RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM APPLIED TO THE TRACKING AND IDENTIFICATION OF WOODEN POLES IN SERVICE IN ELECTRICAL POWER NETWORKS

Resumo

This work presents an alternative method to track and identify utility poles used in transmission and distribution electrical power networks. The alternative method is based on radio frequency identification devices (RFID), in which electronic identification transponder tags were installed hidden inside the poles and the reading was done by a portable computer. Tests to prove the effectiveness of this technology were carried out in laboratory, before the chemical treatment process of the wooden pole, and in the energy line. The RFID showed a resistance to the autoclave treatment and a discrete look when in service. The RFID tags are an affordable and effective way to prevent the electrical energy interruption, by registering the time of service and the preservation condition of the pole