Drone LiDAR Integrated Utilization for High Voltage Overhead Transmission Line Asset Mapping, Analysis, Planning and Preventive Maintenance at West Java Region Transmission

The transmission line is an essential aspect of the electric power system to transmit electrical energy from the power center to the distribution system. Throughout 2023 there were 3771 critical trees category with the distance is less than 5 meters from the bottom phase conductor under high voltage overhead line of PT PLN (Persero) West Region Java Transmission. It is crucial for utilities to observe their transmission network against vegetation encroachments that can cause failure. The conventional method uses ranging meter to determine trees condition under high voltage overhead line and requires more than 5 days to classify all tree status. Apart from that, errors in reading the current equipment cause inaccurate information which can cause potential disruption. Therefore, it needs the solution to solve the accuracy issues by integrating LiDAR with drone. This paper objective is to review LiDAR method using Li Power Line application. As the conclusion, it known that the data result can be used as data for analysis, transmission assessment, engineering planning and evaluation. Furthermore, it can be used for determining maintenance priorities based on the level of severity or potential risks in an area, for example the risk of environmental threats such as landslides or excavations and the potential threat from trees to transmission operations. In practical situation, the results obtained is correlated with maintenance strategies to prevent disturbance or unscheduled outage.