Advanced Laser-Based Sensors for Industrial Process ControlCX(s) Applied: B3.6, B5.1Date: 09/14/2010Location(s): Mountain View, CaliforniaOffice(s): Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
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September 14, 2010
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CX(s) Applied: B3.6, B5.1
Date: 09/14/2010
Location(s): Mountain View, California
Office(s): Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
In Phase III, Los Gatos Research (LGR) will fabricate, deploy, and commercialize two advanced laser based gas sensors for industrial process control monitoring in electric arc furnaces. The first sensor will utilize both mid-infrared and near infrared lasers to make rapid (greater than 1 hertz), in situ measurements of carbon monoxide (CO), carbon dioxide (CO2), oxygen (O2), water (H2O), and gas temperature in the offgas of an electric arc furnace. The second analyzer will employ LGR?s patented Off Axis Integrated Cavity Output Spectroscopy technology to make extractive measurements of multiple process gases (CO, CO2, O2, hydrogen, H2O) and trace pollutants (nitrogen oxide, nitrogen dioxide, methane). LGR will manufacture 3 of each sensor and perform long term deployments at U.S. secondary steel manufacturing facilities (including The Timken Company, Nucor, and other facilities, through a collaboration with Automation and Control Innovation General Electric) to demonstrate the commercial potential of the instruments. These long term deployments in realistic conditions will provide the necessary experience for reliability tests and field qualification.