Measurement Principle

Raman Scattering
A light pulse injected at one end of an Injection Light Fiber-Optic Sensor
Light
optical fiber is subjected to scattering Source Back-Scattered Light
due to temperature gradients as it travels Fiber-Optic Distributed Temperature
along the fiber. CPU
Photo
Distance
Smart Grid Application Sensing System
Detector OPTHERMO
Raman scattering describes the light scattering
Scattered Light Spectrum Ecology & Environment
phenomenon, and consists of Stokes and Anti-stokes light components.
The Raman scattered light is reflected to the photo detector as illustrated above.
Rayleigh Light
Fire Detection

Scattering Intensity
Since the speed of pulse propagation in the fiber is constant, the location where Anti-Stokes
Light Stokes Light
the scattering occurs can be determined by measuring the time between the
Wavelength
pulse injection and the detection of Raman scattering.
λs
This provides precise detection of temperature variations. λαs λο

Benefits of using OPTHERMO

=
=
λο‐Δλ λο+Δλ’

Specification fiber-optic temperature measurement;

Items Remarks Column

Display temperature profiles at a glance
helps you localize an abnormal hot spot within a large/long
facility with high spatial resolution.

2km 5km, 10km, 15km, 30km

Max. measuring length
Sampling Resolution 1m 0.25m/0.5m/1m (selectable)
Detect fires in advance
within your facility using fast identification
Temperature Resolution (*1) <1˚C
Measuring Time (*2) 8 sec. to 10 min. 10sec. to 15 hours of abnormal rises in temperature.
Spatial Resolution 2m 1.2m @ 10km 10-90%
Optical Fiber Type Multi-mode (GI 50/125)(*3) Save energy
Compatible Connector E2000 (APC) connector using temperature profiles to control air conditioning,
Interface LAN/USB thereby preventing excessive cooling.
Storage Media SD Card
Operating Temperature 0~40˚C
Save overall running costs
Size 300(W) × 160(D) × 37(H) mm 400(W) × 200(D) × 88(H) mm
because corrosion-resistant optical sensors have
Weight 3kg 6kg
Power Consumption <15W <30W unit temp : 20˚C a longer lifespan than conventional metallic sensors.
*1 : Temperature resolution values are representative data using J-Power Systems' recommended optical fiber with a few splices.
*2 : Measuring time is selectable by software. When longer measuring times are selected, better resolution is acquired.
*3 : When SM Fiber is required, please contact our sales staff.

Fiber-Optic Sensor Specifications (JPS's standard) J-Power Systems Corp. is a joint venture between Sumitomo Electric and
Type Non-metallic Built-in stainless steel tube Built-in stainless steel tube w / PE Sheath Protection steel tube w / PVC Sheath Hitachi Cable. This combined expertise has lead to the ongoing manufacture
Spairal Steel Tube
Optical Fiber
of OPTHERMO fiber-optic sensing technologies since 1989.
Optical Fiber Optical Fiber
Strength Tension
Member Kevlar
1
Structure 2
Optical Fibers
Stainless Steel Tube Stainless braid
FR : PE Stainless Steel Tube FR-PVC
FR : Flame Retardant PE FR : Flame Retardant
PE : Polyethylene PE : Polyethylene PVC : Polyvinyl chloride

-20~75°C (standard) /
Temperature -20~70°C (continuous)
Range -200~60°C (for low-temp.) / -20~75°C (standard) -20~75°C (standard)
150°C or less (for short time)
-20~300°C (for high-temp.)
●Power cable temperature monitoring ●LNG plant LNG leakage ●Power cable temperature monitoring
●Tunnel fire monitoring ●Sulfur piping temperature monitoring (buried cable) ●Cable rack temperature monitoring
Applications
●Factory equipment temperature ●Dam structural concrete temperature ●Cable rack temperature monitoring ●Coal conveyer fire detection etc.
monitoring etc. monitoring etc. ●Tunnel fire monitoring etc.

Dimension 2×4mm 1.4~3.2mm dia. 3~5mm dia. 2.5mm dia.

Allowable 70mm or larger 70mm or larger
70mm or larger 60mm or larger
Bending radius (standard) (standard)
Allowable 300N or smaller 300N or smaller
tensile 100N or smaller 200N or smaller
(standard) (standard)

For more information:

International Business Div.

Mita43 MT. Bldg. 8F. 3-13-16 Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0073, Japan
Tel: +81-3-5232-4709 Fax: +81-3-5232-4718

Toyoura Works
4-10-1 Kawajiri-cho, Hitachi-City, Ibaraki-ken, 319-1411 Japan
Tel: +81-294-42-5918 Fax: +81-294-42-8456 Printed on paper made with wood from
forest thinning. “Morino Chonai-Kai”
URL.http://www.jpowers.co.jp/english/ (Forest Neighborhood Association)
-Supporting sound forest management.
E-mail:opthermo@ml.jpowers.co.jp (2011.4)

www.jpowers.co.jp/opthermo/
Features Application
Conventional Temperature Sensor Power Cable / Power Facilities Fire Detection / Disaster Measures
► Power cable temperature monitoring ► Common Utility Tunnel management
Temperature Sensor ► Tunnel/conduit for power cable monitoring ► Coal Belt-conveyor temperature management and fire detection
Fiber-Optic Sensor ► Dynamic Cable Rating System (DRS) ► Cable tray or pit temperature
to estimate conductor temperature mangement
for management of transmission
capacity Estimated Conductor
Temperature

Data Logger
Cable Surface
Temperature
By laying one optical fiber provides, a 30km Every temperature sensor must be wired to data logger.
Simple temperature profile can be measured at 1m intervals. Therefore, system configuration is complicated
System configuration is simpler than conventional styles. in case of multi-monitoring. Load
Current

Low Cost Initial cost and maintenance costs are lower Initial cost and maintenance costs are high
(in case of multi-monitoring). (in case of multi-monitoring).

Seamless Available for seamless temperature monitoring. Discrete Monitoring

(No blank area)

Long Lifetime Sensor Lifetime > 30 years (*) Sensor Lifetime : 10 to 15 years
Fiber-Optic Sensor
(*) under normal temperature conditions.

Withstands Harsh
Environments
Applicable in explosive environments and
within strong electromagnetic fields.
Not applicable under strong electromagnetic fields.
Expensive box required in explosive areas. Data Center / Server Room Plant Facilities Management

Easy ► Server room temperature monitoring to prevent excess cooling ► LNG Tank leak detection/heat control system
Install just one light weight sensor cable. Wiring work is necessary for each sensor installed.
Installation ► Air conditioning system monitoring using ► Steel plant facilities (smelting furnace, steam pipeline) monitoring
temperature feedback control ► Bus duct temperature monitoring
to detect contact errors
LNG Tank Monitoring Software

System Components

Control Unit Optical Switch (Option) Fiber-Optic Sensor

By collecting temperature data, Injects a light pulse in the optical fiber and The switch is used when measuring The optical fiber is the sensor.
recording and alarm detection detects the intensity of Raman Scattering. multiple optical fibers in sequence. Temperature profile along the fiber
process are performed. The results are converted to (64 channels max.) is measured in real time.
temperature data.

Belt-conveyor

Settings/Control
Alarm Output Tank

Temperature Data Power cable

Control unit is applied in case temperature display is required.

Other Applications OPTHERMO is used for various field shown as followings

Standard Software Functions
●Display/recording of temperature data
(English/Japanese/Chinese) ► Pharmaceutical/Food freezer temperature monitoring
●Display of temperature trend of each point. ► Oil/Gas/Geothermal well temperature monitoring
●Alarm settings for maximum of 400 zones ► Marine/Atmosphere temperature monitoring
(absolute or differential temperature judgement) ► Sulfur pipeline flow management
●Contact signal output (64 points max.) ► Dam structural concrete hardening monitoring
●Statistical analysis (max./min./average)
► Freeze detection system on road surface
●Excel format (CSV) conversion
► Transformer panel temperature monitoring
●Communication (TCP/IP and Modbus) of measurement data
●Self-diagnosis (fiber breaks, light source status, watchdog timer)
Features Application
Conventional Temperature Sensor Power Cable / Power Facilities Fire Detection / Disaster Measures
► Power cable temperature monitoring ► Common Utility Tunnel management
Temperature Sensor ► Tunnel/conduit for power cable monitoring ► Coal Belt-conveyor temperature management and fire detection
Fiber-Optic Sensor ► Dynamic Cable Rating System (DRS) ► Cable tray or pit temperature
to estimate conductor temperature mangement
for management of transmission
capacity Estimated Conductor
Temperature

Data Logger
Cable Surface
Temperature
By laying one optical fiber provides, a 30km Every temperature sensor must be wired to data logger.
Simple temperature profile can be measured at 1m intervals. Therefore, system configuration is complicated
System configuration is simpler than conventional styles. in case of multi-monitoring. Load
Current

Low Cost Initial cost and maintenance costs are lower Initial cost and maintenance costs are high
(in case of multi-monitoring). (in case of multi-monitoring).

Seamless Available for seamless temperature monitoring. Discrete Monitoring

(No blank area)

Long Lifetime Sensor Lifetime > 30 years (*) Sensor Lifetime : 10 to 15 years
Fiber-Optic Sensor
(*) under normal temperature conditions.

Withstands Harsh
Environments
Applicable in explosive environments and
within strong electromagnetic fields.
Not applicable under strong electromagnetic fields.
Expensive box required in explosive areas. Data Center / Server Room Plant Facilities Management

Easy ► Server room temperature monitoring to prevent excess cooling ► LNG Tank leak detection/heat control system
Install just one light weight sensor cable. Wiring work is necessary for each sensor installed.
Installation ► Air conditioning system monitoring using ► Steel plant facilities (smelting furnace, steam pipeline) monitoring
temperature feedback control ► Bus duct temperature monitoring
to detect contact errors
LNG Tank Monitoring Software

System Components

Control Unit Optical Switch (Option) Fiber-Optic Sensor

By collecting temperature data, Injects a light pulse in the optical fiber and The switch is used when measuring The optical fiber is the sensor.
recording and alarm detection detects the intensity of Raman Scattering. multiple optical fibers in sequence. Temperature profile along the fiber
process are performed. The results are converted to (64 channels max.) is measured in real time.
temperature data.

Belt-conveyor

Settings/Control
Alarm Output Tank

Temperature Data Power cable

Control unit is applied in case temperature display is required.

Other Applications OPTHERMO is used for various field shown as followings

Standard Software Functions
●Display/recording of temperature data
(English/Japanese/Chinese) ► Pharmaceutical/Food freezer temperature monitoring
●Display of temperature trend of each point. ► Oil/Gas/Geothermal well temperature monitoring
●Alarm settings for maximum of 400 zones ► Marine/Atmosphere temperature monitoring
(absolute or differential temperature judgement) ► Sulfur pipeline flow management
●Contact signal output (64 points max.) ► Dam structural concrete hardening monitoring
●Statistical analysis (max./min./average)
► Freeze detection system on road surface
●Excel format (CSV) conversion
► Transformer panel temperature monitoring
●Communication (TCP/IP and Modbus) of measurement data
●Self-diagnosis (fiber breaks, light source status, watchdog timer)
Measurement Principle
Raman Scattering
A light pulse injected at one end of an Injection Light Fiber-Optic Sensor
Light
optical fiber is subjected to scattering Source Back-Scattered Light
due to temperature gradients as it travels Fiber-Optic Distributed Temperature
along the fiber. CPU
Photo
Distance
Smart Grid Application Sensing System
Detector OPTHERMO
Raman scattering describes the light scattering
Scattered Light Spectrum Ecology & Environment
phenomenon, and consists of Stokes and Anti-stokes light components.
The Raman scattered light is reflected to the photo detector as illustrated above.
Rayleigh Light
Fire Detection

Scattering Intensity
Since the speed of pulse propagation in the fiber is constant, the location where Anti-Stokes
Light Stokes Light
the scattering occurs can be determined by measuring the time between the
Wavelength
pulse injection and the detection of Raman scattering.
λs
This provides precise detection of temperature variations. λαs λο

Benefits of using OPTHERMO

=
=
λο‐Δλ λο+Δλ’

Specification fiber-optic temperature measurement;

Items Remarks Column

Display temperature profiles at a glance
helps you localize an abnormal hot spot within a large/long
facility with high spatial resolution.

2km 5km, 10km, 15km, 30km

Max. measuring length
Sampling Resolution 1m 0.25m/0.5m/1m (selectable)
Detect fires in advance
within your facility using fast identification
Temperature Resolution (*1) <1˚C
Measuring Time (*2) 8 sec. to 10 min. 10sec. to 15 hours of abnormal rises in temperature.
Spatial Resolution 2m 1.2m @ 10km 10-90%
Optical Fiber Type Multi-mode (GI 50/125)(*3) Save energy
Compatible Connector E2000 (APC) connector using temperature profiles to control air conditioning,
Interface LAN/USB thereby preventing excessive cooling.
Storage Media SD Card
Operating Temperature 0~40˚C
Save overall running costs
Size 300(W) × 160(D) × 37(H) mm 400(W) × 200(D) × 88(H) mm
because corrosion-resistant optical sensors have
Weight 3kg 6kg
Power Consumption <15W <30W unit temp : 20˚C a longer lifespan than conventional metallic sensors.
*1 : Temperature resolution values are representative data using J-Power Systems' recommended optical fiber with a few splices.
*2 : Measuring time is selectable by software. When longer measuring times are selected, better resolution is acquired.
*3 : When SM Fiber is required, please contact our sales staff.

Fiber-Optic Sensor Specifications (JPS's standard) J-Power Systems Corp. is a joint venture between Sumitomo Electric and
Type Non-metallic Built-in stainless steel tube Built-in stainless steel tube w / PE Sheath Protection steel tube w / PVC Sheath Hitachi Cable. This combined expertise has lead to the ongoing manufacture
Spairal Steel Tube
Optical Fiber
of OPTHERMO fiber-optic sensing technologies since 1989.
Optical Fiber Optical Fiber
Strength Tension
Member Kevlar
1
Structure 2
Optical Fibers
Stainless Steel Tube Stainless braid
FR : PE Stainless Steel Tube FR-PVC
FR : Flame Retardant PE FR : Flame Retardant
PE : Polyethylene PE : Polyethylene PVC : Polyvinyl chloride

-20~75°C (standard) /
Temperature -20~70°C (continuous)
Range -200~60°C (for low-temp.) / -20~75°C (standard) -20~75°C (standard)
150°C or less (for short time)
-20~300°C (for high-temp.)
●Power cable temperature monitoring ●LNG plant LNG leakage ●Power cable temperature monitoring
●Tunnel fire monitoring ●Sulfur piping temperature monitoring (buried cable) ●Cable rack temperature monitoring
Applications
●Factory equipment temperature ●Dam structural concrete temperature ●Cable rack temperature monitoring ●Coal conveyer fire detection etc.
monitoring etc. monitoring etc. ●Tunnel fire monitoring etc.

Dimension 2×4mm 1.4~3.2mm dia. 3~5mm dia. 2.5mm dia.

Allowable 70mm or larger 70mm or larger
70mm or larger 60mm or larger
Bending radius (standard) (standard)
Allowable 300N or smaller 300N or smaller
tensile 100N or smaller 200N or smaller
(standard) (standard)

For more information:

International Business Div.

Mita43 MT. Bldg. 8F. 3-13-16 Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0073, Japan
Tel: +81-3-5232-4709 Fax: +81-3-5232-4718

Toyoura Works
4-10-1 Kawajiri-cho, Hitachi-City, Ibaraki-ken, 319-1411 Japan
Tel: +81-294-42-5918 Fax: +81-294-42-8456 Printed on paper made with wood from
forest thinning. “Morino Chonai-Kai”
URL.http://www.jpowers.co.jp/english/ (Forest Neighborhood Association)
-Supporting sound forest management.
E-mail:opthermo@ml.jpowers.co.jp (2011.4)

www.jpowers.co.jp/opthermo/