KRIWAN at the IPM 2008

New wind sensors for more safety and optimal climate control

The old adage holds true: People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones. In the case of greenhouses however, larger threats loom on the outside. At the IPM, KRIWAN presents new wind sensors that offers more safety and simultaneously enables optimal climate control. Modern control technology also takes the wind direction and speed into account for greenhouse climate control. Firstly, this enables storm protection and secondly, the air conditioning engineering derives innumerable safety measures from the recorded wind data.

KRIWAN presents two new components for measuring the wind and forwarding the data to the controllers: INT10, the vane anemometer for measuring the wind speed, and INT30, a sensor for measuring the wind direction. Both components are wind-driven. The rotational movement in the maintenance-free sensor is converted into an electrical signal. This conversion is without contact or wear. The signal is processed in a microprocessor and output as a standard signal whose intensity increases with the wind speed. With this measuring data, the climate control computers used in the greenhouse can for example more efficiently control the ventilation flaps. If critical wind speeds occur, the data for controlling the safety measures is implemented.

Both measuring devices have been designed for extreme ambient conditions. They are 100% maintenance-free and have an all-metal (aluminium) design.

At the IPM, the KRIWAN experts will be available to answer questions on these new products and the entire range of greenhouse technology.

KRIWAN at the IPM
Hall 3, booth 442