Articles Tagged with ''Sensor Technology for HVACR''

MSA Safety Inc.: Refrigerant Detectors

August 14, 2017

Chillgard variable refrigerant flow (VRF) Refrigerant Detectors operate with a stable zero baseline. PAIR technology eliminates sensor drift and allows operation for lengthy periods over temperatures ranging from 32° to 140°F, 0° to 60°C, and 0-95 percent relative humidity levels without adjustment or maintenance.

Edgetech Instruments Inc.: Compressed Air Monitor

May 29, 2017

The SENTRY is designed specifically as a compressed air monitor and alarm system. It senses the dew point, frost point, and pressure in industrial compressed air systems and activates two alarm functions giving visible and audible indications if the compressed-air dew point/frost point increases or pressure decreases beyond user-configurable set points.

Sensirion AG: Gas Sensor

April 24, 2017

The SGP gas sensor is based on Sensirion’s multi-pixel platform, which integrates four gas-sensing elements into a package featuring a fully calibrated air quality output signal.

Winners Announced for Virginia Velocity Tour Business Plan Competition

Winner from the Roanoke/Blacksburg region is a creator of flux sensors and thermal instrumentation

October 10, 2016

Village Capital and the Commonwealth of Virginia have announced the winners of the first-ever Virginia Velocity Tour Business Plan Competition. One of winners was FluxTeq, a manufacturer of sensors and instrumentation for applications including HVAC.

Advanced Sensor Revenue to Total $3.2 Billion in 2024

These sensors are a crucial component of the growing intelligent buildings market

September 29, 2016

The advanced sensor market is poised for significant growth in the next decade as intelligent building solutions gain deeper market penetration across customer segments and geographies, notes Navigant Research.

Qualcomm Collaborates with Current to Gain Further Efficiencies for Smart Campus

Current’s sensing technology to help optimize office space, enhance employee comfort

September 26, 2016

The Qualcomm Smart Campus in San Diego is adding smart digital sensing technology from Current, powered by GE. GE and Qualcomm announced that Current’s sensors, microservices, and intelligent LED infrastructure will help drive more energy efficiency and operational savings.

University, Dioxide Materials Partner on New Sensors for HVAC

Technology to help lower the amount of energy businesses and homes use for HVAC

July 28, 2016

Florida Atlantic University’s (FAU’s) Institute for Sensing and Embedded Network Systems Engineering (I-SENSE) and Dioxide Materials™ have formed a partnership to develop and evaluate a novel low-cost, low-power, wireless CO2 sensing system for HVAC applications.

DOE Invests $19 Million to Improve Efficiency of US Buildings

Projects include sensors and controls, HVACR and joining technologies, building envelope, energy modeling

July 20, 2016

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced it is investing $19 million in 18 projects to improve the energy efficiency of U.S. homes, offices, schools, hospitals, restaurants, and stores.

HVAC Sensors and Controllers Market to Reach $9.34 Billion by 2024

Growth in global nonresidential construction is helping drive the market

June 21, 2016

The global HVAC sensors and controllers market was valued at $5.18 billion in 2015 and is forecast to reach $9.34 billion by 2024, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.9 percent during forecast period, according to a new report published by Transparency Market Research.

ABB Demonstrates Sensors for Occupant Tracking in Smart Homes and Buildings

Enables the move from simple presence sensing to occupant recognition, counting, and tracking

March 30, 2016

ABB demonstrated advanced occupant tracking sensors from PointGrab — in which ABB’s Technology Ventures arm made an investment in December 2015 — at Light+Building 2016. PointGrab uses edge-analytics connected sensors to deliver actionable occupant tracking information for smart homes and buildings.

On Demand As AI workloads and high-density computing push traditional cooling methods to their limits, the data center industry is accelerating the adoption of next-generation HVAC technologies.