Citation
(2009), "SenGenuity announces TempTrackr™ wireless temperature measurement solution for unparalleled portability and performance", Sensor Review, Vol. 29 No. 3. https://doi.org/10.1108/sr.2009.08729cad.003
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2009, Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SenGenuity announces TempTrackr™ wireless temperature measurement solution for unparalleled portability and performance
Article Type: New products From: Sensor Review, Volume 29, Issue 3
SenGenuity, the Sensors division of Vectron International, has announced the TempTrackr™ Wireless Temperature Measurement Solution, designed to provide users of passive (no power/battery required) and wireless TFSS433D family of surface acoustic wave (SAW) sensors with unparalleled mobility, portability, robustness and performance for real-time in-process temperature sensing applications. It provides a quick and easy-to-use solution that facilitates rapid temperature data visualization and acquisition from the process engineer to quality control personnel, while providing system integrators and OEMs a platform for customized solutions.
SenGenuity’s TempTrackr™ kit includes four passive (no power/battery required) wireless temperature sensors that are capable of reading temperatures between 0 and 120°C from a maximum interrogation distance of 70 in. The wireless sensors are powered by bursts of RF emitted by a wireless interrogator which excite SAW resonators within each sensor. A feedback signal conditioned by the temperature is then created by the resonator and fed back electromagnetically to the wireless interrogator using the same antenna set.
“Our customers frequently come to us looking for ways to empower their designers with a cost-effective leading-edge solution to determine temperature in a very portable and easy-to-install wireless sensing system. This demand is particularly high in applications where traditional wired sensor implementation is hindered by location/environment including rotating equipment,” said Kerem Durdag, director of sales and marketing. “Our new TempTrackr™ wireless temperature measurement solution will revolutionize this process by providing end-customers and system integrators with real-time wireless solutions with batteryless temperature sensors.”
The TempTrackr™ can be used with any of SenGenuity’s TFSS433D wireless temperature sensors which use robust and reliable semiconductor technology and are installed in challenging applications. The TempTracker™ kit includes four passively operated TFSS433D sensors with four dipole antennas for each of the sensors. Also included is a wireless interrogator with its own dipole antenna, accompanied with a USB connector to facilitate connectivity to any computer for data visualization and acquisition.
“Customers are increasingly demanding cost-effective sensor solutions that can ease their installation and data acquisition burden, particularly for applications that require multiple points of measurement,” said Kerem Durdag, director of sales and marketing, SenGenuity. “The TempTrackr™ facilitates a far higher degree of flexibility in data acquisition from multiple process control points for measuring temperature when deploying our wireless temperature sensors, and is ideal for those applications for which mobility and portability are of paramount importance.”
The TempTrackr™ provides a streamlined wireless SAW sensor interrogation solution that requires minimal real estate allowing flexibility for system engineers to add significant valued-add to their designs. Additionally, customers can leverage the TempTackr™ to work with SenGenuity on customized solutions for their particular needs and requirements.
For more information on the TempTrackr™ and the TFSS433D wireless temperature sensor family please contact SenGenuity’s fluid sensors sales team at 603-578-4066. For more information on other Acoustic Wave Sensors from SenGenuity please visit www.sengenuity.com (Figure 3).