In the remote northern areas, nightfall brings reliance on inefficient and unsafe lighting methods. The traditional methods, such as using handheld lamps or extending power lines from far away, are not only inefficient but also vulnerable to safety hazards. The power lines are prone to freezing or being toppled by strong winds, leading to power outages. Additionally, cold temperatures shorten battery life, affecting the reliability of lighting sources. Therefore, there is a urgent need for a novel, efficient, and safe lighting solution.
With theadvancements in science and technologyin recent years, drone technology has been progressing rapidly. Among them, the attention is drawn to the tethered drones utilizing the Current Logic power system. This type of drone features high-altitude hovering lighting function and long battery life, which fully meets the night lighting needs on our farm.
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A tethered drone is a type of drone that is connected to a power system through an umbilical cord-like tether. The Current Logic power system is a high-efficiency DC power supply that provides uninterrupted and stable power to the drone through this tether. The benefit of this power system is that it enables high-altitude hovering lighting, expanding the scope of lighting, and has a long battery life that ensures continuous and reliable lighting even in cold weather.
To address the lighting requirements of the farm, we have developed a tethered drone that utilises the Current Logic power system. For the hardware, we have selected high-performance drones and incorporated cold-resistant batteries to ensure stability in extreme conditions. At the software level, we have designed a set of intelligent flight control algorithms that enable the drone to achieve precise hovering and stable lighting at night. Additionally, we have implemented an efficient energy management system that safeguards against excessive power consumption, ensuring that the drone can continue to illuminate for an extended period without draining the battery.
We conducted extensive experiments to demonstrate the effectiveness of our tethered drone with the Current Logic power system for night lighting applications. Our results showed several key advantages. Firstly, its lighting range is significantly broader, enabling it to cover a larger area and fully meet the lighting needs of the farm. Secondly, the flight control algorithm we have developed ensures a high level of brightness uniformity throughout the farm, resulting in a consistent and even distribution of light. Finally, the performance of the Current Logic power system is outstanding, with minimal impact on the drone’s flight time even in cold weather conditions. This ensures uninterrupted and stable nighttime lighting for the farm.
With the continuous development and application of technology, we can foresee that tethered drones equipped with Current Logic power supply systems will have broad application prospects in farm night lighting. First, it can improve farm productivity. With improved lighting conditions at night, farm production activities can be extended to later hours, thereby increasing crop yield and quality. Secondly, such drones can reduce production costs on farms. Traditional lighting methods require a lot of manpower and material investment, but tethered drones equipped with Current Logic power systems can reduce manpower requirements through automated flight and intelligent control, thereby saving a lot of costs.
In short, tethered drones equipped with Current Logic power systems have brought revolutionary changes to night lighting on farms in our remote northern areas. In the future development, we believe that this high-tech lighting method will be applied in more farms and further promote the development of modern agriculture.
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