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CS Instruments DS 500 mobile - Chart Recorder

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The DS500 Mobile is an intelligent mobile chart recorder for energy analysis, consumption measurement, and leakage calculation of compressed air systems
Part Number: DS500 Mobile
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If we talk about operational costs of compressed air plants we are actually talking about the energy costs as they make up about 70 to 80 % of the total costs of a compressed air plant. Depending on the size of the plant this means considerable operating costs. Even in smaller plants this may quickly add up to 10 000 to 20 000 € per year. This is an amount which can be considerably reduced - even in case of well operated and maintained plants. For sure this also applies to your compressed air plant! Which actual costs per generated m³ air do you actually have? Which energy is gained due to the waste heat recovery? What is the total performance balance of your plant? How high are the differential pressures of single filters? How high is the humidity (pressure dew point)? How much compressed air is used? By means of the intelligent chart recorder DS 500 mobile and the suitable sensors and meters all these questions can be answered easily. For example by means of a long-term measurement over 7 days, data recording and evaluation at the PC.


Your advantages of DS 500 mobile at a glance

  • Easy and clear layout: Very easy operation via 7" colour display with touch panel
  • Versatile: Up to 12 sensors/meters connectable also third-party sensors/meters including power supply
  • Reliable: Stores all measured values on a memory card, easy reading-out via USB stock possible
  • Intelligent energy analysis: Daily/weekly/monthly evaluations mathematic function for internal calculations, e.g. the typical key data of a compressed air plant:


Typical key data of a compressed air plant:

  • costs in € per generated m³ air
  • kWh/m³ generated air
  • flow of single lines including summation

Teachnical Information

Case dimensions: 360 x 270 x 150 mm
Weight:  4.5 kg
Material: Diecast, front foil polyester, ABS
Sensor inputs: 4/8/12 sensor inputs for analogueue and digital sensors; freely allocatable. See options
Digital CS sensors for dew point and flow with SDI
interface FA/VA series, digital third-party sensors
RS485 / Modbus RTU.
Analogue CS Sensors for pressure, temperature,
clamp-on ammeters preconfigured.
Analogue third-party sensors 0/4...20 mA,
0...1/10/30 V, pulse, Pt 100 / Pt 1000, KTY, counter
Voltage supply for
sensor:
24 VDC, max. 130 mA per sensor, integrated mains
unit, max. 24 VDC, 25 W.
For version 8/12 sensor inputs 2 integrated mains
units, each max. 24 VDC, 25 W
Interfaces: USB stick, Ethernet / RS 485 Modbus RTU / TCP,
SDI other bus systems on request, webserver optionally, GSM module
Memory Card: Memory size 16 GB Micro SD memory card
Power supply: 100…240 VAC, 50-60 Hz
Colour screen: 7" touch panel TFT transmissive, graphics, curves,
statistics
Accuracy: Please see sensor specifications
Operating temperature: 0…50 °C
Storage temperature: -20…70 °C

Input Signals

Current signal internal or external power
supply
(0…20 mA/4…20 mA)
Measuring range 0…20 mA
Resolution 0.0001 mA
Accuracy 0001 mA
± 0.03 mA ± 0.05 %
Input resistance 50 Ω
Voltage signal (0…1 V)
Measuring range 0…1 V
Resolution 0.05 mV
Accuracy ± 0.2 mV ± 0.05 %
Input resistance 100 kΩ
Voltage signal (0...10 V / 30 V)
Measuring range 0…10 V
Resolution 0.5 mV
Accuracy ± 2 mV ± 0.05 %
Input resistance 1 MΩ
RTD Pt 100
Measuring range -200…850 °C
Resolution 0.1 °C
Accuracy ± 0.2 °C (-100…400 °C)
± 0.3 °C (further range)
RTD Pt 1000
Measuring range -200…850 °C
Resolution 0.1 °C
Accuracy ± 0.2° (-100…400 °C)
Pulse
Measuring range Min pulse length 100 µs frequency
0...1 kHz max. 30 VDC

DS 500 - Compressed air monitoring


From recording of the measured data, indication on a big colour screen, alerting, storage up to remote read-out via webserver... this is all possible with DS 500. The big difference to odinary paperless chart recorders reveals in the easy initiation and in the evaluation of the measured data. All sensors are identified directly and powered by DS 500. Everything is matched and tuned.

 


Which compressed air flow meter should be used at which point?

Flow meter types (in line, insertion, end user)

Free air delivery with differential pressure measurement for “wet air” (VD 500)

Thermal flow meters for consumption measurement (VA5XX)

Which benefits does a sophisticated flow measurement system offer?

Explanation of the measuring points


If we talk about operational costs of compressed air plants we are actually talking about the energy costs as they make up about 70 to 80 % of the total costs of a compressed air plant. Depending on the size of the plant this means considerable operating costs. Even in smaller plants this may quickly add up to 10 000 to 20 000 € per year. This is an amount which can be considerably reduced - even in case of well operated and maintained plants. For sure this also applies to your compressed air plant! Which actual costs per generated m³ air do you actually have? Which energy is gained due to the waste heat recovery? What is the total performance balance of your plant? How high are the differential pressures of single filters? How high is the humidity (pressure dew point)? How much compressed air is used? By means of the intelligent chart recorder DS 500 mobile and the suitable sensors and meters all these questions can be answered easily. For example by means of a long-term measurement over 7 days, data recording and evaluation at the PC.


Your advantages of DS 500 mobile at a glance

  • Easy and clear layout: Very easy operation via 7" colour display with touch panel
  • Versatile: Up to 12 sensors/meters connectable also third-party sensors/meters including power supply
  • Reliable: Stores all measured values on a memory card, easy reading-out via USB stock possible
  • Intelligent energy analysis: Daily/weekly/monthly evaluations mathematic function for internal calculations, e.g. the typical key data of a compressed air plant:


Typical key data of a compressed air plant:

  • costs in € per generated m³ air
  • kWh/m³ generated air
  • flow of single lines including summation