[bldg-sim] data monitoring question

[Rohini Brahme]

We have the following configuration for data collection:
 
The logger gets power from the grid (i.e. no battery). Some sensors are
hooked directly to the logger, others are connected to a 4-20mA adapter
using cat5 and then the logger. The sensors are located throughout the
house, and they also get their power from the grid (i.e. no battery).
For some reason there is power outage almost every other day at the site
- post Rita, and it is creating havoc with our monitoring. The 4-20 mA
adapters are one-by-one going bust - resistor is getting burnt.
 
Any ideas/suggestions on what we could do differently to avoid the
problems? One idea is to get everything on batteries (sensor and
logger).
 
Thanks
Rohini
 
 
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Rohini Brahme
Research Scientist
Sustainable Technologies Group
Houston Advanced Research Center
4800 Research Forest Drive
The Woodlands, TX 77381
 
Ph: 281-364-6006
Fax: 281-364-6052
 


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