The use of infra-red thermometers in the railway industry is as follows
At present, there are three types of train traction methods in China: steam locomotive traction, diesel locomotive traction, and electric locomotive traction. Among them, railways that use electric locomotives to pull trains are called electrified railways. Electric traction has the characteristics of high horsepower, fast speed, low energy consumption, and high efficiency. In sections where electric traction is used, the transportation capacity is significantly improved, transportation costs are greatly reduced, and locomotive performance and working conditions are better than those of internal combustion locomotives. This is the future development direction of railway traction power in China.
The widespread use of electric locomotives has also led to an increasing number of equipment in railway systems, making effective detection of electrical or mechanical equipment an important issue at present.
Nowadays, infrared thermal imagers can accomplish these tasks and perform status maintenance in a short period of time without the need for shutdown. Replacing regular cleaning and fastening work in traditional maintenance with Ti infrared thermal imaging can save 50% to 90% of costs and effectively prevent the occurrence of fires. Both new and old devices can benefit from infrared thermal imaging inspection. All electrical equipment and distribution systems, including high-voltage contactors, fuse panels, main power circuit breaker panels, contactors, as well as all distribution lines, motors, transformers, etc., shall undergo infrared thermal imaging inspection to ensure that all operating electrical equipment does not have latent thermal hazards and effectively prevent fires and unexpected shutdowns.
In addition, using an infrared thermal imager instead of traditional methods for cleaning and fastening can save a lot of costs. There are two reasons for this savings:
Firstly, the infrared thermal imager inspection is carried out very quickly, unlike traditional methods that require a lot of manpower to clean and tighten the equipment.
In addition, during the inspection of the infrared thermal imager, the equipment is not required to be powered off, but only a short power outage is required for repair after identifying hidden dangers,
And for repairing individual hidden dangers, power outages are only localized, with limited outage time and may even be scheduled for repairs within the planned outage time.
