Electrical Thermography

1. ElectricalThermography The ElectricalThermographyservestodetect thermal anomalies in electricalinstallations. Electricalinstallationsandfacilitiesareflownthroughby a loadcurrent. On theonehandtherearethe „natural“ innerresistancesand on theothersidecontactresistances. These resistancesleadto a heatingupofthecomponents. The maintaskoftheelectricalthermographyisto find defectiveelectricalconnectionsandtolocalizeanomaliesofoverload on wires, componentsandswitchboards. testo 885 • Detector Size 320 x 240 Pixel • Large Field of View 30° Standard-Objektivand an IFOVof 1,7 mrad • Better thermal sensitiveness<30mK • See morewiththebigcolourdisplay4,3“ • Ergonomictwist handle androtatabledisplay • SiteRecognition-Technology, automatesthedocumentationofIR-pictures • Panorama Assistent forthemeasurement on bigobjects • SuperResolutionprovides640 x 480 measuringvalues • testoIR-Soft, cost- andlicencefreeevaluationsoftwarewith professional analysisfeatures. Applications Forthemostpart, heatingsappearbecauseof a riseofcontactresistances. Anotherreasonfor a heatingupcanbewrong material usedfortheconnections. The wrong material causes high innerandcontactresistanceswhichleadto a heating. • Howtoinvalidateprejudicesofthecustomer … • … thecameraisto heavy andunbalancedPleasetakeoneofourobjectlenses in yourhand. Testo onlyuses high end germaniumand large weldnuggetdiametertoensurethebestpictureandmeasurementquality. This leadsustotheweightofour High-End cameras. Tocompensate, wehave a twistable handle toensure a comfortablehandling. • … thecameradoes not look robust, rotabledisplaycould breakAs a premium providerwetestourmechanicalpartsatlifetestsunderenormous stress. Ourfoldingmechanismtakesmorethan 50.000 testcyclesunder high pressure. This equatesto an intensive useovermorethan 10 years. • … SuperResolutionisonlyinterpolationOurSuperResolution-Technologie uses a highlycomplextechniquefor4xmore real measurementvalues. The improvementofouropticalsolution(iFoV) was provenbythefamousFraunhofer Institut forOptronic, systemtechnologyund imageevaluationin June 2013. • … weonlyhave a refresh rate of33 Hz The human eyeis not abletoseehigherrefreshratesthan 33 Hz. Besidesofthis, themeasuringqualitybecomesworseifyouclockthesensorhigherthan 33 Hz.Thereisonlyoneexception. Ifyouhavevery fast runningapplications, youneedhigherfrequenciesthan 33 Hz. But forthis, youshould in generalusefixedcameras. • … Testo hasnovideooutputavailable Insteadyoucanshowwith Testo-Thermal-Imagers not only a Video. You will beabletodisplayand save all measuringdata in realtime via USB-connection. This providesmuchmoreinformationthan a singlevideooutput. • … theuser-friendlinessTesto-CamerasisthanthecompetitorsThousandsofexcitedcustomerstellustheopposite. Youcanusethermal imagersof testo directlyafter theunboxing in an intuitive way. Even our Software IRSoftcanbeintuitivelyusedbycustomersofeverydegreeofknowledge, frombeginnerto expert. Makeyourselfthe testo experiencebeforebuyinganothercamera! IfyouuseThermographyforelectricalmaintananceyoucansimply find Hot Spots on components. Hereyoucanseeonefusewhichismuch warmer thantherestofthefuses. Itisnowaboutthe expert tosay, whetherthistemperatureis normal forthiscomponentor not. The contact spring weared out overtheyears, so theclampingforceis not strong enoughttotransmittheelectrical power. Out ofthisreason, thecontactresistanceincreasesandthecomponentstartstoheatup. The reasonoftheheating after thestartupis trivial: Whentheconstruction was assembled, theboreholesweretoosmall, so theywereboredup. Becauseofthis, thereoccuredsomeedgesaroundthebore hole. These edgeswere not removed. Nowtheelectrical power goesthroughtheverysmallcross-sectionoftheedgewith an increasedresistance. This causestheheating. The increasingtemperatureatconnectingpartsoftenhas a simple reason. The temperaturerisesbecauseofbrokenscrewconnections, brokenclipsorspringsorbecauseofthedecomposingofpressurediscs.

2. High EnergyProcesses Forproductionprocesseswhichneed high energy, forexampleironandsteelproduction, aswellasbrickand glas production, Thermographyisusedfortheequipmentconditionmonitoringofindustrialkilnsandotherenergy intensive facilities. Especiallymeasurements in the high temperaturesectorareofinterest. Machines, arborsandbearingarestressedbythe high temperaturesandhavetobecheckedpreventively. This reductsthedefaultrisk. Thermographysupportsespeciallythefollowingparameters: Security ofemployeesandpreventivereductionoffirerisks Assurance ofprocesstemperatures- Productquality- Productionefficiency Energyefficiency • Detector Size 320 x 240 pixel • Large Field of View 30° standard objektive • High Temperatureupto1.200°C • SiteRecognition-Technology, automatesthedocumentationofyourIR-pictures • SuperResolution Technology enables an IFOVof0,4 mrad(telelens)and1,0 mradforthestandard objektive • Changeable11° teleobjektiv • testo IR-Soft, cost- andlicencefreeevaluationsoftwarewith professional analysisfeatures. • Panorama Assistent forthemeasurement on bigobjects • twistablehandle toensure a comfortablehandling + movabledisplay testo 885 • Howtoinvalidateprejudicesofthecustomer … • … thecameraisto heavy andunbalancedPleasetakeoneofourobjectlenses in yourhand. Testo onlyuses high end germaniumand large weldnuggetdiametertoensurethebestpictureandmeasurementquality. This leadsustotheweightofour High-End cameras. Tocompensate, wehave a twistable handle toensure a comfortablehandling. • … thecameradoes not look robust, rotabledisplaycould breakAs a premium providerwetestourmechanicalpartsatlifetestsunderenormous stress. Ourfoldingmechanismtakesmorethan 50.000 testcyclesunder high pressure. This equatesto an intensive useovermorethan 10 years. • … SuperResolutionisonlyinterpolationOurSuperResolution-Technologie uses a highlycomplextechniquefor4xmore real measurementvalues. The improvementofouropticalsolution(iFoV) was provenbythefamousFraunhofer Institut forOptronic, systemtechnologyund imageevaluationin June 2013. • … weonlyhave a refresh rate of33 Hz The human eyeis not abletoseehigherrefreshratesthan 33 Hz. Besidesofthis, themeasuringqualitybecomesworseifyouclockthesensorhigherthan 33 Hz.Thereisonlyoneexception. Ifyouhavevery fast runningapplications, youneedhigherfrequenciesthan 33 Hz. But forthis, youshould in generalusefixedcameras. • … Testo hasnovideooutputavailable Insteadyoucanshowwith Testo-Thermal-Imagers not only a Video. You will beabletodisplayand save all measuringdata in realtime via USB-connection. This providesmuchmoreinformationthan a singlevideooutput. • … theuser-friendlinessTesto-CamerasisthanthecompetitorsThousandsofexcitedcustomerstellustheopposite. Youcanusethermal imagersof testo directlyafter theunboxing in an intuitive way. Even our Software IRSoftcanbeintuitivelyusedbycustomersofeverydegreeofknowledge, frombeginnerto expert. Makeyourselfthe testo experiencebeforebuyinganothercamera! Applications Energy-intensive facilitieslikekilns do not onlycause high energycostsiftheirisolationisinsufficient, theycanbecome a securityrisktowardsfireandhealthrisks. Air blowersareimportantpartsofindustrialfacilities. Theyusuallyworkunderknownstressesandtemperatures. Ifthetemperaturegoeshigher, causedby an errorofthemechanicalcomponents, youcanseeit on theinfraredpicture. Atenergy intensive facilitieslikethis glas-production, thecameraservesforseveralqualitychecks. The coolingprocessisoneofthemostimportantthings. Withourcameras. itcanbesimplycheckedanddocumented. Hereyoucansee, thattheconnectionbetweenthetwopartsofthescissorheatsup in comparisontotherestoftheconstruction. The errorcanbefound in a defectshim. Without a thermal imager, thiserrorwouldbeverydifficultto find.