A Defect Detection Method for Grading Rings of Transmission Lines Based on Improved YOLOv8

Siyu Xiang, Linghao Zhang, Yumin Chen, Peike Du, Yao Wang, Yue Xi, Bing Li () and Zhenbing Zhao
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Siyu Xiang: State Grid Sichuan Electric Power Research Institute, Chengdu 610095, China
Linghao Zhang: State Grid Sichuan Electric Power Research Institute, Chengdu 610095, China
Yumin Chen: State Grid Sichuan Electric Power Research Institute, Chengdu 610095, China
Peike Du: State Grid Sichuan Liangshan Electric Power Company, Xichang 615000, China
Yao Wang: State Grid Sichuan Liangshan Electric Power Company, Xichang 615000, China
Yue Xi: School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, North China Electric Power University, Baoding 071003, China
Bing Li: Department of Automation, North China Electric Power University, Baoding 071003, China
Zhenbing Zhao: School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, North China Electric Power University, Baoding 071003, China

Energies, 2024, vol. 17, issue 19, 1-14

Abstract: Detecting defects in aerial images of grading rings collected by drones poses challenges due to the structural similarity between normal and defective samples. The small visual differences make it hard to distinguish defects and extract key features. Additionally, critical defect features often become lost during feature fusion. To address these issues, this paper uses YOLOv8 as the baseline model and proposes an improved YOLOv8-based method for detecting grading ring defects in transmission lines. Our approach first integrates the CloAttention and C2f modules into the feature extraction network, enhancing the model’s ability to capture and identify defect features in grading rings. Additionally, we incorporate CARAFE into the feature fusion network to replace the original upsampling module, effectively reducing the loss of critical defect information during the fusion process. Experimental results demonstrate that our method achieves an average detection accuracy of 67.6% for grading ring defects, marking a 6.8% improvement over the baseline model. This improvement significantly enhances the effectiveness of defect detection in transmission line grading rings.

Keywords: transmission line; grading ring defects; attention mechanism; CARAFE; object detection (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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