Maximize Inspection Safety and Efficiency with Infrared Technology
Trust our team of experts to provide innovative solutions for your temperature-sensitive projects. We maximize safety and efficiency with the use of the industry’s best technology. Thermal sensors make it easy to capture reliable temperature readings. Our certified thermographers use this technology to address all aspects of data collection, processing, analysis, and reporting.
Learn how our inspection technology can help protect your energy operations.
Capture Critical Data With Thermal Sensors On Drones
Thermal sensors on drones allow for efficient and safe inspections of temperature-sensitive equipment in the energy generation, transmission, and distribution sectors. An accurate temperature reading is a key part of correctly identifying issues. Our radiothermal technology allows our pilots and experts to:
- Capture data and create images based on temperature differences
- Automatically capture zoomed images, store with overview images, and recognize pre-marked subjects
Early Problem Identification & Preventative Maintenance
Early identification of thermal radiation anomalies are valuable for preventing future issues. Our experts employ-cutting edge drone and thermal sensor technology to safely and efficiently capture inspection data in an effort to:
- Avoid costly system outages with our inspections.
- Protect personnel from temperature-sensitive inspections with increased drone range
- Overcome visual obstacles, like dense vegetation, with our hi-res thermal imaging capabilities
Thermographic Inspections FAQs
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Can drones perform thermal inspections?
Professional-grade drones can be equipped with high-tech thermal sensors. Drones can cover large areas within a short amount of time and can capture high resolution thermography photos that help electric infrastructure owners detect potential issues not seen by the naked eye. -
What is thermal drone inspection?
Thermal drone inspections use state-of-the-art, enterprise level drones and thermography sensors. These high-resolution thermography sensors detect heat caused by excess resistance in aging and failing components. Drone-based thermography inspections are a type of preventive non-destructive testing that will allow the customer to act on component problems before they cause a power outage. The cost-saving benefits from finding problems before they become a failure can be substantial. -
What can a thermal imaging drone do?
Professional-grade drones equipped with thermal sensors can identify overheating electric components. They can also identify the degree of heat and specific locations that are the hottest. -
What is the difference between thermal and infrared drones?
There is no difference between thermal inspections and infrared (IR) inspections. A thermal camera detects a specific wavelength of IR light, primarily in the long-wavelength spectrum. There are several different types of IR sensors, each with a specific application. Short-wavelength sensors are a type of night vision; medium-wavelength sensors are used to detect gas leaks and to see inside extremely hot refractories; and long-wavelength sensors are used to observe everyday heat and heat loading. -
What are the different types of thermal imaging technology?
For the most part, thermal imagers are in their own unique category. The two main types of thermal imagers are "radiometric," which can sense thermal differences and provide quantitative readings of those temperatures, and "non-radiometric," which only show an image and cannot provide temperature readings. At Clearsight, we only use “radiometric” sensors.
Our Inspection Benefits
Employ drone technology to detect and identify overheated equipment and components that may not be discernible through visual assessments alone.
- Avoid costly system outages with our inspections.
- Protect personnel from temperature-sensitive inspections with increased drone range.
- Clearsight certified thermographers have access to a variety of drones, cameras, and other sensors.
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Clearsight is your end-to-end solution for utility asset inspections.
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Our team of Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) coordinate and provide a detailed plan for every mission.
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Our inspection team deploys the most effective data-collecting technology to gather insights.
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Data is securely uploaded and analyzed by SMEs. Reports are electronically produced, complete with prioritized findings.
