Stéphane de Voogd & Andre Kleinrensink

1. Digitalizing the future –
empowering grid operators with
accurate infrastructure inspection
and asset data.
THE FUTURE IS DIGITAL, AND WITH GRID VISION
SOFTWARE UTILITIES CAN REAP THE BENEFITS THAT
DIGITALIZATION IS PROMISING.

2. Today’s Speakers
S E C T I O N T I T L E
André Kleinrensink
Project Director – Responsible
for NL business
Stéphane de Voogd
Account Director – Benelux &
Northern Europe
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eSmart Systems is a leading provider of AI-powered
services and solutions for the inspection and maintenance of
critical energy infrastructure.

3. Grid Vision® has been used for virtual inspection for T&Ds since 2001
C O M P A N Y O V E R V I E W
WE FOCUS ON OVERHEAD LINES AND SUBSTATIONS
Grid Vision® has successfully been scaled from innovation
to operations for several utilities globally
Overhead Lines
30+ T&D companies
E2E inspection process
Hardware agnostic
AI-enabled automation
Substations
10+ T&D companies
Inventory, condition
Digitize asset information
AI-enabled automation
Digitize
Inspection
Automation
with AI
Images linked
to Assets
Software
as a Service
Inspection
as a Service
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4. AXPO & Swissgrid

5. Axpos approach
Grid 4.0 program
Digital Asset Modeling
Digital Workforce
Analytics & Applications
Automated Maintenance
Building a resilient & sustainable grid

6. Past Inspection Process
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MAINTENANCE SYSTEMS
PLAN CAPTURE INSPECT
INSPECTION RESULTS,
INVENTORY UPDATES
INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS
ANALYZE
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7. Our Approach to Virtual Inspection
View from the sky
Standardized, more detailed and stunning
Utilizing Artificial Intelligence to
identify defects & manage inventory
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8. End-to-end data flow for increased inspection value
S O L U T I O N O V E R V I E W
Plan Capture Analyze Insight
• Reduced field visits,
• Improving Inspection
Planning
• Optimizing Replacement
Program
• Improving Maintenance
Planning
• Increasing awareness of the
condition of the grid through
key-data points
Grid Vision® Inspect
CSV/JSON
Export
Automated
flight patterns
Data feeds into the next inspection and future assets
AI
Image capture
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Historical data
&Inspection
requirements AI-powered virtual
inspection tool
Inspect & Verify
Grid Vision® Insight
Inspection results,
asset data & imagery

9. High level results & learnings
>40% MORE EFFICIENT
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• Standardized results and procedures
• More towers inspected with the same budget & time
• More details with half the images
• Enhanced safety & efficiency regime
• Targeted investments
• Pro – longed asset life
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10. How do we sucessfully move forward?
• Technology development
• BVLOS
• Safety
• Privacy
• Connectivity
Drone
• Licensing
• Support technology
once it is proven
Drone Regulation
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• Getting it right the first time
• Scaling AI
Image Capture
• Industry standards
• Scaling
Standardization
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11. Grid Vision® has been used for virtual inspection for T&Ds since 2001
C O M P A N Y O V E R V I E W
WE FOCUS ON OVERHEAD LINES AND SUBSTATIONS
Overhead Lines
30+ T&D companies
E2E inspection process
Hardware agnostic
AI-enabled automation
Substations
10+ T&D companies
Inventory, condition
Digitize asset information
AI-enabled automation
Digitize
Inspection
Automation
with AI
Images linked
to Assets
Software
as a Service
Inspection
as a Service
CONFIDENTIAL
Grid Vision® has successfully been scaled from innovation
to operations for several utilities globally

12. Onze klant
LNETT, GRID OPERATOR, NORWAY – STAVANGER AREA. PART OF LYSE
GROUP.
Customer Problem
Incomplete and not accurate asset data leads to operational
issues and outages
Why is Asset data important to the customer?
Asset data is a strategic need to enable critical use cases:
• Net and capacity calculations
• Un-meshing of the grid
• Investment planning
• Congestion management
• Compliancy to energy laws
• Efficient asset management
Our impact
160 000 customers
6th biggest DSO
“We’re very satisfied with the work eSmart Systems has done for
us. The authorities have stated that they haven’t seen any grid
operator with better control of data and data acquisition than
Lyse. That is thanks to eSmart Systems”
Frank Boholm, Head of O&M, Lyse Elnett

13. eSmart System delivers AI-powered virtual inspections for utilities
CUSTOMER EXAMPLE LNETT
2011 2012
AUS cleaning project
secondary substations
2016
2013 2015
2014
Inspections
low voltage network
Time
project
Top inspections
High voltage lines
Finding evaluations
secondary substations
2017 2018
Inspections
cables
Inspections
street lighting
Vegetation
project
2019 2020
Ground inspections
High voltage lines
2021
Top Inspections Pilot 1
High voltage lines
Top Inspections Pilot 2
High voltage lines
Secondary Substation Inspection

14. Grid Vision methodology for uplifting data quality
S o l u t i o n O v e r v i e w
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Field engineers capture data and
images specified on Grid Vision Mobile
Specify the desired outcome &
required data to be captured.
Grid Vision
model, structure,
technical data,
photos, technical
documentation,
conditional
assessments ++
Grid Vision®
Asset Digitization
AI
Grid Vision
model, structure, technical data,
photos, technical documentation,
conditional assessments ++
Captured data is processed and digitalized through
industry-proven software with supporting AI.
E N R I C H
Grid Vision®
Asset Guide
Grid
Operations
Planning
Asset
Management
• Accurate net calculations,
• Reduced field visits,
• Improved maintenance,
• Managing grid congestions,
• Compliance with regulations
& performance targets.
Plan Capture Analyze Insight
Q U A L I F Y U TI L I Z E
Maintenance
By using the Grid Vision Asset Guide users can see all the data with the
images in one place and leverage the uplifted data into their legacy systems
GIS ERPs
Document
Management
Systems
Maintenance
Systems
Data feeds into the next inspection and future assets
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15. LNETT JOURNEY
A S S E T I N F O R M A T I O N M A N A G E M E N T
0%
50%
100%
Starting point
Identify where you are today
Quality:
Correct, Complete
& Current
Improve the accuracy
Uplifting
Scenario to avoid
Enrich
Goal
Improve the accuracy and utilize the data
• Qualify the quality of your data
• Deliver an initial data quality
assessment
Grid Vision® Asset Digitization
validates and improves the
quality and depth of your data
with a clear audit trail.
Grid Vision® Asset Guide enables you to
utilize your data and share the one version
of the truth with the whole organization.
Data quality significantly drops
if not maintained
Utilize/Maintain
Qualify
Quality
Time
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SOME NUMBERS:
Assets
69 HV stations
4k MSRs
25k cable cabinets
132kV -> 220v
1.4 Million structured photos
90k findings /w visual evidence

16. MORE QUESTIONS?
PLEASE REACH OUT TO US

17. Questions?
Please reach out to us!
S E C T I O N T I T L E
André Kleinrensink
Mob. + 31 6 4274 8846
Andre.kleinrensink@esmartsystems.com
Project Director – Responsible
for NL business
Account Director – Benelux &
Northern Europe
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Stéphane de Voogd
Mob. + 31 6 28298322
Stephane.devoogd@esmartsystems.com