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Last updated: 12:10pm, 12th Jan 2022
As an essential service, Northpower’s priority is to keep the power flowing to our customers and ensure the ongoing reliability of the network and the safety of our staff and community during this COVID-19 response. Find out more about what to expect during this time and how to contact us.
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10 x faster and with pinpoint accuracy, networks perform better with Northpower Acoustic Inspection Services.
Accuracy
Acoustic Inspection can accurately pinpoint the location of electrical discharge and defects, up to 18 months in advance of them becoming visually evident.
Reliability
Identification of defects allowing asset owners to manage condition based risk.
Benefits
SAIDI reductions resulting in operational savings and improved public safety - including a reduction of potential bush fire risk.
Capability
Acoustic Inspection provides state-of-the-art defect detection across electrical network assets.
Developed by UIT Networks in Korea, Ultrasonic Inspection technology has been successfully used by KEPCO in Korea, with the collection of 15 million data points over nine years.
With close to 95% of the national network surveyed annually, pre-emptive rectification of the defects found has improved KEPCO’s SAIDI by 42%.
Speed
Our Acoustic Inspection technology runs at 10 x the speed of traditional methods, checking up to:
- 300 distribution poles/structures per day
- 30 - 50 transmission towers per day (depending on access)
- 2 - 4 substations per day (depending on size and distance)
- 30 ground mounted assets per day (depending on access)
Our Acoustic Inspection Services are a major step forward in inspection speed, accuracy and diagnostics for all electrical networks. Explore all the details here.
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