Application
OTS technology, which is ATEX and EX approved, and contains a special technology for certified operation in extreme hazardous, explosive areas, is being used to provide intelligent rim seal fire detection for several floating roof tanks of the OMV refinery in Schwechat, Austria and the OMV tank farm in Lobbau, Austria.

System configuration:

• 6 OTS-300 EX Controllers.
• 12 km “EX-protection” sensor cable, 8 mm.
• System ATEX-certified for category I applications (zone 0).
• Controller linked to fire panel via output contacts.

Commissioning
2002

Miscellaneous
The ATEX- certified system uses a special controller with an ultra-fast laser shut-down feature and a heavy duty sensor cable.