Equipment Monitoring Using Thermography Cameras: Remote Detection of Temperature-Related Failures

Abstract

Protecting critical infrastructure such as electricity, oil, and gas to prevent catastrophic failure is imperative to maintain the functioning of today’s technological world. The U.S. government is putting into place programs such as the North American Electric Reliability Corporation [12] and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [13] to ensure that monitoring solutions exist for these critical infrastructures. Our proposed solution is to use a thermography camera on critical systems, which can provide 24/7 monitoring and thus offer insight into equipment performance over time.