RTS250+ DFOS System
Sensuron's fastest distributed fiber optic sensing interrogator, producing real-time distributed strain and temperature profiles at acquisition rates up to 200 Hz. Supplied as a compact, ruggedized, portable unit.
Technical overview
The RTS250+ is a distributed fiber optic sensing (DFOS) interrogator that reads thousands of equally spaced sensing points along a standard optical fibre rather than at discrete points. It operates in two modes: eight simultaneously monitored fibres at 100 Hz, or four fibres at 200 Hz, with over 2,000 sensors per fibre. Spatial resolution is software-selectable down to 1.6 mm as a custom order, with 6.3 mm the highest stock resolution, and maximum sensing length is offered at either 52 m or 104 m. Sensuron states the platform also derives 2D shape, deflection, pressure, stiffness (bending and torsion), liquid level and operational load in addition to strain and temperature.
Features
- Acquisition rate up to 200 Hz
- Dense data acquisition: up to eight fibres simultaneously in 100 Hz mode, over 2,000 sensors per fibre
- Scalable sensing range: 52 m or 104 m maximum sensing length
- Software-selectable spatial resolution down to 1.6 mm (custom order option)
- Structural deflection and 2D shape measurement beyond strain and temperature
- Immune to electromagnetic interference (EMI/RFI) and radiation
- Ruggedized design for harsh industrial and outdoor conditions
- Multiple dedicated high-speed channels
- Network API for integration with external measurement systems and automation platforms
- Compact and portable: described as about the size of a loaf of bread, 13 lb
- LabVIEW and MATLAB example applications and stubs
- IRIG-106 Chapter 10 data stream converter (Telspan)
- Interface with Moog load control systems for structural testing
- Pacific Instruments Series 6000 signal conditioning DAQ interface
Specifications
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Maximum acquisition rate | 200 Hz |
| Simultaneously monitored fibres (100 Hz mode) | 8 fibres |
| Simultaneously monitored fibres (200 Hz mode) | 4 fibres |
| Sensors per fibre | over 2,000 sensors |
| Spatial resolution, minimum (custom order option) | 1.6 mm |
| Spatial resolution, highest stock | 6.3 mm |
| Maximum sensing length options | 52 or 104 m |
| Data points per 13 m optical fibre | up to 2,000 data points |
| Weight | 13 lb |
| EMI/RFI and radiation immunity | Immune |
Applications
- Bridge and civil structural health monitoring with early crack detection
- Dynamic structural testing (strain and vibration)
- Aerospace: turbine blade stress and temperature analysis
- Aircraft structural health monitoring in flight
- Pipeline integrity and leak detection
- Energy: flow and pressure monitoring
- R&D: dynamic material behaviour analysis
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