Infrared Inspections

Infrared (IR) inspection is a diagnostic tool that can be used to help identify conditions that cause outages and equipment damage.  IR inspections of both overhead and underground equipment are a safe and cost-effective way for utilities to understand the operating condition of assets and implement or compliment a predictive maintenance strategy. 

Images of infrared on distribution, transmission, and substation systems

A properly executed IR inspection program can help utilities achieve reliability and safety goals by: 

  • Identifying hotspots (defective equipment) in electrical systems
  • Reducing potential outages, catastrophic failures, and safety hazards
  • Helping to protect expensive equipment
  • Enhancing critical circuit inspections
  • Reducing emergency repairs
  • Improving power quality by identifying poor connections
  • Improving System Average Interruption Duration Index (SAIDI) and System Average Interruption Frequency Index (SAIFI) metrics

Osmose's infrared inspection programs provide:

  • Utilizing IR crews with experience performing over 50,000 line miles of inspections per year
  • Using best-in-class high-performance IR field equipment from FLIR to improve issue detection
  • Maintaining a level-III thermography certification
  • Providing under-load inspection of both overhead and underground equipment
  • Creating detailed reports, online incidence maps, year over year (YOY) annual reports, and compliance audit trails

 

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