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Air quality measurement in Smart Cities: UPS solution with night-time charging via lampposts
The topic of “Smart City” is becoming increasingly important in many municipalities. The digitalisation of infrastructure is intended to provide new insights and continuously improve the quality of life for citizens. Air quality measurement and monitoring plays an important role in this context. Find out in this application report how Vaisala and power supply specialist Bicker Elektronik have worked closely together to develop a reliable solution for carrying out measurements around the clock, 365 days a year, and transmitting measurement data securely – without having to lay additional power supply lines to the measuring stations.
Project description
Municipal air quality measurement and monitoring for smart cities
The measurement and monitoring of air quality is part of the “Smart City” concept for the digitalisation of infrastructure – here using the example of the city of Darmstadt / Germany. In order to achieve the most comprehensive monitoring of air quality, around 40 measuring laying new power supply lines, the sensor system consisting of the VAISALA AQT530 air quality transmitter and a gateway for data
communication should be installed on site at the existing streetlights and supplied with 24 VDC via their 230 VAC power connection. Since the lighting only carries electricity in the dark, a continuous power supply was not guaranteed. That’s why, in close collaboration with Bicker Elektronik, a buffered 24/7 power supply with night charging was created for safe operation around the clock.
The challenge
Buffered outdoor power supply for environmental sensors and gateway The challenge was to develop a UPS solution for harsh outdoor use that ensures an uninterrupted 24V power supply for sensors and gateway, as there is no permanent power supply available on site. These locations only have street lights that are powered by 230VAC during lighting times. The buffer storage throughout the day to supply the sensors and gateway.
Further challenges arose from the climatic and seasonal changes.
In summer, the UPS and battery technology must withstand high temperatures and enable a longer supply time for sensors and gateway as the lanterns are switched on later and switched off earlier. It was crucial that the energy storage capacity was dimensioned accordingly.
In winter the opposite situation occurs. The UPS has to cope with extremely low temperatures. While the lanterns shine for longer and thereby shorten the bridging time required to supply the sensors and the gateway. Battery temperatures.
gateway with 24VDC at all times under all conceivable conditions. The battery technology in particular had to meet the high requirements in terms of thermal properties as well as safety and longevity.
The solution
AC/DC UPS with LiFePO4 high-capacity battery and night charging With the tailor-made UPS solution UPSI-2406IP-38AC, the engineers at Bicker DC converter with wide range input, the UPS control and charging technology and the newly developed LiFePO4 high-performance battery. This battery technology and the integrated battery management system (BMS) with cell balancing ensure maximum safety, a particularly long service life and excellent
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performance at temperatures from -20 to +50°C. This means that a particularly reliable and uninterrupted power supply is guaranteed at all times, even under demanding operating conditions.
The UPSI-2406IP-38AC converts the input AC supply voltage (90-264VAC) into 24VDC during the night and forwards this directly to the connected environmental sensors via the UPS output, charges the connected energy storage in parallel and monitors all relevant parameters and currents and voltages. In the event of a voltage dip or power failure – in this case due to the street lighting being switched off in the morning – a MOSFET disconnects the input within a few microseconds and the sensor with gateway is supplied uninterrupted from the LiFePO4 energy storage throughout the entire day. The UPSI-2406IP-38AC provides a constantly regulated 24VDC output voltage.
The integrated LiFePO4 energy storage of the UPSI-2406IP-38AC impresses with particularly stable battery chemistry, a long service life of at least 10 years and up to 6000 full charge and discharge cycles. Bicker Elektronik deliberately uses particularly safe lithium iron phosphate chemistry for all high-performance battery packs, which makes thermal runaway almost impossible.
In contrast to supposedly cheap lead-gel batteries, high-quality lithium iron phosphate cells have a service life and cycle stability that are approximately 15-20 times longer. When calculating the TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) over compared to lead-acid batteries, especially since the effort for maintenance and battery replacement with LiFePO4 is eliminated during this period.
Bicker Elektronik GmbH +49 (0)906 70595-0
info@bicker.de www.bicker.de
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