Supervision of circuit-switchers state via image processing

One of the barriers in remote operation of circuit-switchers installed in subtransmission lines is to be aware of the actual conditions of each of the poles of the circuit-switcher, as well as confirmation of the success, or failure, of the operation. Often the visual confirmation of the maneuver is part of the procedure, requiring the displacement of the ground crew and creating schedule delays. A monitoring system was developed for circuit-switchers based on an algorithm to detect the state of the circuit-switcher, open or closed, from the digital processing of images captured after the maneuver.