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InfraSensing SensorGateway
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InfraSensing Temperature Sensor
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InfraSensing Methane Gas Sensor
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InfraSensing Chlorine Gas Sensor
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InfraSensing VOC Off-Gas Sensor
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InfraSensing Carbon Dioxide Gas Sensor
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InfraSensing Carbon Dioxide Gas Sensor, NDIR
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InfraSensing Hydrogen Gas Sensor
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InfraSensing Standalone H2 & VOC Off-Gas Sensor
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InfraSensing Oxygen Gas Sensor
Overview
Environmental Monitoring refers to the process of systematically measuring, analysing, and managing environmental parameters to ensure optimal conditions in various environments, particularly within data centres, industrial facilities, offices, or controlled environments like laboratories. Key elements that are typically monitored include:
- Temperature and Humidity
- To maintain the stability of equipment and prevent overheating or condensation.
- Air Quality
- For human comfort, health, or sensitive equipment protection.
- Water Leakage
- To prevent damage to equipment in case of leaks or flooding.
- Power Consumption
- To monitor efficiency, prevent overloads, and detect outages.
- Smoke and Fire Detection
- As part of safety systems to prevent potential disasters.
- Physical Security
- Motion detectors, door sensors, and cameras ensure that unauthorised access is detected.
InfraSensing specialises in environmental monitoring solutions, often used in critical environments like data centres and infrastructure. They offer a range of sensors and monitoring systems for tracking temperature, humidity, air flow, energy, and other environmental parameters. Their products are designed to prevent disruptions or damage caused by environmental factors.
Solutions
InfraSensing offers a range of solutions for environmental monitoring, providing a range of solutions for renewable energy systems, electrical infrastructure and power distribution systems as well as for data centre infrastructure and network and IT facilities.
Prevent-iON
Prevent-iON is designed to prevent failures in renewable energy systems like energy storage systems (ESS), wind turbines, solar farms, and hydrogen systems. It operates in two phases: first, monitoring the environmental conditions, and second, monitoring the system’s conditions, including detecting gas in ESS, switchgear issues in wind turbines, and cable overheating in solar farms.
Typical Applications
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Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS)
Lithium-ion energy storage systems have become highly popular because of their high energy capacity and long lifespan. However, they also carry risks, particularly the possibility of thermal runaway, which can lead to overheating and potential safety hazards.
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Wind Turbines
Wind turbines are widely used for their efficient, clean energy production. However, they also pose risks, such as mechanical wear, electrical faults, and component failures, particularly in the gearbox or switchgear, which can lead to operational downtime or safety issues if not properly maintained and monitored.
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Solar Panels
Solar panels can also present risks, such as overheating, electrical faults, or degradation over time, which can affect performance and lead to safety concerns if not properly monitored.
SwitchMon
SwitchMon is a monitoring solution designed to oversee the condition of switchgear in electrical systems. It detects early signs of wear, faults, or potential failures, enabling preventive maintenance and ensuring optimal performance. This helps avoid unexpected downtime, improve safety, and extend the lifespan of switchgear equipment.
Typical Applications
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Switchgear
Electrical systems are crucial to the smooth operation of any facility, but they also carry inherent risks. If not properly monitored and maintained, these risks can lead to major safety issues and costly disruptions to operations.
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Transformers
Transformers are essential components of modern electrical infrastructures, powering everything from industrial facilities to data centres and high-rise buildings. Their reliable operation is critical for ensuring efficient energy distribution, and maintaining their performance requires careful monitoring to detect early signs of issues that could affect overall system efficiency and stability.
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Battery Room
Battery rooms are vital for providing backup power in critical environments, such as data centres and industrial facilities. Their reliability is crucial for uninterrupted operations during outages. Proper management and monitoring of battery health, environmental conditions, and potential hazards are essential to prevent failures and ensure consistent, safe performance.
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Substation
Substations are key components in electrical grids, managing the transmission and distribution of power across various sectors. Their reliable operation is crucial for maintaining a stable electricity supply. Regular monitoring and maintenance is essential to ensure efficient performance, prevent faults, and avoid disruptions in power distribution.
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Electrical Panel
Electrical panels are essential for controlling and distributing electricity within buildings and industrial setups. They manage power flow to various circuits, ensuring safe and efficient operations. Regular monitoring and maintenance of electrical panels is vital to prevent overloads, faults, and ensure continuous, safe power distribution.
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Busway
Busways are critical for efficiently distributing high volumes of electrical power in industrial facilities, data centres, and large buildings. They provide flexible, modular power distribution. Monitoring of busways is essential to ensure reliable performance, prevent overheating, and reduce the risk of electrical faults.
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Electrical Room
Electrical rooms house essential equipment like switchgear, transformers, and panels that control power distribution within buildings or industrial facilities. Proper management and monitoring of electrical rooms is crucial for ensuring safe operations, preventing equipment failures, and maintaining the efficiency of the overall electrical system.
ServersCheck
ServersCheck provides environmental and infrastructure monitoring solutions for data centres and industrial environments. It prevents failures by detecting thermal, environmental, power, or mechanical issues in data centre infrastructure. ServersCheck monitors critical areas like data centre white space, power rooms, battery rooms, and cooling systems. Optimised for diverse setups, these sensors provide early warnings, ensuring smooth operations, reduced downtime, and protection of IT equipment.
Typical Applications
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IDF, MDF, Comms & Network Rooms
IDF, MDF, and Comms & Network Rooms are critical components of network infrastructure, facilitating data flow and connectivity within and between buildings. They house key telecommunications and networking equipment, linking local and external networks. Proper monitoring and maintenance is essential to ensure uninterrupted communication, data transfer, and network reliability.
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Edge Data Centers
Edge data centres are smaller, decentralised facilities located closer to end-users or devices, designed to reduce latency and improve processing speeds for local data. They support real-time applications and are critical for optimising network performance in distributed environments. Regular monitoring ensures reliability and efficient operation.
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Data Center White Spaces
Data centre white spaces are the areas in a data centre that house IT equipment such as servers, storage, and networking gear. These spaces are crucial for managing and processing data. Proper monitoring and maintenance of white spaces is essential for ensuring optimal performance, cooling efficiency, and preventing equipment failures.
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Colocation
Colocation involves housing multiple companies’ IT infrastructure in a shared data centre facility. Monitoring is crucial in these environments to track power usage, environmental conditions, and equipment performance. This ensures reliable operations, prevents downtime, and provides early detection of issues, helping to protect both the data centre and tenant systems.
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Micro Data Centers
Micro data centres are compact, self-contained units that provide the necessary computing, storage, and networking capabilities closer to end-users or devices. They are designed for rapid deployment in remote or edge locations. Monitoring is vital to ensure efficient performance, prevent failures, and maintain the reliability of these critical, localised systems.
System Architecture
The InfraSensing system works by integrating a base unit with various environmental sensors to monitor critical conditions like temperature, humidity, airflow, power, and water leaks in data centres and similar environments. These sensors connect to the base unit either via standard network cables or wirelessly. The system offers real-time monitoring with proactive alerts for any detected anomalies, helping to prevent equipment failures and downtime.
Key features include:
- Easily expandable to accommodate additional sensors as needed.
- Real-time Alerts
- Instant notifications for critical conditions via email, SMS, or SNMP.
- On-site Operation
- Works independently of internet connections for enhanced security, only requiring local network access.
- Easy Deployment
- Requires no external software or dedicated PCs for monitoring.
- Wireless/Wired Flexibility
- Sensors can be connected both via network cables and wirelessly for flexible placement.
- Third-party Integration
- Supports integration with Building Management Systems (BMS) and Network Management Systems (NMS) for centralised control.
- Multi-sensor Monitoring
- Covers a wide range of environmental parameters such as temperature, humidity, airflow, and power, ensuring comprehensive monitoring of critical infrastructure.
Sensor Platform
The InfraSensing sensor platform includes various components designed for comprehensive environmental monitoring. These include:
- Base Units: Core devices for connecting and managing sensors.
- Sensors: Devices for detecting temperature, humidity, airflow, water leaks, power, and more.
- Expansion Hubs: Used to increase the number of sensors the base unit can support.
- Add-Ons: Optional components like wireless modules for extended functionality.
- Monitoring Appliance: Dedicated hardware for managing and displaying sensor data.
- Accessories: Items such as mounting kits and sensor cables to aid installation.
Products
The InfraSensing platform offers unparalleled flexibility with its broad range of sensors, tailored for diverse applications:
- Temperature Sensors: Monitor critical temperatures in real-time.
- Environmental Sensors: Detect humidity, airflow, and air quality.
- Liquid Leak Sensors: Identify leaks in sensitive areas.
- Power Sensors: Measure voltage, current, and energy usage.
- Security Sensors: Ensure physical security via motion, access, or door sensors.
- Industrial Inputs/Outputs: Integrate industrial devices.
- Off-Gas Sensors: Detect battery gas releases.
- Thermal Monitoring & Imaging Sensors: Monitor surface temps and detect hotspots.
- Gas Sensors: Detect hazardous gases.
This variety allows for customised solutions across different operational environments.