Load cell
IPS
STS load cell sensor type IPS works by converting mechanical force (load, weight, tension, compression or pressure) into digital values that the user can read and record.
Load cells (IPS string transducers) are central-hole type and are designed to measure the tensile force of tendons, strands, threaded rods or the compressive force acting on sensors in building structures.
Type IPS sensor designed to show how much load is left in real time in the post-tensioned strands on the structure. The anchor plate with wedges is placed on a hollow sensor and through it transmits the force to the bearing plate and structure itself. Such sensors are supplied to Nuclear Power Plants with the warranty period of 100 years.
STS Type IPS
The STS IPS sensor make it possible to determine the actual tensile force of a reinforcement beam, the force during testing and also to monitor changes in the beam tensile force during the lifecycle of a structure.
Features of IPS
- Measuring range — 3 to 15 mN
- Protection — IP55
- Height and diameter — 236 and 405 mm
- Weight — 115 kg
- Absolute force measurement error limits in the operating temperature range — +-300 kN
- Warranty — 100 years
Overall and connection dimensions
| Load cell | Overall dimensions, mm | Connection dimensions, mm | Overall dimensions of PSD (L x W x H), mm |
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| D | H | L | d | Bore, d1 | Tang, D1 | 196×212×102 | |
| IPS-03 | 230 | 160 | — | 110 | — | — | |
| IPS-04 | 287 | 190 | 320 | 150 | 202 | — | |
| IPS-06 | 288 | 210 | 312 | 152 | 250 | 250 | |
| IPS-12 | 405 | 250 | 485 | 260 | 342 | 340 | |
| IPS-18 | 534 | 235 | 565 | 271,5 | 440 | 450 | |
STS load sensor Type IPS
Main technical and metrological specifications of IPS
| Load cell | IPS-03 | IPS-04 | IPS-06 | IPS-12 | IPS-18 |
| Measurement range, MN | 0,75 — 3,75 | 1 — 5 | 1,5 — 7,5 | 3 — 15 | 4,5 — 22,5 |
| Operating range, MN | 0 — 3,75 | 0 — 5 | 0 — 7,5 | 0 — 15 | 0 — 22,5 |
| Absolute force error, kN | ± 75 | ± 100 | ± 150 | ± 300 | ± 450 |
| Operating voltage (DC), V | 36 — 48 | ||||
| Consumption current at supply voltage 36 V, mA, not more than | 60 | 100 | |||
| Operating conditions: | |||||
| allowable temperature range, °С | -40 to +60 | +15 to +25 | |||
| relative air humidity at a temperature 25°C, no more than | 98% | 80% | |||
| Mean service life of IPS components: | |||||
| BDSI, years, not less than | 80 | ||||
| PSD and cables, years, no less than | 15 | ||||
| Weight, kg, not more than | 42 | 45 | 55 | 120 | 185 |
| Signal output format | digital code according to RS-485 standard interface | ||||
| Federal State Register of Measuring Instruments (Russia) | No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
DSI-P-160
DSI-P-160
The DSI-P-160 is central-hole load cell type and is designed to measure the tensile force of seven-wire prestressed strands 15.2 and 15.7 mm diameters, or the compressive force acting on the sensor in building structures.
| Parameter description | Value |
| Force measurement range, kN | from 20 to 160 |
| Output signal at maximum load, mV/V | 1,65 ± 0,1 |
| Overall dimensions: · height (without cable), mm, not more than |
66 |
| · length with cable, mm, not more than | 740 |
| · width, mm, not more than | 72 |
| · outside diameter, mm, not more than | 51 |
| · inside diameter, mm, not more than | 16 + 0,18 |
| Weight, kg, not more than | 0,8 |
| Index of protection according to GOST 14254-2015 | IP67 |
| Operating conditions: | |
| · allowable temperature range, °С | from -40 to +70 |
| · relative air humidity at a temperature of +25 °C, %, not more than | 98 |
| Mean service life, years, not less than | 10 |
| Measurement accuracy of reading at temperatures from +15 °C to 35 °C, % | ±1 |
| Measurement accuracy of reading in a temperature range from -40 °C to +70 °C except range shown above, % | ±2 |
| Federal State Register of Measuring Instruments (Russia) | Yes |
STS designs load cell sensors to meet your project requirements. Please contact us to discuss details.
