Distribution Network Solutions For Power Generation
Test equipment which is of particular value in electric utility applications including Steam Turbine Inspections, General Preventative Maintenance, Solar Inspections and Diagnostics, Wind Power Preventive Maintenance, Electrical Substations, Inspecting Connections in Electrical Transmission, Distribution Transformer Inspections, underground electrical vault inspections, , Distribution Transformer Inspections, HV electrical Distribution Panel Inspection and Electrical Panels Inspection
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Electrical Power Generation Test Equipment
Steam Turbine Inspections
Turbine generators are the heart of the power plant but must be maintained to avoid costly repairs and outages.
Thermographic inspection technology can help detect issues early. A special camera that sees carbon dioxide (CO2) can be used to help locate leaks in hydrogen-cooled generators by adding small quantities of CO2 into the mix as a benign tracer gas. For generators that rely on natural gas, an uncooled optical gas imaging camera filtered for methane (CH4) can help inspectors identify leaks throughout the system. Finally, maintenance teams can use an acoustic imager to identify high pressure leaks and a standard thermal camera to inspect electrical and mechanical components.
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Turbine generators are the heart of the power plant.
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| Maintenance is key to avoid costly repairs and outages! |
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FLIR GF77
FLIR E96
FLIR GF343
FLIR Si2-LD
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General Preventative Maintenance
Bushing and other electrical component failures can cost your company millions of pounds in lost revenue from downtime, repairs, and overtime pay for workers. Through regular inspections, you can detect electrical component failures before they occur. Traditional inspection methods, including Micro-ohm tests or power factor measurement, can be labor-intensive and require you to take the system out of service. Incorporating thermal and acoustic imaging technologies into your inspection routine allows you to locate sources of potential equipment failure early, saving repair costs and avoiding equipment downtime.
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Component failures can cost your company millions of pounds - Keep things well maintained!
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| Avoid downtime, repairs, and overtime pay for workers. |
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FLIR Si2-PD
FLIR T-Series FlexView Dual FOV Lens
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Solar Inspections and Diagnostics
Routine solar panel inspections are an essential part of operational efficiency. They are critical to prevent larger breakdowns, manage warranty claims with equipment suppliers, and operate within contracted performance and yield guarantees. A UAS solution with onboard thermal imaging makes it easy to quickly inspect a large target area and pinpoint solar panel problems from the air. Once the problem is identified with infrared, a digital multimeter or clamp meter can help you diagnose electrical issues at the point of failure and determine the proper course of action. Incorporating thermal inspections into your routine maintenance plan will reduce your inspection times, help you work more safely, and improve your overall efficiency.
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Incorporating thermal inspections into your routine maintenance plan will reduce your inspection times.
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| Work more efficiently! |
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FLIR CM275
FLIR E96
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Wind Power Preventive Maintenance
Wind turbine components are susceptible to wear and can break down. When this happens, the end-result may be costly downtime or a bad accident. That’s why preventive maintenance, periodic inspections, and continuous monitoring are so important. Acoustic imaging is a great technology that allows you to inspect all high- and medium voltage components of the wind turbine and surrounding electrical systems to detect problems before breakdowns occur. Adding a fixed smart thermal imager to continuously monitor electrical and mechanical systems will help improve workplace safety, giving field technicians the ability to see problems before they turn into expensive breakdowns.
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Help avoid costly downtime or a bad accident!
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| Preventive maintenance, periodic inspections, and continuous monitoring are so important! |
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FLIR Si2-PD
FLIR VS80-IR21
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Electrical Substations - Insulator Inspections and Diagnostics
When an insulator fails, it may cause a widespread outage. There’s a good chance it will affect multiple components in the transmission system - creating a larger, more unmanageable problem. It isn’t always easy to inspect for potential failures as insulators are often located up high and out of reach. Regular temperature monitoring using a combination of acoustic and thermal imaging cameras can help you both inspect and diagnose impending failures before they occur. With an acoustic imager, you can inspect for partial discharge. Using a thermal camera, you can easily scan for temperature differences and hot spots to locate the problem area and diagnose the issue. You’ll establish a safer work environment, increase grid reliability across the system, and improve customer satisfaction by ensuring no loss of electricity.
Inspecting Connections in Electrical Transmission
If a transformer overheats and fails, it can be devastating to the utility. A widespread outage might disrupt power to thousands of customers, and the cost to repair or replace equipment is expensive. Regular temperature monitoring using advanced diagnostic thermal imaging cameras can help you easily inspect and monitor the temperature distribution on the outside surface of each transformer to catch impending failures before they occur. It will show you what the naked eye can’t see – hot spots that indicate overheating parts – so you know where to investigate further. Find hidden signs of electrical resistance and mechanical wear so you can begin repairs immediately.
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Catch impending failures before they occur.
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| Inspect/monitor the temperature distribution on the outside surface of each transformer! |
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FLIR Si2-PD
FLIR T1020
FLIR E8-XT
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Electrical Distribution - Distribution Transformer Inspections
If a transformer overheats and fails, it can be devastating to the utility. A widespread outage might disrupt power to thousands of customers, and the cost to repair or replace equipment is expensive. Regular temperature monitoring using advanced diagnostic thermal imaging cameras can help you easily inspect and monitor the temperature distribution on the outside surface of each transformer to catch impending failures before they occur. It will show you what the naked eye can’t see – hot spots that indicate overheating parts – so you know where to investigate further. Find hidden signs of electrical resistance and mechanical wear so you can begin repairs immediately.
Underground Electrical Vault Inspections
Catching the hot spots that indicate electrical faults is the best way to avoid outages that disrupt power to thousands of customers. But performing a thorough inspection of underground electrical distribution vaults can be problematic: they’re hazardous, difficult to access, and can require special permits to open. A thermal industrial videoscope will allow you to inspect an underground vault while staying topside - and in some cases, without removing the manhole cover - all while avoiding the dangers of energised cables and water intrusion.
Continuous thermal imaging with an alarm-enabled sensor is another easy way to detect potential problems in small or difficult-to-reach spaces. Both methods can work together to ensure potential faults are caught early, correctly diagnosed, and repaired before causing an outage.
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Electrical distribution vaults can be problematic: they’re hazardous, difficult to access, and can require special permits to open.
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| Get the gear to make it easy! |
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FLIR VS290-32
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Commercial and Residential - HV Electrical Distribution Panel Inspection
Without power, factory operations cannot continue.
That’s why regular scheduled maintenance is important to ensure your electrical distribution system is in working order. A thermal imager can help you detect hot spots in your distribution system before an outage occurs. Once the source of the problem is identified, a clamp meter can help you diagnose electrical issues at the point of failure and determine the proper course of action. You’ll avoid downtime, unnecessary maintenance or repair costs, and lost profit.
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Scheduled maintenance is important to ensure your electrical distribution system is in working order.
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| Avoid downtime, unnecessary maintenance or repair costs, and lost profit with the right tools! |
| Flir products perfect for this application |
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FLIR CM275
FLIR E96
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Commercial and Residential - Electrical Panels Inspection
As an electrician or service provider, it’s crucial that you find and fix electrical problems before they turn critical. You rely on pocket-portable thermal imagers and test instruments to investigate failing power inlets, transfer switches, and fuses.
Inexpensive thermal imaging cameras can help you locate problems, point them out to customers, and prove they’ve been repaired. Clamp and digital multimeters enhanced with thermal imaging offer a two-in-one advantage by helping you find the source of a problem and collect the data you need to fix it.
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Get the tools to investigate failing power inlets, transfer switches, and fuses.
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| Streamline your workday! |
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FLIR DM93
FLIR C5
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Electricity production and distribution electricity production and distribution is a pillar of our lives, from boiling kettles or charging our phones to powering heavy industry... we are all heavily reliant on electricity.
Our reliance on electricity makes the maintenance, upkeep and repair of energy production and the distribution network a hugely important task - one which FLIR have developed advanced solutions to support whether it's preventing failure in power production sites, predictive maintenance requirements within substations or providing early identification of developing partial discharge across the power network... FLIR have the tools to help protect the electrical utility infrastructure!
Save time and ensure equipment reliability with powerful, high-tech tools from Teledyne FLIR. Whether it’s your responsibility to maintain uptime at electric power generation stations, keep the power flowing through distribution networks, or troubleshoot failures at the residential and commercial level.
We offer the total solution from Teledyne FLIR for condition monitoring: thermal imaging, acoustic imaging, gas detection, test equipment, analysis software, and secure storage - all with the goal of helping you diagnose potential problems before they turn into expensive failures!
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