Thermography is an effective tool for identifying anomalies in electrical installations especially when the electrical installation is in energised state. Many issues like looseness, improper crimping, underrated conductors, poor quality conductors and materials, many such issues can be identified with thermography without switching off the power supply. In a new facility many tests can be performed but that is not the case for an installation like a hospital or an IT company. Considering the importance of electrical safety, such audits must be carried out without disturbing operations and hence thermal imaging is a great tool, provided it is done by a qualified thermographer with expertise in electrical inspections. When hospital electrical safety audits are carried out, thermography is an essential tool to find out anomalies in the system without affecting normal hospital operations. In simple thermal imaging is an essential tool for electrical safety audits in critical facilities. Hospital electrical safety audits may be carried out every year for all critical health care facilities.
Electrical Engineers with Thermographer Level 1 and above certification can identify anomalies in electrical installations with ease and suggest areas of improvement, which can improve electrical safety, reliability of services and also reduce energy wastages and save energy.
Thermographers with expertise in electrical audits can identify anomalies leading to electrical hazards easily and classify based on their risk potential, which will help to prioritise the activities and corrective actions can be ensured based on priority. Team Sustenergy is following Japanese maintenance management systems using thermography and effectively assuring safety and reliability through continual improvement. Thermography is also an effective tool for energy audit especially in thermal process systems like Boiler and steam systems, Furnaces, Kilns insulation checking and loss identification along with electrical audits.