Drone-mounted sensors sense fire and electrical arcing (IMAGE)

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Drone-mounted sensors sense fire and electrical arcing

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ORNL researchers are perfecting ways to use drones to check remote parts of the electric grid for dangerous electrical arcing that could start wildfires.

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Oak Ridge National Laboratory/U.S. Department of Energy

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