Thermography Inspections: Minimize unexpected downtime by the detection and repair of hot spots
Infrared thermography inspections (or IR scanning) are used in the prevention and discovery of visually undetectable hot spots within your critical power equipment. From the UPS and Battery Cabinet to Power Distribution, Switchgear, and Automatic Transfer Switches, thermography should be a critical component of any maintenance program.
This technology enables both imaging and measurement of thermal problems to provide early detection and documentation of potential failures. For example, infrared cameras can detect and photograph hot spots within your breakers or loose connections before they cause equipment failure and downtime. By proactively catching any troubling hot spots, our certified IR technicians can provide repair recommendations to avoid the higher costs of an emergency repair or worse.
If left undetected, hot spots can result in:
- Fires within Switchgear, Building Distribution Panels, UPS & Battery Plants, and any electrical circuitry within the building
- Unplanned outages due to damaged electrical connections & cabling
- Costly repairs due to overheated components, cables, connections, buss bar, etc.
- Failed Circuit Breakers due to over currents caused by poor connections resulting in internal heat damage & unexpected tripping
- Heat & over current failures & damage of Critical Power Supplies such as UPS Systems, PDU’s, STS, Battery Plants, Switchgear & Circuit Breakers
It is also a safety consideration for the site personnel.
A comprehensive thermography service of all your critical power equipment and electrical infrastructure should be performed at regular intervals to increase the reliability and mean time between failures. It also helps to reduce downtime due to component failure and/or repair. If you are unsure of the last time a full IR scan was performed at your facility, feel free to contact us for a site review and/or estimate. Our trained and certified thermography technicians are available to help maintain your equipment and support critical uptime for your site.
Final Thoughts
Thermography inspections make good sense for any business, especially in those areas where your critical systems could be at risk when there is a power outage. At Odyssey Power, we assist our clients in implementing power solutions that are reliable and efficient. As the only third party service provider in California with both UPS and Generator technicians, we are uniquely suited to assist you in finding the right critical power solutions for your business. Contact us today for more information.