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Electrical Infrared Training Course Overview
This 4 day course will provide a clear understanding of this application, dispel myths, and provide direction for establishing an accurate and vital inspection program. The Electrical Infrared Inspection Training Course is designed for Level 1 thermographers requiring focused training on electrical inspections. Learn how to perform an effective infrared electrical inspection, properly document the infrared inspection results and prepare reports. This four-day Infrared Electrical Inspection Course focuses on how to perform infrared electrical inspections and prepare reports on most electrical components throughout the generating station, substations, transmission and distribution, to industrial plants and commercial buildings and facilities. Electrical components considered will cover the generation system, transformers, transmission and distribution components, switchgear, bus ducts, motor control centers, electrical distribution panels and breakers.
The course includes basic electrical theory; infrared theory as applied to electrical systems; operating procedures; temperature and emissivity measurement techniques; how to account for the effects of wind, load, spot size, and distance when measuring and evaluating electrical components; safety considerations; establishing maintenance priorities; and "how to" inspection techniques. Marketing and selling your infrared inspections within your facility and to outside customers will also be covered.
Partial Course Content
- Introduction / Overview
- Basic Electrical Theory
- Heat Transfer & Thermal Radiation
- Qualitative Thermography
- Performance of infrared cameras for electrical inspections
- Imaging Concepts
- False, Real or Apparent Anomalies
- Image Interpretation
- Focus: Image and Thermal
- Camera features
- Quantitative Thermography
- Temperature Measurement Features
- Performing Accurate Temperature Measurements
- Error Potential In Remote Measurement
- What Method: Direct measurement, actual temperature, temperature rise phase to phase or ambient to phase?
- The effect of load on temperature measurement and how to correct for load variances
- Emissivity determination on electrical components off line and energized
- Target Size/Distance
- Instrument Considerations
- Safety Issues when inspecting live exposed electrical components
- Infrared Electrical Inspection Techniques
- Sources of Thermal Pattern Variations
- Performing an Infrared Electrical Inspection
- Aerial Thermography, Mobile (vehicle) Inspection,
- Good Report Techniques/methods of Presentation
- Other Tools of the Trade
- Establishing Maintenance Priorities
- Recording Techniques Safety
- Electrical Inspection Myths
- Baseline and Trending
Used Infrared Cameras Wanted
In these recessionary times companies have to optimize their finances as best they can. Because of this we here at the Institute have been getting many calls to recommend what we think is the best IR Camera to purchase for the money. In other words what is the best value?
Now, we do not recommend any camera or manufacturer, if we did we would lose our independence and our “unbiased” status, and become like the other training companies out there.
But, we wanted to help our students and the Infrared Community, so we have created a new service:
The IR Camera Buy and Sell
To sell or purchase an IR camera simply send an email and let us know in details what you want to sell or purchase and we will do our best to match you up with what you are looking for.
There is no fee for this; it is a courtesy of IRT.
IR Cameras Wanted:
Mikron 7800 series IR Camera with 320x 240 detector.
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