• Srinivas V
• Girish N P
• Narendra Gowda R V
• Akshay U
• Sangeeta Modi

Abstract: Electricity is proven to be the most important and reliable source of energy in major fields like domestic, industrial, agricultural, commercial. Etc. the upcoming transition towards electrical vehicle just adds on to this. As important these systems are (electrical power systems) it is equally important to have a check on its maintenance in order to have a hassle or interruption free supply of power. Unlike other systems Maintenance of electrical system poses a high risk to lives of human workers In India, a total of 9606 person died due to electrocution, in 2016 alone [2]. In order to reduce the human interaction with this system there is a high need of newer approaches to carry out maintenance in a safe environment. The main aim of this paper is to explore the various area in electrical power system maintenance that can be optimized with the employment of drones. This paper contains the different approaches for finding thermal hot spots and sag of electrical conductors with the help of image processing and other methodology assisted by drones.

Key words – Sag, temperature, Expansion, Span, Hotspots, Transmission line, Maintenance.

"Applications of Drones in Power system", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 5, page no.b324-b333, May-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2205147.pdf

"Applications of Drones in Power system", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 5, page no. ppb324-b333, May-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2205147.pdf