We’ve been getting too many complaints about limited flight windows for our longer monitoring gigs, so I ordered the TPS220M-6KW tethered station — it’s basically the only way to keep a heavy drone airborne for 24 hours straight without swapping batteries or landing every twenty minutes or so.

The ground unit weighs 17.5kg give or take 0.5kg, and it feeds 190-240V AC form the outlet into adjustable 600-810V DC output up to 7000W continuous with an 8000W peak capability, while the air module delivers a steady 50V DC at 6000W — the cable itself has tensile strength rated at 150kg or better, which should handle most wind conditions well below 3000m altitude.

IP54 on the airborne end and IPx4 on ground module means you won’t have to baby it in light rain or dust, but don’t expect submersible performance if someone takes a landing too hard near standing water — I’d still tarp the ground box if the forecast looks wet for hours.

Cable management is handled automatically with adjustable retraction from 0 to 2 meters per second and tension control set between 0-15 newtons, so teh spool itself won’t jerk your platform during ascent or descent; we usually have the 220m cable in stock, but confirm lead time if you need something longer or with an optional fiber optic link for high-data relaying.

Operating tempearture from -20°C to 45°C, and it’s got humidity tolerance up to 80% RH, so it’s good for field work across most seasons — the insulation on the main line checks out at a minimum of 3500VDC, which is better than the typical industrial tethered setups I’ve seen from cheaper vendors with loose COAs.