Piezo Cable is another form of Piezo polymer sensors. Designed as a coax cable, the Piezo polymer is the “dielectric” between the center core and the outer braid. When the cable is compressed or stretched, a charge or voltage is generated proportional to the stress.
Piezo cable has a number of advantages in certain applications. Due to its coaxial design, the cable is self- shielded, allowing its use in a high EMI environment. The Piezo cable can be spliced to passive coax, using standard coax splice techniques. It is extremely rugged and will stand up to heavy loads as with the truck axle counting. Its linear format makes it ideal for monitoring large areas.
Features:
- Passive, Long Length Sensor
- Very Tough, Water Resistant and Flexible
- Temperature Stability to 85°C
- Self-Shielded Coaxial Construction
- High Voltage Response
- Low Impedance Per Unit Length
- Field Repairable
- Simplified Interconnections
Applications:
- Perimeter Intrusion Detection Safety and Security Fencing
- Door Edge/Vehicle Bumper Switch
- Cable Tampering Detector
- Traffic Classification/Counting
- Weather Sensing/Rain/Hail
- Structural NDT/Strain/Vibration
- Underwater Acoustics
- Patient Mattress Monitor
- Sports Scoring/Foul Line
This product was added to our catalog on Monday 02 November, 2009.
