Uso de cámaras termográficas y de efecto corona para la prevención de daños causados por la salinidad en los equipos de media tensión entre el sector Punta Carnero y Puntilla de Santa Elena

Abstract

Urban and industrial growth in recent decades has been notorious between the Punta Carnero and Puntilla de Santa Elena sectors, especially electrical, with a greater increase in energy demand mainly in the industrial sector, which requires greater demand for electricity to supply the required load and to ensure the quality of power electrical elements such as insulators and fuse holders must be in good condition to ensure that no failures occur. The behavior of all electrical elements is based on their level of insulation to avoid current leakage generating inconveniences due to disconnection. In this sector, due to its proximity to the sea, it is mostly affected by salinity, generating wear not only in the electrical elements of the area, but also in the poles and other structures, which are visible to the human eye but the most important ones, such as loss of electrical flow and hot spots, are not. The main objective of this study is to propose a maintenance plan to prevent total damage to the integrity of the poles, insulators and fuse holders in the study area, mainly caused by corrosion caused by salinity, with this proposal is expected to improve the power quality of all customers connected to this distribution network, avoiding damages to their equipment and extra costs in their bills and mainly benefiting the whole sector to avoid power outages due to damages, by taking data through thermographic and corona effect cameras with the help of artificial intelligence programmed in its system and using manual calculations for a suitable and accurate proposal, strictly complying with all standards, technical specifications and established norms.