Thermal infrared hot connection and visual of electrical breaker (hover)
Infrared image of a hot fuse and visual of the fuse bank (hover)
Why Infrared Inspections Work
George Ohm discovered Ohm’s Las that says as resistance increases at a given current the component temperature will rise and dissipate more power. This can be costly for many reason. The temperature increase causes accelerating aging which can lead to failure. There is a voltage drop and increase in current. Loss of watts dissipated as heat.Georg Ohm on Wikipedia
Most electrical equipment will get hot before they fail which makes infrared inspection the perfect tool to diagnose the electric system. Better to catch the problem before it fails and ends up being very expensive.
What can be found in IR scans:
- Short circuits
- Loose connections
- Open circuits
- Bad breakers
- Faulty fuses
- Overloads
- Unbalanced loads
- Inductive currents
- Energized grounds
Some of the benefits of IR scans:
- Quick to find problems
- No need to shut down the system
- Reduces downtime
- Increase equipment life
- Prevents costly failures
- Low risk
- Lower equipment repair cost
- Improve inspection efficiency
Developmental Proprietary Total Severity Rating
Over time you can see that infrared survey is making a difference. Based on number of components scanned and ratings of any findings.0.0 to 1.0 is Low
1.1 to 3.0 is Average
3.1 to 7.0 is Above Average
Above 7.0 is High
Possible use to adjust length of time between infrared surveys. Higher the serverity the shorter the time between survey and lower the severity the more time can pass between survey.
We inspect schools, hospitals, apartments, university, hotels, commercial and industrial facilities and more. If your insurance company wants you to get an IR scan then contact us.
We are in Katy Texas and serve all of the state of Texas as well as other areas.