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Operations & Assets
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| 24TH FEBRUARY - 2ND MARCH 2017 | UTILITY WEEK
High viz
Western Power Distribution (WPD) is
trialling a system to test the condition
of its 132kV network.
LineVue, from Kinectrics in
Toronto, has sensors that detect
magnetic flux leakage from steel-core
wires. The remote-controlled device
measures loss of metallic cross-sec-
tional area and detects localised flaws.
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