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Vaisala CARBOCAP Sensor Technology for Stable Carbon Dioxide Measurement

Features/Benets
1 Vaisala CARBOCAP Sensor, a silicon-based non-dispersive infrared (NDIR) sensor Built-in reference measurement superior stability No moving parts - excellent durability
Applications
Vaisalas line of CO2 instruments meets the needs of ecological measurements as well as industrial measurements and HVAC. Fixed transmitters and portable meters, as well as OEM modules, are available. For ecological measurements Vaisala offers instruments, such as Vaisala CARBOCAP Carbon Dioxide Probe GMP343, for diffusion based CO2 measurement. The instruments can be used both in below-ground CO2 measurements and soil respiration boxes. The Vaisala CARBOCAP Carbon Dioxide Transmitter Series GMT220 are designed to measure CO2 in harsh and humid environments, such as greenhouses and industrial process sites. For HVAC applications, Vaisala product range consist of both duct and wall mount transmitters. They are a cost-effective solution for demand controlled ventilation and related applications. The Vaisala CARBOCAP technology is so stable that these instruments only require a calibration check every five years.
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The Vaisala CARBOCAP Sensor components: 1. Infrared source 2. Tunable FPI filter 3. Infrared detector
The Vaisala CARBOCAP Sensor is a silicon based, non-dispersive infrared (NDIR) sensor for the measurement of gaseous carbon dioxide. Its working principle is Single-Beam DualWavelength NDIR, the same method that is commonly used in expensive high performance NDIR analyzers. However, in the Vaisala CARBOCAP Sensor, the traditional rotating filter wheel is replaced with a tiny, electrically controlled Fabry-Perot Interferometer (FPI) made of silicon. A true Dual-Wavelength measurement can be provided in a very simple and practically solid-state structure.
wavelength and the other at the reference wavelength, indicates the degree of light absorption in the gas and thus the gas concentration. The reference signal compensates for the possible effects of sensor aging and contamination, making the sensor very stable over time.
The operating principle

An infrared source at the end of the measurement chamber emits light into the gas chamber, where any carbon dioxide gas present absorbs a part of the light at its characteristic wavelength. The FPI interference filter is electrically tuned so that its pass band coincides with the absorption wavelength of carbon dioxide. The IR detector measures the strength of the signal that passes through. After this the pass band of the FPI is shifted to a wavelength where no absorption occurs. This provides the reference signal. The ratio of these two signals, one at the absorption
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The Vaisala CARBOCAP Sensor is simple in structure, yet it offers high performance.
The Vaisala CARBOCAP sensors have excellent stability, both in terms of time and temperature. The sensor is accurate and durable, and its small size enables the measurement system to be truly miniaturized. Due to the simplicity of the structure, Vaisala is able to offer customers a high quality sensor at an affordable price. In particular, Vaisala CARBOCAP solutions will prove themselves economical over time: their stability will decrease maintenance costs significantly over the years.
The Vaisala CARBOCAP Hand-Held Carbon Dioxide Meter GM70 is ideal for various spot-checking applications, like laboratories, greenhouses, mushroom farms, breweries and bottling plants and as a tool for checking fixed CO2 instruments.
Vaisala Instruments Catalog 2009

Ref. B210768EN rev. A
CARBON DIOXIDE
A small change in the soil respiration can have a major impact on the whole atmospheric CO2 budget and on the global ecosystem.
The productivity in a greenhouse can be increased up to 30% with proper CO2 fertilization. The optimum CO2 concentration depend on the plant and the light conditions in the greenhouse.
By monitoring CO2 and humidity levels, certain broiler houses have observed improved growth rate, feed conversion, and product quality.
Forests have an important role in worlds ecosystem. The top reasons for maintaining good indoor air quality are human comfort and health aspects, energy savings and wellbeing of the building and its structures.
Biological research.
Vaisala Instruments Catalog 2009
Ref. B210768EN rev. A
Carbon dioxide is used for carbonation of beverages - CO2 is the gas that gives the fizz to soft drinks. In breweries and wineries, CO2 is recovered as a by-product of fermentation. CO2 is also injected into bottles when the bottles are capped to remove oxygen.
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Vaisala CARBOCAP Sensor Technology for Stable Carbon Dioxide Measurement

The operating principle

Vaisala Instruments Catalog 2009

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