To effectively solve the current situation of new energy operations in the process of checking the shorthanded, this paper combined the new technology of intelligent inspection robot and new energy, and successfully designed a set of electric power inspection system for the photovoltaic substation, which including the function of robot design, inspection plan formulation, monitoring and control system layout, etc. Intelligent inspection robot task according to the operator at the base station"s operation or set up the task in advance, the operator only received by background management system of real-time data, images and other information, can complete substation equipment patrol work. Intelligent inspection robot can effectively replace the manual inspection, saving the cost of human resources effectively, for operations in the new energy new operational mode provides a reliable reference.