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Transducers Direct remote pressure sensing system

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Cincinnati, Ohio – The CirrusSense wireless router provides a gateway for remote pressure readings, diagnostics, and immediate email/text alarm alerts transmitted by CirrusSense pressure transducers. Internet connected, Bluetooth-enabled pressure sensors can be attached to refrigerant, oil, and water lines. The connected systems provides remote access to pressure readings.

The sensor attaches to pressurized lines via a T fitting. It uses patent-pending circuitry to provide long battery life in permanent installations, with redundant sensing capability and self-monitoring of its own condition. A mobile app lets the user name each sensor, set the scaling for the application, program setpoints/alarms for multiple sensors, and monitor readings. The app also automatically calculates superheat and sub-cooling readouts.

The CirrusSense sensor is available in two compensated accuracies of 1% and 0.25%, with an external temperature sensing probe as an option for superheat measurement. The pressure of any fluid can be monitored from vacuum to 10,000psi.

The sensor is digital, eliminating mechanical components, wear parts, analog circuitry, and setpoint drift. It uses a one-piece, precision-machined stainless steel diaphragm and header. This provides 10x the life of a conventional diaphragm and eliminates all springs, pushrods, micro switches, and O-rings. All wetted parts are stainless steel.

The CirrusSense sensor is EMI/RFI protected and sealed to IP-65 rating. Standard overpressure rating is 2x, with 4x optional. Burst pressure is 5X or 20,000psi, whichever is less. The sensor is available with a variety of industry standard pressure-port connections. Replacement battery packs are available from Transducers Direct.

Source: Transducers Direct