About

About LineDrone DLR

LineDrone DLR is Drone Volt's aircraft system for installing Ampacimon Sense X dynamic-line-rating sensors on energised overhead conductors. The protected multirotor lands on the line and positions the sensor without a shutdown or a technician handling the live conductor, reducing installation time and exposure during grid-modernisation work.

The system supports single through quadruple conductor bundles with diameters from 16 to 40 millimetres and lines up to 765 kilovolts. Its airframe and communications are hardened for strong electromagnetic fields, and LineDrone Station software supports mission control from Android or Windows devices. Once installed, Sense X returns conductor temperature, sag, current and vibration data to utility monitoring and SCADA systems.

Capabilities

Source-backed capabilities

Operating environments: Live 220 kV, 100 A power-line installation demonstration
Control modes: Operator Supervised
Powerline sensor installation
Customer-site use - 2026-06-15 - Drone Volt completed a LineDrone mission installing Ampacimon Dynamic Line Rating sensors in Norway.
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Powerline sensor installation
Demonstrated - Installed a Sense X DLR sensor on an energized 220 kV, 100 A power line without an outage. - environment: Live 220 kV, 100 A power-line installation demonstration
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Deployments

Operating Use
LineDrone DLR completed sensor-installation mission in Norway - 2026-06-15 - Ampacimon / Norwegian utility operator - powerline sensor installation - Drone Volt completed a Norway powerline mission installing Ampacimon DLR sensors using the LineDrone DLR system.
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Operating Use
LineDrone DLR assigned to National Grid DLR sensor installation - 2026-05-12 - Ampacimon / National Grid - United Kingdom - Drone Volt LineDrone DLR was assigned to install Ampacimon Dynamic Line Rating sensors on operational UK high-voltage power lines for National Grid.
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Timeline

Drone Volt completes LineDrone DLR mission installing Ampacimon sensors in Norway
2026-06-15 - Deployment - Drone Volt completed a LineDrone mission installing Ampacimon Dynamic Line Rating sensors in Norway. The operation used Drone Volt Expert powerline teams on ultra-high-voltage infrastructure reaching 735 kV. The mission demonstrates drone-based installation of grid sensors on energized transmission assets.
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