- A system for continuously monitoring a temperature of one or more components of an electrical supply system, the system comprising: one or more infrared or temperature sensors (120, 125) positioned to detect an amount of thermal energy emitted from the one or more target components of the electrical supply system, wherein the one or more infrared or temperature sensors (120, 125) transmit temperature data representative of the amount of thermal energy; one or more processors; one or more current sensors communicatively coupled to the one or more processors, wherein the one or more current sensors are positioned to detect an amount of current passing through the one or more target components; and one or more non-transitory memory modules communicatively coupled to the one or more processors and the one or more infrared sensors or temperature (120, 125) and storing machine-readable instructions that, when executed, cause the one or more processors to perform at least the following: receive the temperature data generated by the one or more infrared or temperature sensors (120, 125); determine the amount of current passing through the one or more target components based on current data collected by the one or more current sensors determine a rated current for the one or more target components; compare the temperature data to a particular temperature threshold, wherein the particular temperature threshold is based on the amount of current passing through the one or more target components and the rated current; and control the one or more infrared or temperature sensors (120, 125) based on the temperature data and the particular temperature threshold. one or more infrared or temperature sensors (120, 125) positioned to detect an amount of thermal energy emitted from the one or more target components of the electrical supply system, wherein the one or more infrared or temperature sensors (120, 125) transmit temperature data representative of the amount of thermal energy; one or more processors; one or more current sensors communicatively coupled to the one or more processors, wherein the one or more current sensors are positioned to detect an amount of current passing through the one or more target components; and one or more non-transitory memory modules communicatively coupled to the one or more processors and the one or more infrared sensors or temperature (120, 125) and storing machine-readable instructions that, when executed, cause the one or more processors to perform at least the following: receive the temperature data generated by the one or more infrared or temperature sensors (120, 125); determine the amount of current passing through the one or more target components based on current data collected by the one or more current sensors determine a rated current for the one or more target components; compare the temperature data to a particular temperature threshold, wherein the particular temperature threshold is based on the amount of current passing through the one or more target components and the rated current; and control the one or more infrared or temperature sensors (120, 125) based on the temperature data and the particular temperature threshold. receive the temperature data generated by the one or more infrared or temperature sensors (120, 125); determine the amount of current passing through the one or more target components based on current data collected by the one or more current sensors determine a rated current for the one or more target components; compare the temperature data to a particular temperature threshold, wherein the particular temperature threshold is based on the amount of current passing through the one or more target components and the rated current; and control the one or more infrared or temperature sensors (120, 125) based on the temperature data and the particular temperature threshold.