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Remote IR Monitoring
Figure 8. Visible light and IR images of a coal pile – the thermographic image clearly identies a hot
spot that is a re about to erupt.
on the application environment, an
explosion proof housing for the camera
may be a requirement. HMI (human-
machine interface) software, such as
SCADACAM iAlert from Pivotal Vision,
can be used to provide a monitoring
overview. This has the ability to combine
all of the camera images into a single
spatial representation of the monitored
area – in this case, a attened-out view
of the vessel. This view can be updated
continuously for a near-real-time
thermographic representation.
Electrical Substation Monitoring. Reliable
operation of substations is crucial for
uninterrupted electrical service. Besides
lightning strikes and large overloads,
aging equipment and connections are
a major cause of infrastructure failures
and service interruptions. Many of these
failures can be avoided with eective
preventative maintenance monitoring.
Often, the temperatures of transformers,
breakers, connections, etc. will begin to
creep up before a catastrophic failure
occurs. Detection of these temperature
increases with IR cameras allows
preventative maintenance operations
Figure 9. CVM monitoring example showing
camera locations, network connections, and PC.
1 Computer
2 CAT-6 Ethernet cable with RJ45
connectors
3 Industrial Ethernet switch with PoE
4 ThermoVision™ A320 cameras
5 Industrial process to be monitored,
e.g., a gasier
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