Electricity and Control August 2024

SENSORS + SWITCHES : PRODUCTS + SERVICES

On the wavelength of innovation

The VEGAPULS 6X radar sen sor, using an 80 GHz signal frequency, changes contact less level measurement in previously challenging appli cations. Its advanced technol ogy merges multiple frequen cy bands – W-Band (80 GHz), C-Band (6 GHz), and K-Band (26 GHz) – enabling precise radar beam focusing. This en hanced focus improves meas urement accuracy significantly, even in tanks with internal structures or media with low reflectivity. The narrow measuring beam of the VEGAPULS 6X proves ad vantageous in various applications. It ensures reliable measurement results. This is a particular requirement in fields like mining and mineral processing where, historically, plants have relied on costly point-level detectors paired with continuous measurement sensors, often leading to high installation expenses or excluding their use. The VEGAPULS 6X offers a cost-effective, easy-to-install continuous measurement solution. In the pharmaceutical industry, precise instrumentation calibra tion is critical for batch traceability and process validation. Tradition al systems are specialised, expensive, and time-consuming to set up. The VEGAPULS 6X streamlines this process, providing reliable level and inventory measurements in storage tanks. Its use in chem ical storage tank measurement, where calibration is complex and involves thermal compensation and pressure monitoring, highlights its precision and ease of use. Distilleries also benefit from the accurate, compact radar-based measurements of the VEGAPULS 6X. The sensors, calibrated with specialist tank charts, ensure precise measurement of taxable al cohol in spirit vats under customs and excise control, for example. Before long-term maturation in barrels, liquor stored in stainless steel vats can be measured accurately using the radar sensors, demon strating their effectiveness in controlled environments. Even in small containers, the VEGAPULS 6X’s high accuracy is advantageous. Designed to reduce near-range interference, it ex cels in non-contact measurement. Its versatile antenna systems suit various applications, and advanced software algorithms suppress interference from antenna build-up and tank structures. The VEGAPULS 6X can measure to the bottom of vessels, even with low dielectric media. Traditional sensors typically struggle with signals reflecting off the bottom of vessels, causing inaccuracies. The VEGAPULS 6X’s shorter 80 GHz wavelength minimises this is sue, ensuring stronger signal attenuation by the liquid medium and weaker reflections from the bottom of the vessel. This allows for ac curate tracking of liquid levels, even near the bottom of the vessel. The VEGAPULS 6X represents an advance in radar-level meas urement technology, offering unmatched precision and reliability across various industries. Its innovative design and advanced ca pabilities make it an essential tool for modern-level measurement needs. The VEGAPULS 6X radar sensor enables precise level measurement in previously challenging applications.

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