We manufacture force transducers based on strain gauges technology, with a standard output between 5 and 30 mV (power supply: 10 VDC).
As long as SENSY has been in existence, it has offered a wide range of options to allow the type of transmission to be adapted to the application, including:
We can now add to this list:
A ‘wireless ATEX-certified transmitter/receiver capable of being both battery-operated and used in hazardous areas’
- SENSY recently delivered a complete measurement solution, which included a system for measuring the force of five mooring cables operating in a hazardous area, by utilizing radio transmission.
- FINDING a solution for a customer’s problem: Our customer needed to control the forces applied on the tankers mooring lines during the discharge of their crude-oil cargo.
SENSY’s SOLUTION
- Manufacture of five ‘Exd’ certified tensiometers, submersible in case of an accident, quick release for ease-of-use, and connected to a multichannel radio;
- Development of an ‘Ex- certified’ transmitter in an explosion-proof enclosure;
- Realization of an Ex- certified receiver mounted on the outside of the ship’s bridge in an explosion-proof enclosure and connected to a computer installed in the safe area.
- Features of dedicated software:
- Display of the tension force of each mooring line in a bar graph so that the data can readily understood.
- Programmable alert thresholds with an audible alarm and a color changing from green to red depending on the force level.
- Real-time data recording.
TECHNICAL FEATURES
Force transducers
- Type : Static line tensiometer, model 5560S
- Capacity : 45 t
- Certification : ‘Exd T6’ according to CEI 60079-1/EN60079-1
- Output signal : 1 mV/V
- Protection : IP67 Marine
- Cable length : 15 m
- Option : Quick release system
Conditioner / Transmitter
- Number of channels : 5
- Accuracy : ± 0.1 %
- Inputs : 5 x 2 mV/V
- Power supply : 10..24 VDC
- Range : 1.000 m with no obstructions or interference in the surrounding area
- Explosion-proof enclosure : Eexd IIB T4
Receiver
- Output : RS485 (Modbus)
- Power supply : 230 VAC
- Explosion-proof enclosure : Eexd IIB T4
- Protection : IP54
Dedicated software (on a computer outside of the hazardous area)
- Display of the five strengths on a bar graph with colours changing from green to red depending on the force level;
- Programmable alert thresholds with an audible alarm.
- Data recording