TCAM2000 | THERMAL CAMERA MONITORING SYSTEM
The risk of outages is increasing on the electric power grid due to its aging infrastructure and lack of automation systems that monitor the condition of critical equipment at substations and along the grid. Transformer fluid leaks or insulation breakdowns cause overheating which is a warning of potential failures, but many utilities don't have automated thermal detection systems that can help reveal these problems.
Continuous thermal monitoring systems are able to anticipate, detect, and respond rapidly to problems, thereby reducing the chance of failures, outages, and lost productivity. Detection of temperature increases in substation equipment with thermal monitoring cameras allows preventative maintenance operations before an unplanned outage occurs due to asset failure.
FEATURES
• Engineered for operation in Electric Power substations
• Automated temperature monitoring of critical assets
• Monitor multiple temperature points/assets
• Notification through SCADA or email
• Storage of temperature readings in the system database
KEY BENEFITS
• Reliable operation in harsh environments with high levels of EMI, ESD, voltage surges, and interrupts
• More reliable continuous temperature readings under all system load conditions
• Reduced downtime due to unplanned outages by detection of potential problems before failures occur
• Reduced monitoring requirements for operations personnel
• Temperature trending analysis allows input into a condition-based maintenance program
