MONITORING SYSTEM FOR REMOTELY MONITORING A STATE OF POLE-MOUNTED EQUIPMENT IN A POWER DISTRIBUTION OR TRANSMISSION GRID, GRID EQUIPMENT HAVING THE MONITORING SYSTEM, AND CORRESPONDING METHOD

A monitoring system for remotely monitoring a state of pole-mounted equipment in a power distribution or transmission grid is provided. The pole-mounted equipment includes an indicator device configured to present state information indicative of a state of the pole-mounted equipment. The monitoring system includes a status monitoring device movable via a drive or propulsion system. The status monitoring device is configured to obtain the state information from the indicator device when located within a communication range of the indicator device.