Power cable inspections using Matlab graphical user interface aided by thermal imaging

This paper proposed an efficient method to predict and solve an abnormal conditions in all electrical cables, using Matlab GUI (Graphic User Interface) with thermal imaging (infrared (IR) camera). The use of traditional techniques (without IR camera) not easily to predict faults and give a complete diagonous about them. Using any type of thermal camera, which can detect the thermal state of abnormal conditions of cables by technical operator (thermographer) and send this thermal images to a novel software program (GUI) technique, which using cables data base able to : 1) obtain the thermal profile of the system; 2) process and analyze thermal data, and 3) apply a simulated artificial technique to determine the particular condition or fault corresponding to the thermal signature. The new performed report can contains: 1) problems that founds in the components and the system itself, 2) suggest remedy and perform any necessary corrective action in a suitable time, and 3) give the priority of these problems with respect to repair (maintenance) time.