Infrared Technology, Volume. 47, Issue 5, 648(2025)

Insulator Fault Recognition Based on Fusion of Infrared and Visible Light Images

Yong WANG1, Yu YANG1,2, Jinshuo LIU1, Haibo YU1, and Bo LIU3
Author Affiliations
  • 1State Grid Jilin Electric Power Co., Ltd., Changchun 130022, China
  • 2School of Electrical Engineering, Northeast Electric Power University, Jilin 132012, China
  • 3Beijing Zhongke Chuangshi Technology Development Co., Ltd., Beijing 100089, China
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    Received: Dec. 14, 2023

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