Frequently Asked Questions

A: The plant needs to be operational, preferably above 40%. The higher the load the more power is dissipated at faulty connections.

A: No. Panel doors need to be open to perform the thermal inspections. Due to liability and warranty constraints we prefer the client to have their own qualified electricians at hand when panels need to be opened.

A: Yes. Poor installation or manufacturing is the cause of early failure of equipment. As equipment becomes older and degradation sets in, the probability increases.

A: Infrared thermography is a non-contact method of identifying the thermal behavior of various plant equipment and machines, including their components, qualitatively via pattern recognition and quantitatively via statistical analysis.

A: Short-wave infrared is between 1.4μm and 3μm in wavelength. This is used in long-distance telecommunication as well as in medical thermography to detect cancer at an early stage
Long-wave infrared is between 8μm and15μm in wavelength. This is also known as the thermal imaging region in which sensors can obtain a passive picture based on thermal emissions only and requiring no external light or thermal source.

A: Yes, there are a large number of medical applications.
For medical IR shortwave imagers are used.

A: Normally not. The equipment is designed for a specific range of the infra-red spectrum. Shortwave, between 1.4μm and 3μm and longwave, between 8μm and 14μm.

A: Electrical Arc Flash is the rapid heating of the air and vaporization of the conductive metals. An Arc flash can be detected with ultraviolet equipment and not IR equipment.