Infrared Electrical Inspection

Standard for infrared inspection of electrical systems rotating equipment foreword this standard outlines the procedures and documentation requirements for conducting infrared inspections of electrical systems and rotating equipment.

Infrared electrical inspection.

Infrared electrical inspections find hot spots caused by defects in connections and components. This standard covers an application which is both art and science. How infrared thermography works. The infrared electrical systems survey locates faulty electrical items not generally found during a physical inspection.

During an infrared electrical inspection tsi s experts locate and document elevated temperatures in the electrical system. We are level iii thermographers and infrared instructors certified by the infraspection institute. It uses subjective and objective evaluations to help you prioritize repairs that will give you the greatest return from this inspection and your maintenance. Two nfpa documents dramatically changed ir thermography over the last 25 years nfpa 70b and nfpa 70e.

Call or use the contact us page to discuss your commercial thermal imaging needs. Routine infrared inspections of energized electrical systems should be performed annually prior to shut down. This quantitative report of infrared inspection provides documentation of the problems abnormal conditions found in your equipment. More frequent infrared inspections for example quarterly or semiannually should be performed where warranted by loss experience installation of new electrical equipment or changes in environmental operational or load conditions.

In a typical manufacturing plant infrared thermography inspections did on electrical systems such as electrical switchboards high voltage distribution equipment motors corresponding controllers transformers and other control panels. Infrared thermography is used to find areas of excess heat caused by increased resistance so that problems can be corrected before a component fails causing damage to the component creating safety hazards and productivity loss. Conducting annual infrared safety inspections of electrical equipment identify excess heat on electrical apparatus and predictively identifies electrical issues such as loose connections faulty fuses defective breakers damaged switches overloaded or imbalanced circuits and a myriad of other problematic electrical conditions read more. Typically we inspect areas like the breaker panels motor control centers transformers disconnects switchgear bus duct and any other component that s specific to your operation.