New optoelectronic devices for the Near and Mid-Infrared spectral range open completely new possibilities for portable sensors creation. Using infrared LED-PD optopairs allows developing an instrument that is smaller, less expensive and energy-saving.
MDS-4D methane sensor prototype announcement
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• performing continuous methane monitoring;
• realising wireless data transmission of the concentration values via built-in ZigBee/Bluetooth module;
• organising wireless networks of sensors covering a vast area.
Potential application areas of the new sensors and sensor networks are:
• methane concentration control in the natural gas, oil extraction fields, coal mines, biogas production plants;
• gas concentration monitoring along the pipelines, local gas networks, on the territory of petroleum oil refineries and natural gas processing plants, waste landfill sites;
• methane emissions control in household and industrial applications, where natural gas is used as an energy source;
• methane leakage monitoring in the gas filling stations and vehicles running on gas fuel;
• methane emissions control of agricultural objects (pastures, biomass storages).
The prototype of the new methane sensor undergoes the final laboratory tests; serial production of the unit is scheduled to the beginning of 2016.
LED Microsensor NT offers Russian and foreign companies to take part in a cooperation to develop cutting-edge sensor systems based on LED methane sensors optimised for specific tasks. Please send your questions and suggestions!