In this research, the inspection method of the corona discharge by ultraviolet imagers and signal processing is developed. The method is used to detect the corona and arcing emitted on high voltage equipment. This solar blind filters enable the detection of weak UV signals in daytime with the high signal-to-background ratio. In the experiment, the 161 KV of the high-speed rail power source system and the 25 KV of the Overhead Catenary System are measure, respectively. The ultraviolet and infrared imagers are used to detect the faults and electric discharge in the transmission lines. The paper presents the analyses of the influences on the inspection caused by the measurement distances and the instrument gains. The results of the experiment show the failure of insulator to be corrected. Through this study, the measurement data are established and used to find the defects of the equipment in the Overhead Catenary System to reduce the occurrence of blackouts.