StorMonitor

Family : Storm detector
Category : StorMonitor

Description

StorMonitor provides correct alert information to users, indicating that well developed storms have been detected.

It is used for:

• activating useful alarms of nearby and approaching storms, close to the sites that are to be protected, and which may be directly or indirectly dangerous to persons, equipment and to the environment.
• preventing unwanted alarms that could be activated due to distant storms from the sites to be protected, which do not constitute a real risk or a storm alert.

On average, these alarms provide a lightning strike warning time of 15 to 30 minutes to users.

StorMonitor withstands twice the maximum value requested by standard EN 61000-4-4, as regards immunity to electromagnetic radiation. This property allows it not to be disturbed by permanent radio waves of any nature and those which may be very strong, transmitted over television broadcasting sites (e.g. : radar stations, GSM sites, radio relays with military and civil aviation equipment, etc.).

Installation and operation

StorMonitor includes two parts:

1. The antenna

• Integrated in a polyester waterproof and shockproof case with UV protection coat.
• May be installed inside or outside.
• Contains an electromagnetic receiver.
• Connected to the signal and lightning alert processing unit through a shielded cable.

2. The signal processing and lightning alert unit:

• Integrated in a metal case
• Processes the signal provided by the antenna through an analogue three-stage filtering system.
• Extracts and identifies the main electromagnetic components that characterize lightning strikes in order to differentiate useful electromagnetic signals from interference signals.
• Continuously displays the intensity of lightning strikes and stormy activity in real time on a bar graph and on 3 LEDs.
• Activates a sound alarm (buzzer) when a pre-determined alert threshold has been reached and activates the dry contact relay of the output SubD 9 connector.

StorMonitor’s power supply should be protected against overvoltage. This protection must be ensured by a Type 2 surge protection cabinet (In = 10 kA, Up < 2.5 kV - e.g.: Indelec P8516).

Intitulé	Réf.	Dimensions (m)	Poids (kg)
Détecteur d'orages StorMonitor	P90040	0,038 x 0,214 x 0,130	0,250