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- Corona Interpretation -
• Corona & Corona Count in box, GPS, UV Gain sets blob size, UV Filter
settings, date & time, right side displays Auto Focus, x1 visible, C filter
• Note there are multiple colors to select from so the display corona will
contrast with background colors
• There are 4 UV count update rates to select from, normal is 2 seconds,
if flying 35+ mph and recording use faster time.
- Corona Interpretation -
• Corona in the middle of an insulator string, may be the result of damage, bird droppings,
punctured end insulators, never a good sign.
• Corona inside the “protected area” of the corona rings means the corona rings aren't
correct. I have seen corona rings installed backward, the noisiest thing in the substation,
within 2 years after “temporary” installation the 500KV NCI was a different color on 1/3 of
its length.
• Corona is the result, of a bad design likely (the clamp) inside this line marker (does not
have a corona ring.)
- Corona Interpretation -
• Corona is where you find it, this is why the zoom capability of the
CoroCAM 504 and the Corona 350 gimbal stability is so important to
be able to isolate if there are lines that are too close to each other,
trees growing into the right-of-way, gun shot damage causing
strands to stick out, or just thermal growth causing strands to get
loose.
- Corona Interpretation -
• The left picture shows a minimum corona problem due to: a cap
broken loose from the surge arrestor, or a wire out too far.
• The right picture shows the arrestor alongside is destroyed.
• Always try to get best resolution to define “all” of the problems.
- Corona Interpretation -
• Corona is where you find it, understanding why it is there is your job.
• This 345kV transmission line has line spacing problems, long spans
without spacers, and the conductor is also too small for the altitude
(and is always in corona), if the conductor is “dragged” across the
ground it will accumulate debris, scratches, that will also cause
corona. New conductors can have “die grease” used when making the
conductor that will “wash out” of the conductor over a few months of
regular rainfalls.
Corona Interpretation
• Created by Dan Ninedorf
• CoroCAM corona camera distributor – North
America, Puerto Rico, Guam
• Ox Creek Energy Associates Inc
• www.specialcamera.com
• Cameras@maqs.net
• 800-531-6232 rings into cell 920-255-5510
• Copyright 2013 Ox Creek Energy Assoc Inc.