Análise da utilização de termovisão em redes de distribuição de energia na região sul da Bahia

Abstract

This Case Study aims to demonstrate the use of thermography, through thermal imaging equipment, to detect hot spots in connections and components in the energy distribution network in the southern region of Bahia. This predictive maintenance technique, already used in several branches of activities, such as: in industry, in the steel industry, petroleum and petrochemicals, civil construction, power generation, medicine, accident prevention, among others. It has also been disseminated as a practice very important in the maintenance of the electrical system due to the fact that it allows integrity inspections of electrical system network components without need direct contact involvement, in addition to being able to carry out the inspections relatively quickly. Thermography is particularly effective because the failures in equipment and network components usually show signs clear and recognizable thermals. Normally, the heat produced by a high electrical resistance precedes failures in the electrical system, which leads to numerous inconvenience and damage to consumers and energy concessionaires. In this work, the advantages of using this maintenance method are presented. predictive in distribution networks in the southern region of Bahia, in addition to being developed an application that uses the reports generated by the equipment to enable a better management and scheduling of predictive maintenance.