Thermal drive-by inspection services
Thermal drive-by inspections
Identify overheating assets and thermal anomalies across electricity networks using vehicle-based and handheld thermal inspection.
How thermal inspections work
Thermal inspections capture temperature differences and anomalies that may indicate an emerging asset issue. Vehicle-based inspections support efficient network screening, while handheld thermal inspection can be used for targeted assessment and locations requiring closer investigation.
Part of a wider inspection programme
Thermal drive-by inspection can be delivered as a standalone programme or combined with acoustic, drone and field-based inspections. Thermal findings can be used to target further investigation, while aerial thermal imaging can extend coverage to components that are difficult to assess from the ground.
Capabilities
• Vehicle-based thermal inspections
• Handheld thermal inspections
• Identification of overheating assets and thermal anomalies
• Targeted fault investigation and diagnostics
Assessment and reporting
Identified anomalies are reviewed, prioritised and reported to provide clear information for maintenance planning and further investigation.
Our inspection services
Drone inspections
Field assessment and reporting
Why Northpower?
Our multidisciplinary team combines asset inspection engineers, drone pilots and field specialists to deliver safe, scalable inspection programmes across routine asset inspections, fault investigations and challenging network environments.
