Manufacturer of advanced sensor ICs and sensor modules, ScioSense, launched its latest ultrasonic flow module, which offers very low power consumption required by battery-powered applications for flow rate measurement.
Like its predecessor, the UFM-01, the new UFM-02 is a complete, fully calibrated flow measurement unit including a spool piece with standard pipe fittings, twin ultrasonic transducers, and a high-precision measurement circuit based on a ScioSense ultrasonic flow converter chip. In the UFM-02, average operating current has been reduced to 50µA, low enough to enable applications to run for years on a standard primary battery.
In addition to flow measurement, the module is ideal leak detection, too, and can be used in a range of applications, including food-grade equipment. Among these are water purifiers, water dispensers, water boilers, heat pumps, coffee machines, smart toilets, smart faucets (taps), irrigation systems and agricultural equipment, and in swimming pools, spas and cooling systems. In industrial and commercial systems, the UFM-02 can be used to measure the total volume flowing through a filter, to enable replacement based on actual usage rather than at specified intervals of time.
The UFM-02 module is available at launch with a thread size of 0.5” and an inner diameter (ID) of 13.3mm, or with a thread of 1” (23.7mm ID). Additional variants will be added with a thread of 3/8” (11.2 mm ID) and 1.5” (36.3mm ID). The smallest thread size handles a maximum flow rate of 20l per minute, and the largest, up to 450l per minute.
The UFM-02 modules are available with a choice of two cable connections: a four-wire pulse interface cable providing a simple output signal with up to 450 pulses per liter, and a 10-wire SPI cable which provides digital data including total volume of liquid flow in cubic meters, filtered flow rate in liters/hour, and a measurement of the liquid’s temperature.
https://www.sciosense.com/ufm-02-ultrasonic-flow-sensing-module/
