fos4X fos4Strain expert - Product Description; Functional Overview

3. Product Description
3 Product Description
3.1 Functional Description
3.1.1 Function
The fos4Strain expert is a fiber-optical strain sensor based on a fiber-Bragg grating.
The sensor was developed for the strain monitoring of composite structures and in
particular of rotor blades of wind turbines.
The sensor has passive temperature compensation adapted to the expansion
coefficient of the structure.
3.1.2 Overview
Figure 1: Overview
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Cable with step protection
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Sensor with step protection
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Centre of the measuring range
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Fan-out cable without step protection
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E-2000/APC connector
The fos4Strain expert consists of the following components:
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Sensor with GRP base plate and step protection.
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Cable with step protection and E-2000/APC connector.
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