OUR COMMITMENT
HOT/SHOT has pioneered the use of the FLIR (Forward Looking Infrared) system to provide proficient aerial power line inspections. Our established experience along with this superior high resolution equipment allows us to locate potential problems failures in transmission, distribution and substation systems.
OUR TECHNOLOGY
The FLIR Systems 2000 series infrared camera has a thermal resolution of 1/10°F, and a pictorial resolution of 525 lines per frame (560 CCIR) with 352 elements per line (428 CCIR). It utilizes a Mercury, Cadmium, Telluride (HgDcTe) 2X4 TDI detector array with an IR Special bandwidth of 8 - 12 microns. It renders an image of an object’s thermal emissions in shades of black to white.....white representing hot and black depicting cold. The data is then recorded on video tape for processing. The camera, mounted externally on the helicopter, is remotely controlled by the thermographer inside the cabin. The controls contain output signal gain and level, and cage, which return the camera to a preselected azimuth and elevation. LCRS rate stabilization assists the Thermographer in manual target tracking by dampening the effects of aircraft motion.
OUR SERVICE
The FLIR camera, unaffected by solar glare, can perform your powerline survey in the heat of the day, any time of
the year. The camera’s superior resolution and image quality allows HOT/SHOT to detect problems such as bad
splices, dead end shoes, switch components and jumpers in the safest, most precise and economical manner
possible.
HOT/SHOT’s aerial thermographers are certified technicians trained to interpret the complex data compiled. The
infrared video tape, color, black & white thermograms, visible light photos of anomalies and "GPS" locations are
included in the final analysis and consultation. The speed of an aerial inspection and the information provided
allows your crews to be on the job repairing problems rather than searching for them!
B&W aerial thermogram. White areas indicate problems on powerline.
Colorized version of same aerial thermograph indicating problems.
Visible light photo of same aerial thermogram.
B & W thermogram showing high side switch "B" phase in transmission substation.
Colorized version of same thermogram in substation.
E-Mail: hotshot@hotshotir.com