Gas Sending Solutions (GSS) has announced that it will display its world’s minimum power CO2 gas sensor at the ISH 2011, major global trade exhibition for sophisticated bathroom layouts, low energy air heating and conditional systems and clean energy technology. The event will be held in Frankfurt between March 15 and 19, 2011.
The CO2 gas sensor features EnOcean self-powered wireless technology. The company has recently become a member of the EnOcean Alliance and will unveil its sophisticated COZIR sensor to the building services segment on the Alliance Booth.
After becoming the member of the EnOcean Alliance, the company has been working along with other firms of the alliance to incorporate the EnOcean Standard in its products.
The COZIR sensor does not require batteries and can be easily maintained. It consumes less power and can be started within two seconds, making it suitable for several applications like observing Indoor Air Quality (IAQ), Horticultural and Building Control and Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems.
The CO2 sensor uses energy harvesting technology of EnOcean for obtaining ambient energy from movement, temperature or light variations. The sensor uses room lights for functioning. For every ten minutes, three readings are collected and their values are transferred by wireless means to a receiver. The receiver adjusts an alarm for turning on a ventilator system. For instance, in the absence of room light, the sensor functions on saved energy in the energy storage type. The sensor collects fewer calculations and signals are transmitted only when crucial values are obtained. In this method, the COZIR sensor works automatically at a minimum cost.
GSS’ CO2 sensor features a non-dispersive infra-red (NDIR) configuration on the basis of the GSS patented technology, linked with minimum noise electronics and minimum loss compact injection moulded optics. The sensor requires only 3.3mW of power for uninterrupted operation, whereas typical NDIR sensors consume 50 times more energy. It can be availed in three ranges including 0 to 2000ppm, 0-1% or 0-2%.
Source: http://www.gassensing.co.uk