[RFI] PG&E IR line fault detection advertisements

[Jim P]

Check out:

Infrared Thermography and Distribution System Maintenance
http://www.maintenanceworld.com/Articles/leboldJ/utility_boldstar.pdf

and

Electrical Systems
http://www.infraredsolutions.com/html/applications/electricalSystemsF.shtml

for a sample of what IR can 'show'.

Also:

Improving the Infrared Inspection of Distribution Systems
http://www.epri.com/programHigh.asp?program=224780&objid=261512

alludes to current IR inspection 'process' at TXU Electric.


Jim P  /  WB5WPA  / 



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rick Karlquist" <richard at karlquist.com>
To: <rfi at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 1:33 PM
Subject: [RFI] PG&E IR line fault detection advertisements


> PG&E is running a TV ad campaign touting some infra-red
> power line fault detection system.  Does anyone have info
> on this?  I am wondering if I should add it to my arsenal
> of power line noise diagnostic equipment.  Is there a
> correlation between faults that are detectable with IR
> and faults that cause RFI.
> 
> The system might be just some simple minded thing that
> measures power transformer temperature, in which case
> we don't care.  A power company engineer once told me
> that they just wait for transformers to boil over and
> go up in flames before they replaced them.  There was
> no preventive maintenance.
> 
> Rick N6RK
> 
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