This guide provides information for designers, specifiers, installers, and operators to address and apply components and accessories for continuously monitoring temperatures of equipment and wiring connections for electrical switchgear and motor control centers (MCC). The concepts within this guide may be applicable to other electrical equipment not specifically covered by this guide.

Describe approaches to continuous thermal monitoring of electrical power distribution equipment to optimize system reliability and elevate safe maintenance practices.

Continuous thermal monitoring can complement or replace traditional periodic infra-red thermographic surveys. This document helps users and facility designers to specify and select continuous thermal monitoring systems for their switchgear and motor control centers up to 52 kV. This guide describes how to obtain desired/required performance data to improve system reliability, improve maintenance practices and to supplement or displace periodic thermographic inspections.