Thermal Optim­iza­tion of Compon­ents and Processes

Thermographic damage and functional analysis of electronic components has become one of the established testing methods in electrical engineering. This method is also used for research purposes at the Institute for Electrical Systems and Energy Logistics at BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg. In this context, Prof. Dr. Ralph Schacht focuses intensively on material and system characterization as well as non-destructive failure analysis of printed circuit boards, electronic components, microelectronics, and composite systems in assembly and interconnection technology.

The energy efficiency of electronic components is playing an increasingly important role in numerous fields of application. What’s more, in our age of electronics and high-tech, there is a demand for ever-faster active components, higher power densities in miniaturized systems, and absolute reliability. Added to this are the demands for environmentally conscious resource procurement and the requirement that increases in module performance must go hand in hand with lower energy consumption.

Pressure die casting is an efficient industrial process for the mass production of parts made of non-ferrous metals such as aluminium and magnesium alloys. Modern automated pressure die casting systems are used to manufacture complex components that are sometimes very large and at the same time delicate.

The machines and tools must be operated within narrow thermal process windows. This requires direct inline monitoring and control of the production process of each individual component. In this context, the assessment of the temperature distribution in the die casting mould is particulary important.

Technical systems and devices are often subject to the influence of thermal energy or heat up due to internal processes. Their efficiency and service life can be increased, for example, by optimised thermal management. The installed active components are usually optimised extensively for this purpose. Passive components, on the other hand, are often neglected in this respect.

Epoxy resin systems are mostly used as a matrix material in fibre composites. In a variety of manufacturing processes, the corresponding resin system is processed in a flowable state. The material only acquires its rigidity in a subsequent curing process. This is characterized by an exothermic chemical reaction with a pronounced temperature dependence.

What will the energy supply of the future look like? The Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP) in Greifswald is dealing with this question.

The generation of electricity power produced by wind turbines is expanding worldwide. This development is associated directly with an increasing demand to test the product reliability, functionality and life durability of wind turbine subsystems like the drive train.

Today gas and steam turbine power plants by the SIEMENS AG are more than ever complex high-tech products. Heavily stressed parts like the turbine blades are tested with the latest measurement techniques for example with infrared thermography.

At Delphi’s laboratory plant “Test & Validation Services”, thermography is used for design and product validation as part of quality assurance. Therewith, a stable hardware basis is set for integrating new technologies in motor vehicles that again present a substantial contribution to traffic safety.

Contactless measurement of temperature distributions and profiles with industrial thermographic cameras permits efficient monitoring and control of temperature-dependent processes and procedures within a system-integrated quality assurance programme in industry.

Check the microstructures of sheet metal parts during the stamping process and establish a uniform high strength and quality of all produced stampings safely and with a contact-free method.

Solar tower power plants belong to the category of solar-thermal power plants whose basic principle relies on the absorption of direct radiation from the sun and its conversion into thermal energy.

Check for long-life fatigue strength of mechanical components in load tests, using high-end infrared cameras.

Get advantages in costing and quality by non-contact thermographic testing of your solar cells and PV-modules.

Using pulse thermography, WELD-CHECK enables you a quantitative assessment of the inspected welds.

Detect inhomogeneous temperature distribution and local power loss during the production using the Lock-in Thermography.

Effectively secure your goods and appliances by integrating thermography into an automated early fire detection solution. InfraTec´s FIRE-SCAN enables capturing of critical temperature indoor and on open-air grounds at an early stage and is optimised for early fire detection.

Effectively secure your goods and appliances by integrating thermography into an automated early fire detection solution.

The IR Substation Monitoring System GRID-DETECT uses infrared technology to monitor the temperature of substation components to secure the reliability of substation. 

Guaranteed Flexibility and Measurement Accuracy

Due to this innovative feature, the cameras' measurement accuracy remains unchanged even when integration times or measurement ranges are altered. This will save users both time and money.

The Auto Calibration option expands the HighSense function to include automatic, dynamic adaptation of the integration time. This ensures the utmost temperature measuring accuracy and an optimised signal-to-noise ratio throughout the process. The wellfill of a detector is usually optimal in certain areas of the dynamic range. If the measured object signal is outside theses or user-specified limits, the integration time is readjusted.

Ultra-fast Data Transfer
High-resolution detectors and high frame rates generate large amounts of data. With the 10 Gigabit Ethernet interface, this data can be transferred quickly, reliably and without loss.

Remote-controlled Focussing of the Thermal Image

Interchangeable standard lenses in the ImageIR® series can be equipped with a motor focus unit. This enables precise, remote-controlled and fast focussing via the operating software.

Fast Measurements in Defined Subsections

Capture very fast temperature and motion sequences in full, half, quarter and sub modes, as well as in sub image formats defined by click-and-drag, using high frame rates.

Interface for Incoming and Outgoing Control Signals
Trigger signals to or from the camera can be used to control and synchronise image data acquisition. Thermographic measurements can also be used to control processes.