Not just hear, but also see!

In many industrialized countries, around 10% of total industrial electricity consumption is used to generate compressed air; in Germany, this figure is as high as 14%. Leaks are the main factor for unnecessary energy losses. Most compressed air systems have losses in the range of around 20% to 40%, some systems even more than 60%. In view of such figures, identifying and eliminating compressed air leaks is the most effective method of reducing energy consumption.

In order to implement suitable measures, ipf electronic added the UY000001 leakage detector to its product portfolio in 2020. The many positive responses from our customers have motivated us to further optimize the solution to make leak detection in compressed air systems even more effective. Until now, leaks could be detected acoustically and then eliminated. With the newly developed UltraCam, it is now possible to visualize leaks on the display integrated in the device and thus find them even faster and more precisely. For this purpose, 30 digital MEMS (microelectromechanical systems), an FPGA chip (field programmable gate array) and a processor are used to calculate the so-called ultrasound map (color representation of the leakage points). The algorithm used is called beamforming. To detect compressed air leaks even in dark environments, the new solution also integrates 5 LEDs and an ambient light sensor.

Existing leakage detectors (from hardware version 2.0) can be easily retrofitted with the UltraCam AU000030. All that is required is a software update.

Furthermore, the new leakage detectors are available as a set in a handy case with complete accessories and software for creating documentation for energy management in accordance with ISO 50001 under article numbers UYKS0001 or UYKS0002 (with UltraCam).

Other solutions for leak detection are also available as options, such as the VY000020 or VY000021 gooseneck or the VY000024 parabolic mirror. (bb)