Air Monitoring The More Intelligent Way to Measure Solar Irradiance
Kipp & Zonen (Netherlands) proudly presents a new and intelligent generation of pyranometers. Equipped with an extremely low power Smart Interface, the new Smart SMP Pyranometers offer industry standard digital and amplified analogue outputs within the well-known CMP series housings.
Customer feedback, state of the art technology and the expertise of a team of Kipp & Zonen engineers have resulted in a unique new pyranometer range. It is built on the proven design and technology of the CMP series, but includes an Integrated Smart Interface that provides versatile outputs and two-way data communication.
“The active use of a built-in temperature sensor is one of the biggest breakthroughs in the development of the SMP Smart Pyranometer. The detector signal is digitally temperature corrected and makes the SMP Smart pyranometers irradiance measurements temperature-independent over a very wide range”, said Ruud Ringoir, product manager at Kipp & Zonen. “Thanks to the integrated Modbus® you now can communicate with your pyranometer allowing connection to digital equipment such as programmable logic controllers (PLC’s). Moreover all SMP pyranometers are programmed to have identical sensitivity and output levels, making them easily interchangeable for re-calibration or service.”
Kipp & Zonen has been manufacturing pyranometers for over 80 years. These instruments are designed for measuring the total (global) irradiance from the sun and sky falling on a plane surface in the wavelength range from approximately 0.3 to 3 µm (micrometers). With the new SMP Smart Pyranometer Series Kipp & Zonen combines instruments and industry standard interfaces into one unique instrument.
Reader Reply Card No. A Revolutionary Analyser for Measuring the Air Quality
Environnement SA (France), in cooperation with the Laboratory of Physics and Chemistry of the Environment and Space (LPC2E) of the CNRS (French National Centre for Scientific Research), have developed a fully-optical and patented* particle analyser providing continuous information on the concentration, size and the nature of inhalable particles (TSP, PM10, PM2.5, PM1). Completely autonomous, automatic and capable of detecting short events with high precision, the CPA (Continuous Particulate Analyser) provides real-time access to measurement parameters. This process previously required the use of expensive laboratory instrumentation such as mass spectroscopy, chromatography and microbalance equipment. This unique instrument will reduce by up to 10 times, the actual expenses, required to obtain the relative information.
An instrument capable of measuring simultaneously and continuously all types of particles, the CPA also provides real-time information on the nature of the particles, allowing for differentiation between "natural" and industrial pollution.
Simple to install and use, the CPA possesses a smart and automatic adjustment system integrated. The CPA requires very low maintenance and no consumables. Equipped with a large colour touch screen and the new interface developed by Environnement SA, using the latest web technologies, makes the CPA controllable remotely from any computer, tablet or iPhone. The CPA employs a unique combination of technologies essential for the monitoring of air quality.
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Live Bacteria Measurements
Baseline-MOCON (USA) launches a new fast, accurate and cost-effective way to measure live bacteria loads and improve disinfection efficiency for water environments. For the first time, bacteria can be measured in as fast as 45 minutes vs. the 24-48 hours needed with traditional methods.
The new GreenLight Environmental series is ideal for testing of waste, drinking, surface, ground and bottled water operations, as well as beaches, water parks, etc.
The leading-edge technology uses a sensor which measures respiration of aerobic bacteria and equates the change in oxygen level to the viable microbial load in a sample. The amount of bacteria in the water/wastewater determines how much oxygen is depleted. Non-disinfected final effluent reaches the threshold within 45 minutes, ultraviolet (UV) disinfected final effluent reaches the threshold within 6 hours. Speed is dependent on the number of colony forming units present.
“Not only does the new GreenLight technology save time, but it also significantly decreases energy costs for operations using UV light disinfection. Up until now, these waste and surfacewater treatment environments have had to run all their lamps at full power to make sure they were controlling bacteria levels. GreenLight’s ability to provide accurate data faster than any other testing protocol will enable improved process control which, in turn, will dramatically reduce utility costs,” Adam Gniewek, Sales & Marketing, Baseline-MOCON, Inc.
Wastewater operations which still rely on traditional chlorine disinfection can also benefit from GreenLight’s ability to provide faster results in a cost-effective manner.
For recreational environments, such as beaches and parks, GreenLight’s portability and testing speed means that decisions, such as closings due to high contaminant levels, can be made more rapidly and accurately.
“Another benefit is that the GreenLight instrument is portable and can be operated by unskilled labor. Traditional methods typically require that samples be transported to a lab and evaluated by highly-skilled technicians. This means that a lifeguard or wastewater plant worker can be trained within 30 minutes to perform the test onsite,” Adam said.
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www.envirotech-online.com IET March / April 2012
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