PUD Utilities / Power Generation: IR PdM. Programs

When an electrical connection becomes compromised (for many reasons) there is an increase in electrical resistance and it will start to generate a disproportional amount of heat as compared to a good connection. The electrical system can be quickly scanned using an “appropriate infrared camera designed for the application” and potential problems can be quickly identified and remedial actions can be scheduled before a failure happens.

At Colbert Infrared we take professional accountability very seriously. This is a very demanding type of infrared imaging that has many requirements:

Small object contact surfaces that must be imaged from extremely long distances require that the Infrared camera has the right resolution, and the correct lenses to ensure the ability to spatially resolve the problems and correctly / accurately measure them.

• With literately thousands of connections to be inspected, having the correct system to manage the data so that you ensure that you do not miss a vital piece of equipment is critical.
• Experience with, and understand the type of problems that can be identified vs. false positives that can get repair personal spending chasing ghosts vs. repairing actual problems.
• Tracking and trending of problems life cycles over time to better build what potential failure envelopes would be by having a system to reconcile all problems that are ever found over time.
• Having access to the correct data in the field at the time of the inspection to ensure that the evaluation of the equipment is correct.

Click on the YouTube video above to see a 360 Deg. video that you can click/move/drag your mouse over to see in any direction as we fly through the Kaheawa Wind Power turbines as we scan the Transmission line that goes west to Lahaina, Maui

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