The reliability of electric power systems is largely determined by the insulation condition of electrical equipment. Insulation damage can lead to power losses, reduced service life of lines and devices, and emergency shutdowns, so insulation diagnostics is critical to prevent technological disruptions. However, traditional approaches to insulation monitoring are often labor-intensive and subjective. In this regard, the role of computer vision and deep learning methods, capable of automatically detecting insulation defects and thereby increasing the efficiency and objectivity of monitoring, is increasing. This study considers the application of modern architectures of deep convolutional neural networks for the problem of recognizing insulating elements of electrical equipment. Particular attention is paid to the comparative analysis of several state-of-the-art models. The considered architectures show effective results and provide deep multi-scale analysis of scene features based on convolutional networks. In this paper, the models are used in conjunction with image augmentation algorithms. Data augmentation allows you to artificially expand limited sets of training images through various transformations, which is especially important for a small dataset. The application of these methods is aimed at improving the quality of training data and reducing the risk of overfitting models, as well as overcoming the imbalance of classes in the sample by generating additional fault samples. The proposed approach includes conducting a sequential comparative experiment on a small and limited set of image data from power facilities. A comparison was made of the accuracy and completeness metrics of various neural network architectures when combining various augmentation strategies in order to identify a combination of models and data augmentation methods that provide the highest recognition accuracy. The results of the study will help determine the most effective augmentation models and techniques suitable for real-life operating conditions at power facilities, taking into account complex backgrounds, variable lighting, and different angles of equipment shooting. Identifying such optimal solutions based on deep learning is intended to improve the reliability and efficiency of automated insulation monitoring in the power industry.

Keywords: computer vision, convolutional neural networks, isolation, defect, data augmentation, machine learning, energy, automation of image analysis

The transition from scheduled maintenance and repair of equipment to maintenance based on its actual technical state requires the use of new methods of data analysis based on machine learning. Modern data collection systems such as robotic unmanned complexes allow generating large volumes of graphic data in various spectra. The increase in data volume leads to the task of automating their processing and analysis to identify defects in high-voltage equipment. This article analyzes the features of using computer vision algorithms for images of high-voltage equipment of power plants and substations in the infrared spectrum and presents a method for their analysis, which can be used to create intelligent decision support systems in the field of technical diagnostics of equipment. The proposed method uses both deterministic algorithms and machine learning. Classical computer vision algorithms are applied for preliminary data processing in order to highlight significant features, and models based on unsupervised machine learning are applied to recognize graphic images of equipment in a feature space optimized for information space. Image segmentation using a spatial clustering algorithm based on the density distribution of values ​​taking into account outliers allows detecting and grouping image fragments with statistically close distributions of line orientations. Such fragments characterize certain structural elements of the equipment. The article describes an algorithm that implements the proposed method using the example of solving the problem of detecting defects in current transformers, and presents a visualization of its intermediate steps.

Keywords: diversification of management, production diversification, financial and economic purposes of a diversification, technological purposes of ensuring flexibility of production