ZPulse® Doppler Current Sensor
Doppler Current Sensor (DCS)
The Aanderaa Doppler Current Sensor is a rugged, true vector averaging sensor for measuring current speed and direction in the sea. The sensor has built-in compass and tilt sensor and may also output sea temperature. The speed range is 0 to 300 cm/s. Low current drain and flexible sampling schemes. New multi-frequency Doppler Current Sensor (DCS) with ZPulse technology achieves better performance using only half the power than previous models. The new, fast response compass and tilt circuitry has no moving parts achieving excellent performance in unstable areas such as in the wave zone close to surface.
Manufacturer
Aanderaa Data Instruments Inc.
P.O.Box 34 Slåtthaug
N-5851 Bergen
Norway
+47 55 60 48 00
+47 55 60 48 01
Technical specifications
| Depth rating | 4420/4830: 300m 4520IW/4930IW: 2000m 4520DW/4930IW: 6000m |
| Max. pressure | |
| Housing material | 4420/4420R: Durotong, POM; 4830/4830R: Durotong, POM, epoxy coated titanium; 4520/4930/4520R/4930R:Durotong, epoxy coated titanium |
| Power supply | 6–14 Vdc |
| Power consumption | |
| Weight | |
| Size | 120 x 108 mm |
| Memory | |
| Communications | 4420/4520/4830/4930: AiCaP protocol, RS-232; 4420R/4520R/4830R/4930R:RS-422 |
| Speed type | Vector averaged |
| Speed size | 0.1mm/s |
| Speed range | 0–300cm/s |
| Speed accuracy | ±0.15cm/s |
| Direction type | magnetic |
| Direction range | 0–360° |
| Direction accuracy | ±5° for 0-15° tilt ±7.5° for 15-35° tilt |
| Direction resolution | 0.01° |
| Temperature type | |
| Temperature range | -5°C to +40°C |
| Temperature accuracy | 0.1°C |
| Temperature resolution | 0.01°C |