Minimise risks with thermal imaging for temperature monitoring and alerts

By integrating with UAVs, robots, and other devices, thermographic modules become a new routine inspection device.

Safeguarding the durability and efficiency of renewable energy systems relies on advanced maintenance practices. Thermal cameras like InfiRay’s are instrumental in monitoring core equipment temperatures, enabling timely hazard identification. Companies in the inspection and maintenance sector catalyse efficiency by integrating drones, robots, and AI into inspection processes, transcending traditional manual methods. This integration optimises precision, reduces labour intensity, and expedites the identification of potential faults.

The strategic use of infrared thermal imaging technology facilitates intelligent operation and maintenance. The synergy of continuous online monitoring and routine inspections is essential, collectively ensuring the resilience and longevity of solar, wind, and geothermal systems in the ever-evolving landscape of sustainable energy. Zhnong Ya speaks about the current trends in the sector with the EPR Magazine.

What are the essential maintenance practices to ensure the durability and efficiency of solar/ wind/ geothermal systems?

Thermal cameras can be used for temperature monitoring for core equipment in solar, wind, and geothermal systems. Based on temperature data, operators can effectively identify potential hazards and risks of related equipment and make timely preventive maintenance and overhauls to reduce equipment failures and improve durability for the efficient operation of entire systems.

How is your company catalysing the boost of the inspection and maintenance process for renewable energy systems?

Reducing equipment failures is essential for the normal operation of renewable energy systems. Equipment wear or machine failure often comes with abnormal surface temperatures. InfiRay offers a complete solution for temperature monitoring and early warning based on infrared thermal imaging technology. Upon the temperature monitoring of core equipment, thermal cameras detect failure points visually and make predictions and early warnings, enabling intelligent operation and maintenance.

How does the integration of drones, robots, and AI revolutionising inspection efficiency and accuracy overcome conventional maintenance challenges?

Traditional routine inspections are mainly manual inspections, which are time-consuming, labour-intensive, inefficient, and less accurate. Thermographic modules become a new routine inspection device by integrating with UAVs, robots, and other devices. UAV patrol inspection and robot routine inspection replace manual routine inspection. As temperature data reflects the operating status of the core equipment in systems, these new routine inspection modes yield more accurate results and greatly improve efficiency for easy detection of machine failures.

What is the set time frame and frequency in the inspection and maintenance process for renewable energy systems?

InfiRay offers a 7×24h online monitoring system centred on thermographic devices for continuous temperature monitoring and timely troubleshooting for core equipment or those with a high failure frequency in systems. For other equipment, routine inspection and maintenance can be scheduled regularly, for example, once or twice a week. The specific routine inspection frequency can be adjusted according to the actual conditions.

Spokesperson: Zhong Ya, Product Manager- IRay Technology