Burkina Faso FlyCart200/T200 tethered drone
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Product Description
I. Product Overview
The GLC200-FC200/T200 tethered power system is compatible with DJI’s FlyCart 200/T200 drones, providing safe and reliable long‑endurance flight capability for up to 24 hours or more, while also offering a wired fiber‑optic data channel for transmitting telemetry, imagery, video, and control signals (optional; requires use with fiber‑optic transceiver equipment).
The tethered power system primarily comprises a tether box, a power supply unit, and an onboard power source. The tether box—encompassing both the tether cable box and the power supply box—integrates an AC/DC conversion power supply, a tether cable, a cable‑reeling mechanism, servo motors, a communication module, a thermal management system, and a control‑management system. The tether box converts alternating current from grid power or generators into high‑voltage direct current, which is transmitted via the tether cable to the onboard power source. The onboard power source then steps down this high‑voltage DC to low‑voltage DC to supply power to the UAV and mission payloads such as floodlights, enabling continuous flight durations of 24 hours or longer.
Tethered drones, when equipped with mission payloads such as gimbal cameras, loudspeakers, payload launchers, communication modules, and high-pressure water cannons, can perform a wide range of functions, including long-duration video recording, area surveillance, search-and-rescue illumination, public‑address broadcasting, relay communications, firefighting, and curtain‑wall cleaning. They are extensively deployed across numerous sectors, including communications and command, aerial monitoring, public security and counterterrorism, traffic management, disaster relief and emergency response, emergency fire suppression, news reporting, scientific research, and national defense and military industries.
II. Typical Characteristics
- Automatic cable retraction and deployment, with simple operation: The system automatically adjusts the tension as the drone takes off, lands, and flies, enabling seamless cable management. Throughout the entire takeoff, landing, and flight sequence, no manual intervention is required for cable handling, nor are any torque, speed, or gear‑related adjustments or settings necessary.
- Superior protection, unfazed by wind and rain: The airborne power supply and lighting system feature fully enclosed circuits and waterproof connectors; the upper‑section electrical components of the tethered pod are partially enclosed with an inclined upward‑flowing heat‑dissipation air duct; and the structural parts are mounted using extruded rubber gaskets, effectively preventing siphon‑induced water ingress. This design ensures reliable operation in rainy and snowy conditions, making it suitable for a wide range of harsh operating environments.
- Constant voltage regulation and battery protection: The onboard power supply features a wide input voltage range and constant‑voltage output, ensuring that the drone’s battery, connected in parallel, remains off‑line and serves only as a safety backup. Regardless of how long the tethered flight lasts, the drone’s battery is always maintained at or above 90% capacity to guarantee its backup function, while also being protected from damage caused by repeated charge–discharge cycles.
- Human–machine interaction and remote communication: The device’s display, the handheld display, and the client-side host computer can all display information, configure settings, and execute control commands, with audible and visual alarm functions. It supports viewing, saving, and downloading operational data, as well as firmware upgrades.
- Ultra-long endurance and sustained operation: According to the results of extensive long-term testing, under the operating conditions specified for this product, the drone can maintain uninterrupted stationary hovering for 24 hours or more.