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12.3.4.1
12.3.5 Measuring conditions & measuring season .........................................................
12.3.6 Interpretation of infrared images ..........................................................................
12.3.7 Humidity & dew point ...........................................................................................
12.3.7.1
12.3.7.2
12.3.8 Assessing thermal bridging and insulation continuity .........................................
12.3.8.1
12.3.8.2
12.3.8.3
12.3.8.4
12.3.8.5
12.3.8.6
12.3.8.7
12.4 Disclaimer .............................................................................................................................
12.4.1 Copyright notice ...................................................................................................
12.4.2 Training & certification ..........................................................................................
12.4.3 National or regional building codes .....................................................................
13 Introduction to thermographic inspections of electrical installations ......................................
13.1 Important note ......................................................................................................................
13.2 General information ..............................................................................................................
13.2.1 Introduction ...........................................................................................................
13.2.2 General equipment data .......................................................................................
13.2.3 Inspection .............................................................................................................
13.2.4 Classification & reporting ......................................................................................
13.2.5 Priority ...................................................................................................................
13.2.6 Repair ....................................................................................................................
13.2.7 Control ..................................................................................................................
13.3 Measurement technique for thermographic inspection of electrical installations ...............
13.3.1 How to correctly set the equipment .....................................................................
13.3.2 Temperature measurement ...................................................................................
13.3.3 Comparative measurement ..................................................................................
13.3.4 Normal operating temperature .............................................................................
13.3.5 Classification of faults ...........................................................................................
13.4 Reporting ..............................................................................................................................
13.5 Different types of hot spots in electrical installations ...........................................................
13.5.1 Reflections ............................................................................................................
13.5.2 Solar heating .........................................................................................................
13.5.3 Inductive heating ...................................................................................................
13.5.4 Load variations ......................................................................................................
13.5.5 Varying cooling conditions ...................................................................................
13.5.6 Resistance variations ............................................................................................
13.5.7 Overheating in one part as a result of a fault in another ......................................
13.6 Disturbance factors at thermographic inspection of electrical installations ........................
13.6.1 Wind ......................................................................................................................
13.6.2 Rain and snow ......................................................................................................
13.6.3 Distance to object .................................................................................................
13.6.4 Object size ............................................................................................................
13.7 Practical advice for the thermographer ................................................................................
13.7.1 From cold to hot ...................................................................................................
13.7.2 Rain showers ........................................................................................................
13.7.3 Emissivity ..............................................................................................................
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Pressure conditions in a building .....................................................
Relative & absolute humidity ............................................................
Definition of dew point ......................................................................
Credits ...............................................................................................
Introduction .......................................................................................
Background information ...................................................................
Quantitative appraisal of thermal anomalies ....................................
Conditions and equipment ...............................................................
Survey and analysis ..........................................................................
Reporting ...........................................................................................
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