FLIR E series

12527.4.8.6 Survey and analysis ..........................................................................
12627.4.8.7 Reporting ...........................................................................................
12828 Introduction to thermographic inspections of electrical installations ......................................
12828.1 Important note ......................................................................................................................
12828.2 General information ..............................................................................................................
12828.2.1 Introduction ...........................................................................................................
12928.2.2 General equipment data .......................................................................................
13028.2.3 Inspection .............................................................................................................
13028.2.4 Classification & reporting ......................................................................................
13128.2.5 Priority ...................................................................................................................
13128.2.6 Repair ....................................................................................................................
13228.2.7 Control ..................................................................................................................
13328.3 Measurement technique for thermographic inspection of electrical installations ...............
13328.3.1 How to correctly set the equipment .....................................................................
13328.3.2 Temperature measurement ...................................................................................
13528.3.3 Comparative measurement ..................................................................................
13628.3.4 Normal operating temperature .............................................................................
13728.3.5 Classification of faults ...........................................................................................
13928.4 Reporting ..............................................................................................................................
14128.5 Different types of hot spots in electrical installations ...........................................................
14128.5.1 Reflections ............................................................................................................
14128.5.2 Solar heating .........................................................................................................
14228.5.3 Inductive heating ...................................................................................................
14228.5.4 Load variations ......................................................................................................
14328.5.5 Varying cooling conditions ...................................................................................
14428.5.6 Resistance variations ............................................................................................
14428.5.7 Overheating in one part as a result of a fault in another ......................................
14628.6 Disturbance factors at thermographic inspection of electrical installations ........................
14628.6.1 Wind ......................................................................................................................
14628.6.2 Rain and snow ......................................................................................................
14728.6.3 Distance to object .................................................................................................
14828.6.4 Object size ............................................................................................................
15028.7 Practical advice for the thermographer ................................................................................
15028.7.1 From cold to hot ...................................................................................................
15028.7.2 Rain showers ........................................................................................................
15028.7.3 Emissivity ..............................................................................................................
15128.7.4 Reflected apparent temperature ...........................................................................
15128.7.5 Object too far away ...............................................................................................
15229 About FLIR Systems .......................................................................................................................
15329.1 More than just an infrared camera .......................................................................................
15429.2 Sharing our knowledge ........................................................................................................
15429.3 Supporting our customers ...................................................................................................
15429.4 A few images from our facilities ...........................................................................................
15630 Glossary ...........................................................................................................................................
16031 Thermographic measurement techniques ...................................................................................
16031.1 Introduction ..........................................................................................................................
16031.2 Emissivity ..............................................................................................................................
16131.2.1 Finding the emissivity of a sample .......................................................................
16131.2.1.1 Step 1: Determining reflected apparent temperature .......................
16331.2.1.2 Step 2: Determining the emissivity ...................................................
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