Wireless Gas Detectors With Wireless Control Unit
Description Of Wireless Gas Detectors:
The WGD-Series Wireless Gas Detector is a complete stand-alone system with integrated battery. These WGD-series along with the Local Receiver Unit SIG2RCV, are one of the recent technologically upgraded products which work on GSM/GPRS systems and can easily interface with Oxygen, Methane, Combustible & Toxic gas sensors.
They eliminate the use of physical cables that were required for signal / data transfer between the conventional detectors & multi-channel monitors.
Highlighted Features of WGD-series device are: Battery and Solar powered, Cloud connectivity, Cloud based data storage, SMS and Email alert / notification.
These wireless data communication features integrated within these devices, use the constantly evolving technologies related to the Internet of Things – IoT category.
Basic Features & Applications Of Wireless Gas Detectors:
- 1+ year battery life (1 Transmission / Day)
- Internal Lithium battery or Solar powered option
- Suitable for use in remote & hazardous locations
- 2G GSM/GPRS Global Transmission
- Redundancy system with auto service provider or network switching in case of network failure
- Transmits Gas reading, Battery status & alert status to 2 wireless central units and 10 users
- Low, High configuration Alarms with SMS and Email alerts
- Wireless remote central unit which is also called as local receiver unit for relay operations and data collection over MODBUS
- User programmable sensor locations
- Continuous Gas Monitoring with no sleep mode
- Graphical LCD with backlight
- Display sensor reading, Alarm status and battery level
- Password protected Display function menu
- User friendly multifunctional keypad & GLCD display for easy Man-Machine interface
- Front LED indicators for: Device status, Alarm Status, Communication, Network Status.
Technical Specifications Of WGD-Series:
USER INTERFACE:
- LCD display : 128 x 64 pixel Graphical display
- Keys: 3 Keys (SHIFT Key, SET Key, INCR Key)
- LEDs: 4 LED Indications (Health LED, Alert LED, Communication LED, Network LED)
SENSOR:
- Sensor Technology : NDIR technology – Sensor Life – 8 Years
- Response time : < 30 Secs;
Range & Resolution:
- Gas: Methane (CH4 ); Range: 100 % LEL; Resolution: 1
ALERTS AND DATA CONNECTIVITY
- Modes : SMS / MQTT* / TCP-IP*
- Alarms : 2 settable alarms, sensor fault, open, over
- Healthy Alerts : Daily multiple SMS notification of device status
- Details : Battery status, sensor fault and alarm status.
NETWORK:
Modem :
- 2G GSM/GPRS (Optional 3G/LTE) Global Transmission;
- Dual SIM card.
Antenna :
- upto 3.0 dBi;
- Internal / External (in low network area).
POWER SUPPLY:
Normal Mode:
1. Upto 10mW during detection (WGD2MSB)
2. Upto 288mW during detection (WGD2MSP)
During Data Transmission:
1. Upto 300mW (WGD2MSB)
2. Upto 2W (WGD2MSP)
Power Supply:
1. 7.4V rechargeable battery;
2. 6 – 24V DC input;
3. Solar System.
ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIFICATIONS:
- Temperature Range : -10°C to 50°C
- Relative Humidity : 10% – 90% RH, Non-Condensing.
HOUSING FOR WIRELESS DETECTORS:
- Protection class : IP-66 for GAS Gr. IIC CMRI Approved
- Cabinet Material : Cast Aluminium, LM-6
- Mounting : Wall Mounting / Stand Mounting / Pipe Mounting
Dimension :
- 247mm (W) x 213mm (H) x 120mm (D) – FLP
- 666mm (W) x 366mm (H) x 25mm (D) – Solar
- Weight : Approx. 4.9Kg – FLP.
Applications Of WGD-Series Wireless Gas Detectors:
* Application of the above System will differ according to the Customer requirement at site.
Typically, these wireless gas detectors find their use in the following applications / industries with ever widening scope:
- Refineries & Petrochemical plant including offshore drilling and plant shutdowns,
- Waste Water Treatment plants,
- Sewage Plants,
- Bullet yards or Tank farms,
- Leak in Gas Pipelines,
- Fire & Security Panels,
- Emergency response to off-site leak detection,
- Process or Emission Gas Analysis,
- Coal Mines,
- Heat Treatment Plants,
- Access Control,
- Pulp & Paper Industry,
- Personal Monitoring.