Any electrical component will generate heat when under stress and predicting it will fail when it is functional and looks normal to the naked eye or any other testing equipment. The heat signature identified using an infrared camera. These pictures are then analyzed and put into easy to understand reports so they can correct before failure occurs, preventing production loss due to unplanned downtime.
Unexpected failure of power supplies can be inconvenient and costly. Infrared thermography is a useful tool to identify stressed components in electrical equipment before they fail or cause a fire. This gives you the opportunity to address the problem as part of planned maintenance before it causes serious problems.
Another consequence of failed or stressed electrical components is the risk of fire. In fact, the risk is more real than is often realized. It is in this context that insurers are increasingly requesting infrared thermography surveys as a valuable risk assessment aid.
Thermal imaging is used to identify equipment hot spots. This task is usually performed using temperature sensing instruments such as thermocouple sensors or other forms of thermometers. The limitation of this analysis is that such instruments can only provide maintenance personnel with certain temperature readings, not the entire electrical system.
Thermographic inspections usually use infrared instruments to scan and create a temperature distribution of the intended target. In a typical manufacturing plant, infrared thermography inspections are performed on electrical systems such as electrical switchboards, high-voltage distribution equipment motors, corresponding controllers, transformers, and other control panels.
