How can we innovate to reduce accidents involving large agricultural machinery and high-voltage transmission towers while preserving asset integrity, operator safety, and scalability?

Challenge Overview

We are seeking innovative solutions to protect high-voltage transmission towers located primarily in regions with intensive mechanized agricultural activity. The challenge focuses on preventing accidents and damage caused by the inadvertent interaction of large agricultural equipment operating during planting, cultivation, and harvesting activities.

One mitigation measure currently under consideration is the installation of metallic protective barriers around 765 kV transmission line towers. However, we are looking for additional mechanisms and technologies capable of providing enhanced protection for transmission assets while also safeguarding agricultural machinery and operators.

The proposed solution must ensure the integrity of both AXIA Energia’s transmission infrastructure and farmers’ equipment, enabling productive agricultural activities without compromising the continuity and reliability of electricity transmission services.

By preventing collisions and other accidental interactions between agricultural machinery and transmission structures, the solution should contribute to improved safety, operational efficiency, risk management, and asset preservation for all stakeholders involved.

Key Objectives

• Reduce accidents involving large agricultural machinery and transmission towers.
• Protect critical transmission infrastructure against accidental impacts and operational damage.
• Preserve the safety and integrity of farmers, machine operators, and agricultural equipment.
• Enable coexistence between agricultural operations and transmission assets without affecting productivity.
• Increase the reliability and availability of the electrical transmission network.
• Provide a scalable solution capable of deployment across large transmission corridors.

Expected Business Impact

• Reduction in accident rates involving agricultural operations and transmission assets.
• Prevention of damage to transmission towers and associated infrastructure.
• Reduction in maintenance and repair costs resulting from collision-related incidents.
• Improved operational continuity and reliability of energy transmission services.
• Enhanced occupational and public safety.
• Strengthened risk management and asset protection practices.

Expected Benefits

• Greater protection of critical transmission infrastructure.
• Improved safety for farmers and machine operators.
• Reduced unplanned outages caused by accidental impacts.
• Improved coexistence between agricultural activities and transmission assets.
• Scalable implementation across multiple regions and asset portfolios.
• Significant gains in safety, efficiency, accident prevention, and risk mitigation.

 

 

Safety Solutions | Agricultural Technology | Asset Management | Transmission Infrastructure Protection | Collision Prevention Systems | Risk Management | Smart Monitoring Technologies