What is Electrical Audit and Assessment?
An electrical audit is an activity to inspect and measure the reality of the current condition of electrical systems, installations and equipment, then compare it with certain regulations or standards. The focus of electrical audit is on compliance or conformance. The definition of electrical assessment is the activity of evaluating and providing a quantitative evaluation of the results. Electrical assessment provides a picture of the actual condition of the electrical system or equipment and then compare it to the ideal condition –-good, bad or severe. The difference between electrical audit and electrical assessment is very small. Audit focuses on whether comply or confirm to the standard or not. Electrical system assessment is more than an audit. It also gives attributes on the results. The similarity between audit and assessment is that in both there are inspection, examination and testing activities. —Omazaki Consultant provides electrical power system installation, and equipment audit or assessment for reliability, safety compliance and energy. Contact us if you are looking for consultants who provide industrial, IT data center, hospital, and commercial electrical installation audit and assessment services in Indonesia by sending email to cs@omazaki.co.id or by filling the form at contact.
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Why Need to Perform Electrical System Audit or Assessment?
There are many symptoms that an electrical system need to be audited or assessed. They are:
- There are frequent trip or shutdown
- High frequency om electrical shock or electrocution
- Unexplained fault or failure within the system or equipment
- Need to find root-causes for certain equipment or system fault or failure
- etc.
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Target of Electrical Audit & Assessment
- Reliability and availability
- Energy consumption
- Personal safety (electrical safety)
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Different Type of Electrical Audit & Assessment
There are different type of electrical audit and assessment:
- Electrical System and Equipment Reliability Assessment
- Electrical Remaining Lifetime Assessment
- Electrical Asset Health Index Assessment and Calculation
- Electrical Risk Assessment
- Power Quality Assessment & Audit
- Lightning Protection and Grounding Audit & Assessment
- Electrical Energy Audit
- Electrical Safety Compliance Audit
- Others
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Assessment Methodology in General
Methodology in audit and assessment of electrical equipment and system could be:
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Benefit of Electrical Audit & Assessment
Some benefit of electrical installation system audit and assessments are:
- Evaluates overall condition of your electrical system
- Prioritizes the need to system improvement
- Improves electrical system availability and reliability
- Provides essential power system documentation
- More safe to personnel and save the energy
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Reference
- ANSI/NETA MTS 2007 – Standard for Maintenance Testing Specifications for Electrical Power Distribution Equipment and System
- Standard for Infrared Inspection of Electrical Systems & Rotating Equipment 2016
- ISO 31000 : 2018 Risk management — Guidelines
- NFPA 70B – 2019 Recommended Practice for Electrical Equipment Maintenance
- etc.
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Contact Omazaki Consultant if you are looking for consultants who provide electrical installation power equipment and system audit and/or assessment services for your existing power or electricity system in Indonesia.
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