Ultra DTS
Sensa fibre optic monitoring systems
APPLICATIONS
• Measurement of distributed temperature
along asset length
• Short distance power cables in
distribution ducts
• Substation busbar monitoring
• Hot-spot detection and fault locations
in onshore and subsea power
transmission cable
• Integrated and customisable display
package with SCADA data display
BENEFITS
• Reduced quantity of hardware required
• Reduced total system costs because
of extended length monitoring
• Improved operability through minimised
unwanted alarms
• Simplified installation and no operational
maintenance of infield equipment
FEATURES
• Real-time detection, identification and
location of multiple simultaneous alarms
• No infield electronics
• Simple to use software with automatic
set‑up and optimisation
• Wide range of delivery options
• Coverage of up to 180km of continuous
monitoring from a single locations
and instrument
www.sensa.org
The portfolio of Sensa fibre optic monitoring systems
includes a short range Distributed Temperature Sensor
(DTS) which is ideally suited to both harsh environment
and cost effective installations. The Ultra DTS uses the
industry prov-en Raman backscatter principle, which
has been demonstrated across many hundreds of
installations worldwide.
Distributed measurement is a powerful tool, providing
valid operation and ensuring safer environments for
monitored electrical cable assets. With 15km range
per channel the Ultra DTS offers supreme flexibility
for a broad range of applications in the electric
power industry.
Onward connectivity is handled seamlessly because
user interfacing and data handling is aligned with
industry standards. The Ultra DTS can be used as
a standalone system without the need for a PC and
write directly to Modbus or PLC registers. Compatibility
with the LINEVIEW RTTR and TOPVIEW software
packages can simplify data delivery across utility
networks, across utility WANs with both GSM and
satellite communications connectivity.
The Ultra DTS possesses a wide operating range,
enabling deployment in harsh environments. It can
be housed with and IP rated enclosure, wall or pole
mounted or in a cabinet system to suit a control
or instrumentation room requirement.
Ultra DTS
Specifications

Optical
Type Single-ended (SE) or double-ended (DE) DTS
Number of channels 12 SE or 6 DE
Total fibre length (per channel) 15km
Spatial Resolution 1 or 2 m
Loss Budget
At 1m spatial resolution 24dB
At 2m spatial resolution 28dB
Sample spacing 0.5m or 1m
Temperature repeatability ±0.1 degC at 12km range 12-s DE

Physical
Dimensions (L x W x H) 500mm x 483mm x 133mm
Weight 23Kg

Environmental
Temperature
Operating 0 to 45 degC
Non-operating -20 to +65 degC
Fibre Characteristics Multimode 50 -um core,
125um cladding fibre
Power
Maximum 65W
Typical 120W
Supply 100-240 V AC, 50-60Hz

Certifications
Laser Safety IEC and EN 60825-1:2014 Class 1
Compliance EN1010-1:2010
EN61326-1:2013
UL Standard 61010 and CSA-C22.2
NO.61010
Federal Communications Commission
Food and Drug Administration
IECEE CB Scheme
CE and MET marked

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ASE DTS
Sensa fibre optic monitoring systems
APPLICATIONS
• Measurement of distributed temperature
along asset length
• Export cables, long distance interconnector
power cables
• Hot-spot detection and fault locations
in onshore and subsea power
transmission cable
• Integrated and customisable display
package with SCADA data display
BENEFITS
• Reliable long-term reading validity due
to twin laser self checking
• Reduced quantity of hardware required
• Reduced total system costs because
of extended length monitoring
• Improved operability through minimised
unwanted alarms
• Enhanced monitoring capability through
improved clarity of measurement
FEATURES
• Accurate single-ended distributed
temperature sensor that resists fibre stress,
darkening, fibre losses, splice losses, fibre
batch differences and lifetime degradation
• Simple to use software with automatic
set‑up and optimization
• Wide range of delivery options
• Compatibility with multiple single-mode
fibre types
• Up to 50km range per channel
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The portfolio of Sensa fibre optic monitoring systems
includes a long range Distributed Temperature Sensor
(DTS) which is ideally suited to long distance cable
condition monitoring. Using a concurrent dual laser
principle, the ASE (Accurate Single Ended) Raman
measurement delivers self-checking, real time fibre loss
adjustment. With long distance power cables the optical
monitoring path may include many fibre optic splices,
fibre from varying batches and suppliers. The ASE
system dynamically addresses strain induced via cable
movement as well as accounting for fibre loss variance
along each 1m measuring point.
Long term deployments have historically led to
changing characteristics in the optical loss of the fibre
element. Further, such changes may occur during cable
installation, especially when being deployed at sea. With
an optical budget designed to enable measurements up
to 50km in a single ended configuration, the reading is
always correct. This is because the second laser source
operating at an alternative wavelength to double check
the primary readings. This method has proved in many
existing deployments.
The heart of the system is the industry proven Raman
backscatter optical time domain reflectometry (R-OTDR)
technique. R-OTDR is resistant to residual strain effects
which can be seen on some fibres by other long range
temperature sensing techniques.
The system is available with four independent fibre
channels, enabling reaching distances of up to 200km
from a single central location.
ASE DTS
Specifications

Optical
Type Single-ended (SE)
Number of channels 4 SE
Total fibre length (per channel) 50 km SE
Loss Budget (2 way at 1550nm) 23dB
Spatial resolution
5m up to 30km at 14dB
10 m up to 50km at 23dB
Sample spacing 1m
Temperature resolution - rms 1.5 degC at 30km range 900-s SE

Physical
Dimensions (L x W x H) 500mm x 483mm x 133mm
Weight 24Kg

Environmental
Temperature
Operating 0 to 45 degC
Non-operating -20 to +65 degC
Fibre Characteristics Singlemode 9-um core,
125um cladding fibre
Power
Typical 65W
Supply 100-240 V AC, 50-60 Hz

Certifications
Laser Safety IEN 60825 Class 1
Compliance European Conformity (CE)
Restriction of Hazardous Substances
CE Directive 2002/96/EC
CE Directive 2012/19/EU

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Hyperion DTS
Sensa fibre optic monitoring systems
APPLICATIONS
• Measurement of distributed temperature
along asset length
• Short distance power cables in
distribution ducts
• Substation busbar monitoring
• Hot-spot detection and fault locations
in onshore and subsea power
transmission cable
• Integrated and customisable display
package with SCADA data display
BENEFITS
• Reduced quantity of hardware required
• Reduced total system costs because
of extended length monitoring
• Improved operability through minimised
unwanted alarms
• Simplified installation and no operational
maintenance of infield equipment
FEATURES
• Real-time detection, identification and
location of multiple simultaneous alarms
• No infield electronics
• Simple to use software with automatic
set‑up and optimisation
• Wide range of delivery options
• Coverage of up to 14km of continuous
monitoring from a single locations
and instrument
www.sensa.org
The portfolio of Sensa fibre optic monitoring systems
includes a short range Distributed Temperature Sensor
(DTS) which is ideally suited to both harsh environment
and cost effective installations. The Hyperion DTS uses
the industry proven Raman backscatter principle, which
has been demonstrated across many hundreds of
installations worldwide.
Distributed measurement is a powerful tool, providing
valid operation and ensuring safer environments for
monitored electrical cable assets. With 7km range per
channel the Hyperion DTS offers supreme flexibility
for a broad range of applications in the electric
power industry.
Onward connectivity is handled seamlessly because
user interfacing and data handling is aligned with
industry standards. The Hyperion DTS can be used as
a standalone system without the need for a PC and
write directly to Modbus or PLC registers. Compatibility
with the LINEVIEW RTTR and TOPVIEW software
packages can simplify data delivery across utility
networks, across utility WANs with both GSM and
satellite communications connectivity.
The Hyperion DTS possesses a wide operating range,
enabling deployment in harsh environments. It can
be housed with and IP rated enclosure, wall or pole
mounted or in a cabinet system to suit a control
or instrumentation room requirement.
Hyperion DTS
Specifications

Optical
Type Single-ended (SE) or double-ended (DE) DTS
Number of channels Two SE or one DE
Total fibre length (per channel) 7km
Loss Budget 16dB
Calibration
0 to 80 degC DE ±1.0%
0 to 150 degC DE ±3.0%
0 to 250 degC DE ±5.0%
Spatial resolution <1.2m
Sample spacing 0.5m
Temperature resolution - rms ±0.1 degC at 4km range 600-s DE

Physical
Dimensions (L x W x H) 380mm x 250mm x 52mm
Weight 4Kg

Environmental
Temperature
Operating 0 to 50 degC
Non-operating -40 to +75 degC
Fibre Characteristics Multimode 50 -um core,
125um cladding fibre
Power
Maximum 20W
Typical 17W
Supply 15-30 V DC

Certifications
Laser Safety IEC and EN 60825-1:2007, IEC and
EN60825-1 and EN 61326-1:2013 Class 1
Compliance UL Standard 61010
and CSA-C22.2 No. 61010
Federal Communications Commission
Food and Drug Administration
IECEE CB Scheme
CE and MET marked

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Intelligent Distributed Vibration Sensor
Sensa fibre optic monitoring systems

APPLICATIONS The portfolio of Sensa fibre optic monitoring systems

• Oil, gas and water leak detection in pipelines
•D
 isturbance monitoring of Export cables,
long distance interconnector power cables
•T
 PI detection for power cables, including
excavators, drilling, jack hammers and
tunnelling
• Integrated and customisable display
package with SCADA data display
BENEFITS
• Gathering of necessary intelligence
for swift preventive action
•E
 nsuring asset availability
• Improved operability through minimised
unwanted alarms
includes the heterodyne real time intelligent Distributed
Vibration Sensor (DVS), which brings new high
performance capabilities to a broad range of asset
monitoring applications both onshore and subsea.
The heterodyne intelligent DVS technology is a state
of the art technology platform that has been developed
over recent years. With a strong survey record of
accomplishment across the globe, the DVS system
is suitable for number of applications dedicated to
permanent asset monitoring and cable condition
monitoring applications.
The intelligent DVS unit’s optical interrogator is
connected to an optical fibre in proximity to the power
cable or a fibre cable along a pipeline route.
The interrogator unit measures the Rayleigh backscatter
light to provide a local linear measurement of the
dynamic vibration induced in the sensing fibre.

•E
 nhanced asset monitoring capability A patented multi-frequency heterodyne optical technique
gives the real time intelligent sensor best-in-class
FEATURES signal-to-noise ration across the full sensing range of
40km. In addition, the multi-frequency approach works
• Real time detection, classification and to suppress local fading effects that can leave other
location of multiple simultaneous alarms systems prone to the detectable signals disappearing
•A
 djustable detection sensitivity along and reappearing at random along the length of the
the asset relative to the local environment fibre. Such a technique enables the optics system to
interrogate measurements every 2m along the fibre
•C
 ustomisable event recognition along length, thus providing many thousands of data points.
the asset length
 ide range of data delivery options
•W
•C
 ompatibility with multiple single-mode
fibre types

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Intelligent Distributed
Vibration Sensor
Specifications
Optical
Type Single-ended (SE)
Number of channels One SE
Total fibre length (per channel) 40 km SE
Loss Budget (2 way at 1550nm) 18.5dB
Output Full-aperture seismic waveforms,
vibration logs
Measurement parameters
Native Measurement type Vibration
Operating principle Coherent phase measurement
Operating wavelength 1550 nm
Range 40 km
Output spatial interval 2, 5, and 10 m
Low-frequency limit 5 Hz†

Physical
Server rack
Dimensions (L x W x H) 660mm x 483mm x 135mm
Weight 30 kg
Instrument rack
Dimensions (L x W x H) 559mm x 483mm x 90mm
Weight 15 kg

Environmental
Temperature
Operating 0 to 45 degC
Storing -20 to 70 degC
Power
Maximum 600 W
Typical 400 W
Supply 100-230 V AC, 50-60 Hz

Certifications
Laser Safety IEN 60825 Class 1
Compliance European Conformity (CE)
Restriction of Hazardous Substances
CE Directive 2002/95/EC
EN 61326-1:2006
EMC Directive 2004/108/EC
Low voltage Directive 2006/95/EC
†
Typical value: depends on application and condition

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