AP Sensing at the Intersolar Europe 2023

The need for renewable energies along with the energy storage and transportation is growing in popularity and importance worldwide. Solar energy is a clean and renewable source of energy that is also becoming increasingly affordable and accessible. However, solar panels, defective cables, and plugs that overheat or catch fire pose serious risks to industrial sites and buildings.

AP Sensing provides holistic monitoring solutions for greenfield and rooftop photovoltaic (PV) installations to safeguard your assets. We presented our Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing (DFOS) solutions at Intersolar Europe – The world's largest exhibition for the energy industry.

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AP Sensing's solutions for the energy industry

 

Fire Detection for Solar Farms

AP Sensing is your global solution provider for fiber optic Linear Heat Detection (LHD). The LHD system is a proven fire detection system in special hazard applications. Based on a proven track record our solution ensures reliable asset protection even in the most challenging environments. AP Sensing’s fiber optic LHD system is ideally suited to monitor temperatures of power plants (photovoltaic (PV) systems, battery storage power plants, power cables) to detect overheating at an early stage that could otherwise lead to fires. Information can be sent to operators for immediate action or to the fire alarm control panel (FACP) in case of a fire alarm.

Our fiber optic LHD measures a complete temperature profile of the entire solar farm (including panels and in- and outdoor power cables) within seconds with just one sensor cable. Hotspots can be detected quickly and precisely (freely configurable spatial resolution), enabling fast and targeted measures to contain fires or even prevent fire breakouts. The fiber optic sensor cable is immune to electromagnetic and environmental influences, very light, Ø 4mm, flexible, easy to install, maintenance free and has a long lifetime. The LHD sensor cable can be installed both during and after setting up the solar panels.

Find out more about our LHD N45-Series designed for special hazard applications

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Perimeter Intrusion Detection

AP Sensing's Distributec Acoustic Sensing (DAS) system is a reliable long-range solution that provides early warning of perimeter activities.The technology utilizes a single fiber optic cable as a sensor to capture unusual events, such as potential fires or Third-Party Interference (TPI) activities.It can often be integrated with other security measures such as cameras or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Our unique machine learning algorithms precisely detect, locate and classify multiple events in real time. The DAS system can be installed on a perimeter fence to detect climbing or cutting, or buried to detect approaching footsteps or vehicle activity.

 AP Sensing’s intrusion detection solution provides a comprehensive, reliable and efficient system for the surveillance of large assets like solar farms.

Find out more about fiber optic sensing for Perimeter Intrusion Detection

Learn about the technology behind AP Sensing's DAS solution


About AP Sensing

AP Sensing offers distributed optical sensing technologies for a wide range of applications. Based on our HP/Agilent heritage, AP Sensing not only offers reliable and advanced technology, but also a full range of globally available customer services. Engineered and Made in Germany, our solutions prove themselves in all regions in the world – with more than 600 customers in 70 countries.