Smart Electrical Safety Helmet for Live Conductor Detection and Workers Safety

Ghadge, Praful; Dahake, Bhushan; Dongre, Prajwal; Durge, Sahil; Ambade, Vansh; Dhanvijay, Kunal

doi:https://doi.org/10.55041/ijcope.v2i10.016

Volume 02, Issue 10

Published on: October 2026

SMART ELECTRICAL SAFETY HELMET FOR LIVE CONDUCTOR DETECTION AND WORKERS SAFETY

Praful Ghadge Bhushan Dahake Prajwal Dongre Sahil Durge Vansh Ambade Kunal Dhanvijay

Department of Electrical Engineering,

Tulsiramji Gaikwad Patil College of Engineering and Technology, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India

DOI:https://doi.org/10.55041/ijcope.v2i10.016

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Abstract

Linemen and maintenance workers often work close to conductors whose energized state cannot be seen and is sometimes wrongly assumed to be off. This paper presents the design, hardware implementation, and experimental validation of a smart electrical safety helmet that detects live alternating-current conductors without touching them and warns the wearer before a dangerous approach is made. The prototype combines an antenna-based non-contact sensing stage, an ESP32 microcontroller, a filtered two-level threshold algorithm, and a buzzer, LED, and vibration alert stage, together with an optional Wi-Fi link that reports events to a supervisor. A rechargeable lithium-ion cell with a protected charging circuit powers the unit, and all electronics are fitted on a standard industrial helmet without disturbing its shell. Functional tests on a bench setup with a mains-energized conductor showed that the alert level rose progressively as the helmet approached, remained silent when no conductor was present, and behaved consistently across repeated approaches. The results indicate that a wearable, hands-free warning layer can support lockout procedures and insulated equipment at very low cost and can be extended to larger work crews with modest changes.

Keywords— Smart Helmet, Live Conductor Detection, Non-Contact Voltage Sensor, IoT, Fall Detection, Electrical Safety.

How to Cite this Paper

Ghadge, P., Dahake, B., Dongre, P., Durge, S., Ambade, V. & Dhanvijay, K. (2026). Smart Electrical Safety Helmet for Live Conductor Detection and Workers Safety. International Journal of Creative and Open Research in Engineering and Management, <i>02</i>(10), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.55041/ijcope.v2i10.016

Ghadge, Praful, et al.. "Smart Electrical Safety Helmet for Live Conductor Detection and Workers Safety." International Journal of Creative and Open Research in Engineering and Management, vol. 02, no. 10, 2026, pp. 1-9. doi:https://doi.org/10.55041/ijcope.v2i10.016.

Ghadge, Praful,Bhushan Dahake,Prajwal Dongre,Sahil Durge,Vansh Ambade, and Kunal Dhanvijay. "Smart Electrical Safety Helmet for Live Conductor Detection and Workers Safety." International Journal of Creative and Open Research in Engineering and Management 02, no. 10 (2026): 1-9. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.55041/ijcope.v2i10.016.

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