Applications

Here are some examples of the way you might use our innovative BLASTDOWN pressure relief system for maximum protection from an arc flash event during inspection. The ViPIRS series of infrared (IR) windows boasts the highest safety standards. Certified by Underwriters Laboratories (UL) and American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) for electrical equipment operating at low, medium or high voltage. Which one will you choose for your application?

CLOSE-COUPLED PACKAGE SUBSTATIONS

Package substations, similar to the one shown, are ideal applications for implementation of our ViPIRS products. With the wide field of view associated with their available form factor configurations, fewer IR windows are needed to cover a larger area, reducing the installed cost per unit and maximizing your return on investment.

HIGH VOLTAGE TRANSFORMERS

Transformers and their associated tap changers are critical and often overlooked application areas. Should a tap-changer or a connection point fail, then catastrophic and severe damage could occur. Correctly positioning ViPIRS can enable infrared inspection not only on the primary and secondary cable connections, but also the all-important tap changer.

LOW VOLTAGE PANEL BOARDS

Low-voltage panel boards can be more dangerous than their higher voltage cousins, when it comes to arc-flash energies. The higher current, and greater clearing times coupled with regenerative loads, typically found in LV panel boards, means that the incident energy levels can often be higher than the medium/high voltage systems feeding them. Installing ViPIRS into critical areas such as cable compartments and busbar tunnels can provide a safe means of detecting high energy faults before they become critical.

MEDIUM VOLTAGE SWITCHGEAR LINEUPS

Medium voltage air-insulated switchgear are often deemed critical with respect to plan operations. With today's segregated tiers and bus-tunnels, the primary target for an infrared inspection lies at the cable compartment. Often located at the rear of the lineup, the cable compartment consists of three cable landing points, one per phase, which, depending on the system could be single or parallel fed per phase. With their ultra-wide viewing area, the ViPIRS infrared viewing panes are perfectly suited to MV switchgear cable compartment installations. Fully compliant with all load and impact requirements for viewing panes in metal-clad switchgear coupled with BLASTDOWN arc-protection system, the ViPIRS are your best choice.