/10\/drone-quadcopter-concept-grips-power-lines-to-recharge-its-batteries\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Drone quadcopter concept grips power lines to recharge its batteries\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2024\/04\/drone-quadcopter-concept-grips-power-lines-to-recharge-its-batteries\/drone-power-line-charging-concept-7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2024\/04\/drone-quadcopter-concept-grips-power-lines-to-recharge-its-batteries\/drone-power-line-charging-concept-7.jpg\" alt width=\"1280\" height=\"850\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-484348\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2024\/04\/10\/drone-quadcopter-concept-grips-power-lines-to-recharge-its-batteries\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Drone quadcopter concept grips power lines to recharge its batteries\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2024\/04\/drone-quadcopter-concept-grips-power-lines-to-recharge-its-batteries\/drone-power-line-charging-concept-7.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-8\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<amp-ad layout=\"fluid\" height=\"fluid\" type=\"doubleclick\" data-slot=\"\/3847355\/yd-select-amp\"><\/amp-ad><\/div>\n<p>To test this theory, a drone that was used to inspect power lines was outfitted with custom-made sensors and a gripper before being set to its task without human intervention. The drone recharged itself five times using this method, resulting in an impressive two-hour operation. Although the task put the drone within the im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>te vicinity of the electrical line that it needed to recharge, it\u2019s not hard to imagine how delivery drones would likewise have access to nearby lines for the same purpose.<\/p>\n<p>Then again, this recharging system might not be the best solution either, at least given the technologies we have today. Fully autonomous drones are still <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a>ly considered to be unreliable, so you can only imagine the fear of one of these flying robots meeting an accident on that power line and taking down a whole block\u2019s electricity. Of course, the better solution would be to have public charging stations like those for cars, but we\u2019re still far from being a drone-centric civilization to warrant such infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2024\/04\/drone-quadcopter-concept-grips-power-lines-to-recharge-its-batteries\/drone-power-line-charging-concept-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"850\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-484349\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2024\/04\/10\/drone-quadcopter-concept-grips-power-lines-to-recharge-its-batteries\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Drone quadcopter concept grips power lines to recharge its batteries\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2024\/04\/drone-quadcopter-concept-grips-power-lines-to-recharge-its-batteries\/drone-power-line-charging-concept-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2024\/04\/drone-quadcopter-concept-grips-power-lines-to-recharge-its-batteries\/drone-power-line-charging-concept-4.jpg\" alt width=\"1280\" height=\"850\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-484349\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2024\/04\/10\/drone-quadcopter-concept-grips-power-lines-to-recharge-its-batteries\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Drone quadcopter concept grips power lines to recharge its batteries\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2024\/04\/drone-quadcopter-concept-grips-power-lines-to-recharge-its-batteries\/drone-power-line-charging-concept-4.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"swp-hidden-panel-wrap\" style=\"display: none; visibility: collapse; opacity: 0\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"swp-content-locator\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-5\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<amp-ad width=\"100vw\" height=\"320\" type=\"adsense\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0648786275385337\" data-ad-slot=\"9466393889\" data-auto-format=\"rspv\" data-full-width><\/p>\n<div overflow><\/div>\n<p><\/amp-ad><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"vcard author\"><br \/>\n<span>By<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>JC Torres<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. Follow us on\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqBwgKMN63nwsw68G3Aw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Google News<\/a><\/span>\u00a0too, click on the star and choose us from your favorites.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more like this article, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/technology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Technology<\/a><\/span> category.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2024\/04\/10\/drone-quadcopter-concept-grips-power-lines-to-recharge-its-batteries\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=drone-quadcopter-concept-grips-power-lines-to-recharge-its-batteries\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Although they may be a bit controversial due to privacy and safety concerns, it\u2019s hard to argue that drones, specifically quadcopter models, have introduced big changes in modern life. Taking photos and recording videos can now have some dramatic flair, and deliveries of food and supplies can be made to harder-to-reach places. 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