Electrical installations carry ever-increasing power. Their connection points are exposed to overheating risks that remain completely invisible without continuous monitoring.
“Today’s electrical installations carry ever-increasing power in an increasingly complex and demanding environment. Connection points, splices, joints, and connection areas are particularly exposed to overheating.”
Fabien Domas, founder of Hotspot Tracking and a busway expert for 25 years.
THE CONSEQUENCES
What undetected overheating can cause
Unexpected failures
An undetected thermal deviation can trigger a sudden equipment failure, bringing your operations to a halt without warning.
Production interruptions
An unplanned busway shutdown immediately interrupts operations and jeopardizes service continuity.
Critical service outages
Data centers, hospitals, industrial sites: the consequences of a critical outage can be disastrous and extremely costly.
Fire risk
In the most serious situations, uncontrolled overheating can start a fire in the electrical installation.
Loss of confidence in the installation
Over time, insufficient monitoring can undermine confidence in the installation’s reliability and safety.
Periodic checks are not enough.
A thermal deviation is a gradual, silent phenomenon. It cannot be detected during a visual inspection or periodic check. Permanent, reliable thermal monitoring is necessary.
WHY DOES IT HAPPEN?
The mechanics of a thermal failure
Increasing electrical loads
Modern buildings and infrastructure consume increasing amounts of power. Busways can be pushed to their maximum capacity.
Aging splices and connections
Splices, the connection points between sections, can loosen and oxidize over time. Their electrical resistance increases, generating heat.
Progressive thermal deviation
Heat builds up slowly over weeks or months. Without continuous measurement, this deviation remains completely invisible until it reaches a critical threshold.
Incident, often at the worst time
Failure generally occurs during a load peak: a heat wave, intense industrial activity, or a critical period. The consequences are then greatest.
With Hotspot Tracking: an alert before the threshold
The system detects the deviation long before it becomes dangerous. Preventive action is scheduled. The incident does not happen.
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