Product category:
Temperature sensors
News Release from: QHi Group | Subject: Exertherm
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 25 June 2007
Thermal monitor receives upgraded
warranty
The lifetime calibration and warranty of Exertherm will be of particular interest to organisations such as data centres, continuous process or large-scale manufacturing.
QHi Group's Exertherm continuous thermal monitoring system is now supplied with lifetime calibration and a lifetime warranty QHi has identified the reliability of the system as a key factor if it is to be entrusted to monitor mission-critical equipment, where failure could result in high downtime costs
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 15 Aug 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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The lifetime calibration and warranty will therefore be of particular interest to organisations such as data centres, continuous process or large-scale manufacturing.
Based on infra-red sensors, these small, plastic bodied, low-cost devices, can be placed inside electrical enclosures.
Requiring no external power source, they work just like a standard thermocouple, but are noncontact, enabling continuous 24/7 thermal monitoring of mission-critical equipment.
Originally designed for electrical inspection, the Exertherm system can also be used to monitor mechanical equipment, using either noncontact IR sensors, or a specifically designed range of thermocouples.
Just as electrical equipment increases in temperature as faults develop, mechanical equipment such as gearboxes, bearing, pumps, valves, compressors and motors will also normally see increases in temperature as a fault or malfunction develops.
UL-listed for installation into electrical switchgear/UPS equipment, the system provides a variety of industry standard output protocols (default is Modbus), and can also provide Ethernet/wireless transmission to enable remote online monitoring.
It is suitable for new installation or retrofitting to existing equipment with easy subsequent expansion.
Exertherm offers a consistent and reliable means to detect potential problems before failure, allowing users to avoid the likely and potentially high downtime costs.
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