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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2012
Tiebin Zhao, Charlotte, NC (US);
Andrew John Phillips, Harrisburg, NC (US);
Steven Wallace Eckroad, Charlotte, NC (US);
Tiebin Zhao, Charlotte, NC (US);
Andrew John Phillips, Harrisburg, NC (US);
Steven Wallace Eckroad, Charlotte, NC (US);
Electric Power Research Institute, Inc., Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
An underground utility vault inspection system and method includes a pre-defined railway installed in an underground utility vault, and an inspection vehicle adapted to traverse the railway to provide inspection results to inspection personnel. The inspection vehicle includes inspection tools for inspecting underground power lines and equipment, recording inspection results, and transmitting the inspection results to the inspection personnel.