Wearing “seat belts” for agricultural drones

Holding a remote control sensor, staring closely at the LCD screen, and pressing the takeoff button, a duty maintenance drone soared with the instructions of the technician, flying rapidly towards a distant farmland, circling back and forth. The spray head under the body sprayed white atomized foliar fertilizer, evenly drying the crops.

Township, let’s wait a little longer before flying. Let’s first explain some flight precautions to you. When using drones for spraying fertilizer, it is important to maintain a sufficient safety distance from live lines and equipment, and be sure to pay attention to flight safety. “On the morning of September 10th, next to a rice field in Donghui Village, Xitang Town, Jiashan, Yao Jiajie, an employee of State Grid Jiashan County Power Supply Company, was explaining the essentials of drone operation and safety precautions during operation to villagers.

At present, it is the “panicle period” of rice, and the quality of a year’s harvest depends on it. Farmers can use drones to spray fertilizers more conveniently and quickly. The widespread use of drones in farming has benefited farmers, but the “flight” safety of agricultural drones is also worth noting. If the “flight” is not done properly, it may cause damage to drone equipment and also affect the safe operation of power distribution lines. In response to the recent widespread use of agricultural drones, State Grid Jiashan County Power Supply Company has deployed safety precautions in advance, actively organized personnel to conduct field visits and investigations, established contact files for safety publicity and education, and on-site monitoring to avoid potential safety hazards during drone operations.

Along the 10kV Donghui J577 line, the staff conducted on-site safety supervision to assist the duty personnel in safely and smoothly completing the spraying and fertilization work in the agricultural section of the area. When there are large-scale drone operations in the future, you can communicate and contact us in advance, and we will send professional personnel to the site for guidance and supervision to ensure the smooth completion of drone operations. As we bid farewell, Yao Jiajie did not forget to remind us.

In the next stage, State Grid Jiashan County Power Supply Company will continue to increase the frequency of patrols in farmland sections, closely monitor the operation points of duty protected drones, increase publicity efforts to prevent external damage, and strengthen publicity and education on power protection to guide field drones and ensure the safe operation of distribution lines in the jurisdiction.