Sensata’s New Range Of Sensors To Support HVAC System Design

Sensata 11/04/2019

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New sensing solutions from Sensata Technologies, a world-leading manufacturer of sensors for industrial applications, are helping designers of hydronic HVAC systems to provide the essential pressure and temperature controls for a successful system design.

A hydronic HVAC system utilises water as the primary fluid to transfer energy throughout the building. Water has outstanding heat transfer characteristics; to deliver heat, the system must have a heat source, such as a boiler, and to provide cooling, the system must have a cooling source, such as a chiller or cooling tower.

The heated or cooled water is pumped throughout the building to air handling units or terminal units (or other similar), where it transfers energy with air from the ventilation system before it recirculates to the heating or cooling source. The conditioned air is then delivered to the room.

Controlling the boiler and chiller units is key, and Sensata provides a range of solutions to monitor this process and make it as efficient as possible. It can also provide circuit breakers to protect the equipment from power surges or other extremes that could cause costly damage. Sensata’s circuit breakers provide the high pulse tolerance and long-time trip delay required to protect HVAC systems.

Sensata’s Pressure Sensors help monitor the pressure of refrigerants as well as other liquid media as they are carried throughout the system. These include its recently launched 116CP series that incorporate a ceramic capacitive pressure sensing technology that makes it ideal for boiler and HVAC applications.

Typically used within a boiler’s water loop, the 116CP gives feedback to the control unit which then issues a warning signal to the user when the pressure reaches too high or too low levels, thus preventing equipment leakage or damage.

Sensata’s Temperature Sensors and Switches accurately monitor liquid temperatures. Different parts of an HVAC system can also be turned on/off through the use of Sensata’s Switches & Relays whose reliability is such that the need for maintenance is significantly reduced.

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Sensata Technologies has been driving advances in sensing technology with a pedigree that spans more than one hundred years. As such it can rightfully describe itself as a global leader in the design, customisation and manufacture of mission-critical sensors and controls. To give some idea of its size, the company today has operations in 12 countries around the world and sells more than 47,000 unique products. It ships some 1.1 billion units annually.

First and foremost, the company is an engineering-focused business, with a mission to empower engineers across a diverse range of sectors and industries to create smarter, more connected solutions for their design challenges. There are three key reasons that the world’s leading engineers choose to work with Sensata: We speak engineer – no-one gets engineers like their fellow engineers. That’s why Sensata facilitates direct communication between you and its engineering and support teams.

Sensata deploys teams where our customers are, so they can quickly respond to challenges and customise solutions to help meet the most demanding application requirements. We collaborate to help you innovate – our approach to product development is as much about service and collaboration as it is about products. By working closely with its customers on real-world challenges, Sensata does more than produce new SKUs. It delivers solutions that are tailored to your specific needs. We enable what’s next – Sensata never stops developing smarter, higher-performing. More embedded sensors and control devices. And its technology goes straight into its customers’ products. It is their secret ingredient and the thing that turns good products into game changers.

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Automation, Chemicals, Consultants, Components Electronics, Energy and Power, Food and Beverage, Glass Ceramics Cement, Metals and Minerals, OEM, Paper and Pulp, Pharmaceutical Cosmetics Toiletries, Plastics and Rubber, Recycling, Textiles, Tobacco, Water and Wastewater