Monday, July 14, 2014

Mitigate Safety Hazards With Electrical Infrared Los Angeles

By Coleen Torres


It is a fact that prevention is always better than a costly cure. For preventive maintenance of electrical systems, a survey using electrical infrared Los Angeles is the perfect option. If the problems are not identified and arrested at an early stage, a delay may cost you more due to failure and damage of property.

Current flows through conductors upon application of voltage across the terminals. If resistance increases for the flow of current, the conductor will dissipate additional power and heat up. Most of the electrical connections tend to become hot before they fail. The electromagnetic radiation cameras are able to detect rise in temperature and suggest maintenance before the heat causes failure and serious damage.

These detectors basically identify the hot spots or connections in the system. It should be noted that all electrical connections usually heat up before they burn up and fail. This is because of a high increase in resistance in that particular location.

It is well known that current flows through a conductor upon application of voltage across the terminals. In case the resistance of the conductor at any location increases, the current dissipates more power through the same conductor. The excess power is manifested through thermal energy and therefore the temperature increases.

Questions may arise about why only some of the connections get hot. The connections heat up only when the resistance increases, but there may be many reasons behind this increase. It may happen due to aging of the component, loose connection, poor installation, fatigue, oxidation, or wear.

The infrared electrical survey, therefore, can save both time and money. It also reduces the risk factors associated with a malfunctioning unit. Unattended faults not only create component failures, but they may lead to fire hazards or other catastrophic failures. There are plenty of examples of how the losses of life and property due to catastrophic failures have damaged industrial development.

The infrared inspection therefore helps detect and document any potential defects or failures in the systems operated by electricity. The infrared scanning covers all the electrical connections and installations such as distribution panels, motor control centers, sub-feed panels, transformers, variable frequency drives, etc. Timely repairs or replacement of the problems help clients save lots of money that would have been spent if the problem was overlooked and the entire component was to be replaced. It also mitigates the safety hazards associated with failure or damage as well.

Generally, preventive maintenance is carried out during the planned shutdown of operating units, which causes production loss. With infrared survey, no downtime is required. It can be executed while the unit is still under operation and functioning well.

Planned shutdowns are generally organized for most of the general industrial preventive maintenance measures. Planned shutdowns undoubtedly lead to production losses but are necessary with some types of maintenance. However, infrared scanning requires absolutely no shutdown during the entire survey.

The infrared surveys help keep the machines in operating conditions. Temperature detection should be observed regularly, especially if the component holds high loads of connections. The survey is also carried out for apartments, buildings, institutions, etc. To mitigate the risk associated with electrical system malfunctioning. As long as owners regularly use the electromagnetic radiation technology, their electrical components should stay consistent.




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