Electrical Infrared Inspection Advantages And Overview

By Eloise Hewitt


Electricians can use specialized microscopes to view images in infrared. Natural objects and artificial objects give off heat, and IRs can be used to detect heat not visible to the human eye through the walls of a building or home. When normal light does not work, the technology uses specialized light to view images not normally seen. This type of technology, electrical infrared inspection, is also capable of finding heat given by electrical circuits as well as changes in human cells.

When electricians inspect the home, they use IR to detect electrical or mechanical elements under normal conditions to identify abnormally cool or hot components or areas. It is one of the most powerful maintenance tools available and is less invasive than older methods of detection. In many circumstances, equipment failure can be preceded by a period of increased heat. This is most common in electrical equipment.

Electricians identify overheating elements, circuits, connections, and components with IR thermography. Professionals can implement preventative maintenance, reliability, and extra layers of safety through the use of IRs.

There are significant financial savings when using IR technology for both, professionals and clients. When using the technology, there are fewer interruptions which increase uptime and more productivity. Problems can be fixed before they ever occur, and it helps prevent any further damaged to the rest of the home or commercial building. Professionals can identify developing problems before anything serious happens to the structure, and it prevents any unnecessary emergencies, damages, or harm.

For industrial complexes, they can still run in a reliable fashion without any surprises as well as any hindrance to the safety of workers. There are many homes and commercial environments that use high loads of electricity at a given time. A failure of one of these electrical components that use high loads can cause a cascading list of failures not limited to meltdowns, fires, or damages.

When electrical elements and its circuitry are not duly inspected or maintained, fires are a real possibility. Fires can be caused by overheating components and failed circuits. Faulty wiring plays a large role in the statistics of common reasons why buildings catch fire. Bad design, wiring, and components can be easily detected through IRs. If there is a bad connection in the design, critical components can overload, overheat, and catch fire.

IRs can make inspections run reliably to ensure quality results. It is not uncommon for wirings in a building to just go bad after a while. Wiring can go bad due to bad connections, faulty design, poor quality equipment, lack of maintenance, etc.

Under normal operation loads, equipment tests can be performed. The technology is noninvasive and does not require any break down of structural parts. One of the greatest benefits of this type of inspection is that it does not require a building to shut down its power. Electricians can use IRs to detect thermal insulation quality, abnormal frictions, spikes in temperature, etc. By using IR technology, potential panic times, fires, and damages to equipment can be successfully avoided. Whether you own a home or a commercial building, it is imperative to get an IR inspection, at least yearly. You can avoid any potential dangerous situations in the future by doing so.




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