Comprehensive Performance Evaluation of YOLOv11, YOLOv10, YOLOv9, YOLOv8 and YOLOv5 on Object Detection of Power Equipment
This work addresses the need for accurate fault detection in power equipment to improve system reliability, but it is incremental as it applies existing methods to a specific domain.
The paper evaluated YOLOv5, YOLOv8, YOLOv9, YOLOv10, and YOLOv11 for object detection of power equipment, finding that YOLOv11 achieved the highest mAP of 57.2% on a public dataset.
With the rapid development of global industrial production, the demand for reliability in power equipment has been continuously increasing. Ensuring the stability of power system operations requires accurate methods to detect potential faults in power equipment, thereby guaranteeing the normal supply of electrical energy. In this article, the performance of YOLOv5, YOLOv8, YOLOv9, YOLOv10, and the state-of-the-art YOLOv11 methods was comprehensively evaluated for power equipment object detection. Experimental results demonstrate that the mean average precision (mAP) on a public dataset for power equipment was 54.4%, 55.5%, 43.8%, 48.0%, and 57.2%, respectively, with the YOLOv11 achieving the highest detection performance. Moreover, the YOLOv11 outperformed other methods in terms of recall rate and exhibited superior performance in reducing false detections. In conclusion, the findings indicate that the YOLOv11 model provides a reliable and effective solution for power equipment object detection, representing a promising approach to enhancing the operational reliability of power systems.