Passive Wireless SAW Temperature Sensors
Ed. Gemdjian
Kongsberg Maritime NJ (Sensors)
438 Crest Drive; Northvale, NJ 07647
Tel./Cellph. 1(201) 669-6857; (201)767-1566
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[email protected]
SENTRY Wireless Temperature Monitoring
• Fast and reliable temperature monitoring of moving or rotating bearings
• Improved overall operational safety for crew and machinery 2
SENTRY Wireless Temperature Monitoring –
Technology
1. Typical SAW sensor
2. Measuring Principle 3
SENTRY – Wireless measurement by interrogation of
the SAW chip by a radar wave
The amplitude of the reflected pulses has no significance, only the time delay (peak-to-peak)
between the echoes depends on the temperature of the SAW chip
When the temperature of the chip (embedded in the sensor tip) rises, the chip expands, as do the
distances between reflectors on the SAW chip, followed by a corresponding shift in their reflected
waves (i.e. change of the peak-to-peak spacing of the reflected pulses) – in direct proportion to the
sensor tip temperature (according to the physics law of expansion of solids). As this is a basic
property of the material, there is no degrading of the sensor, no sensor calibration (similar to a
thermocouple).
No noise – noise is el-magnetic (light speed), SAW is acoustic (speed of sound) 4
SENTRY Wireless Temperature Monitoring
Overall spesifications:
Measuring range: 0 to 200 oC (30 – 390 oF)
Amb. temp. SPU: -40 to 85 oC(-40 to 185 oF)
Amb. temp.antenna: 0 to 110 oC (30 – 230 oF)
Storage temp: -40 to 120 oC (-40 to 250 oF)
Accuracy: +/-0,5 oC or +/- 2 oC
Sensor passage speed: 1 to 80 m/s (262 ft/s)
Sensor/antenna gap: 1 to 50 mm (0.1- 1.97”)
Communication: RS485 Modbus, 4-20 mA or
RS232.
Max. antenna cable length: 25 m.(82 Ft.)
Sensor diameter: 5 – 10 mm (0.2 - 0.4”)
Automatic gain control (AGC)
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SENTRY - Diesel engine & compressor installations
Wireless Temperature Sensor Stationary Antenna Main Bearing Temperature Sensor
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SENTRY Typical Installation
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SENTRY – 4-stroke Diesel engine installation
Installation Photo Installation drawing 8
SENTRY - Wärtsilä W20
Installation in con-rod
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SENTRY - WÄRTSILÄ 46 (Refit engines)
Engine installation Principal drawing 10
SENTRY - WÄRTSILÄ 46F (New engines)
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1. Wireless temperature sensor; 2. Antenna; 3. Bracket
4. Antenna coaxial cable 11
SENTRY – 2-stroke Diesel engine installations
”M/V Thebeland”
Crosshead installation
on MAN B&W 12L45
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SENTRY – MAN B&W Installation
• Ship: M/V Thebeland
• Owner: Seapartner AB
• Engine: MITSUI B&W
• (12 cyl./2-stroke)
Replacement of an older
Autronica inductive
wireless system (GB)
• Installation in Cross-
Head of all cylinders, 2
sensors per cylinder
• Sensor diameter: 10mm
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SENTRY - Reciprocating Compressors (1)
Monitoring of cross pin and/or connecting rod bearings
temperatures on reciprocating compressors.
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SENTRY System Layout
External coax cables; max. CL = 80 ft. (25m)
(in conduit or no conduit?)
(slow-/shut-down)
(1 output per sensor) Cable gland
with built-in coax plug
CL=. . .
(antenna cable in(antenna cable)
crank-case)
Gap ~ 1"(+/- 1/4") typical
(min. 0.1" - 2.0" max.)
L(when installed)
Sensor length
Crank-case wall
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SENTRY SENSOR
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SENTRY - FLEXIBLE SENSOR
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SENTRY - Stationary Antenna
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Same C/B JM-7 Compressor – installed;
(2 sensors, recommended by Cooper, on each side of the very wide oil channel)
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SENTRY - Dresser HHE 4 Compressor,
Installation dwg.
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CONNECTING ROD WITH 3 RADAR-WIRELESS SENSORS – 2 IN SMALL + 1 IN BIG-END
p. 1.
Sensor threaded in
Con. rod, small-end
Flexible sensor stem
3 Moving antennas (sensor-heads)
2 for the small-end + 1 for big-end
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SENTRY - WIRELESS SENSOR INSTALLATION IN THE
CROSSHEAD PIN – IN THE EXISTING EUTECTIC PROBE DRILLINGS. ( DRESSER
PROCESS COMPRESSORS)
Crosshead Pin
Sensor
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SENTRY - Installation drwg., JGC Compressor
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SENTRY - PRE-DRILLED CON. ROD – BIG END (drilled &
tapped when manufactured)
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SENTRY –
Main, Crank & Crosshead Bearing Temperatures
Dresser Rand 13.000 HP, HHE-4 Hydrogen Compressor
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SENTRY Applications
Wind turbine gears
Diesel engines
Paper Machines’ drum
El. Motors & Generators
Recipro. Compressors 26
SENTRY - Eletrical Motor/Generator’s Rotor
Windings Temperature
• Illustration of Sentry
installed on a 3 MW
generator. The system is
installed to measure
winding temperatures on the
rotating part.
• Installation consists of 4
sensors all being read by
one stationary antenna.
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SENTRY - High voltage power transformators
Stationary antenna
Wireless sensor
Sentry used for
stationary winding
temperature
measurements on
high voltage power
transformers.
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SENTRY - Paper Machines Rotating Drum
Monitoring of shell temperatures of large paper rolls, 6-12 sensors all read by 1
stationary antenna. Sensor identification by RPM trigger, 1 pulse per revolution. 29
SENTRY – in a PLANETARY GEAR
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SENTRY - Wind Turbine gearboxes
Temperature monitoring of the roller bearings in the
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planetary unit of the gearbox.
SENTRY – in Hydraulic Clutches
On-line monitoring of Hydraulic
clutches’ oil temperature
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User’s View (5)
BP Reciprocating Compressor Monitoring Guidance Note
Frame and Running Gear “ … 5.3.8 Kongsberg Temperature Monitoring
Devices
Recom-
Signal Location Transducer mended Installation of Kongsberg systems needs to be discussed with
Kongsberg and the compressor OEM.
Radar Sensor,
Main Bearing Thermocouple or
Temperatures Bearing shell RTD X The installation requirements need to be broken down to the
following categories:
Main Bearings
Con. Rod Con. Rod Radar Sensor
o Direct wired main bearing transducers can be
Bearing Temperature Big End (Preferred) X supplied to Kongsberg. These systems typically
Con. Rod mount in the standard OEM holes located in the main
Small End bearing cap
Wrist Pin/Crosshead or Radar Sensor Crank Pin Bearing (Con-rod Big End)
Pin Temperature Crosshead (Preferred) X
o Sensors are typically installed in the standard OEM
eutectic holes on the con rod cap.
Con. Rod
o Sensor location needs to be reviewed for antenna
and/or Eutectic Device
location and routing
Eutectic (Amot) Point Crosshe and
Status ad Pressure Switch Wrist pin/Cross pin bushing
o Sensors are typically located to monitor the
Pressure
connecting rod wrist pin. This can be done either
Oil Header Pressure End of Header Transducer X
through the wrist pin and mounted directly on the
connecting rod. If the crosshead is equipped with
Oil Return Return Line at Thermocouple or floating pins the crosshead bushings can be
Temperature Frame RTD X
monitored. This is done on the crosshead…. ”
Crankcase Oil Level Frame Level Transmitter
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Wärtsilä chooses Kongsberg
• Finnish engine manufacturer Wärtsilä has
selected our Sentry wireless temperature
monitoring system as the standard fit for
temperature monitoring in the big end
bearings of the groundbreaking new 46F engine.
Sentry is based on sophisticated wireless
technology that provides accurate, reliable data to
prevent engine damage through overheating.
• Extended monitoring. The Wärtsilä 46F is a
medium speed diesel with a modular and
compact design …
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GE Nuovo Pignone too
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