Air Quality & Early Fire Detection
Kentix devices enable monitoring of room climate and air quality parameters. Depending on the model, these include temperature, humidity, dew point and air quality among others. Furthermore, KentixONE offers additional air quality parameters for early fire detection.
Notes on Sensor Measurement Deviations
The installation location of the sensors is crucial for achieving the highest possible measurement accuracy.
The sensors used work as point sensors. This means they only detect air quality at their respective mounting location. Since air is not a homogeneously mixed medium, even the smallest air movements, turbulence or temperature differences can cause pollutants to distribute unevenly in the room. Even minimal distances in the centimeter range can therefore cause one sensor to measure a higher or lower concentration of particles or gases than another.
External influences such as air flows through windows, doors, heaters, air conditioning systems or passing people also continuously change the local air composition.
Deviating measurements between two sensors installed close to each other are therefore normal.
Notes on Temperature, Humidity and Dew Point Measurement
Regular calibration of the sensors is required for the most precise recording of these values.
Further information can be found in the MultiSensor/SmartPDU section.
Notes on VOC Measurement
Before commissioning, it is not possible to determine with certainty how heavily the room air is already contaminated with VOCs. An initial measurement may therefore initially show unexpectedly elevated levels.
VOC (Volatile Organic Compounds) refers to the group of volatile organic compounds. These are gaseous and vaporous substances of organic origin in the air. They can be contained in materials or released through chemical, physical or mechanical processes.
Further information on VOCs can be found here: Federal Office VOC
Notes on CO Measurement
Carbon monoxide (CO) is mainly produced during incomplete combustion of carbon-containing materials. This occurs when there is not enough oxygen available for complete combustion to carbon dioxide.
Since CO is colorless, odorless and tasteless, it often goes unnoticed by humans and is frequently only detected when poisoning symptoms have already occurred.
Further information on CO can be found here: Federal Office CO
Kentix sensors for monitoring room climate and air quality parameters are designed to detect significant changes in the environment at an early stage. The aim is to initiate suitable protective measures in good time to reliably protect people, property and technical systems.
If particularly precise measurements are required in an application, it is recommended to use specialized sensors that can be integrated and monitored via KentixONE. The network protocols Modbus-TCP and SNMP as well as the connection of analog sensors via suitable Kentix IO modules are available for this purpose.