HydroC™/ CH4
Hydrocarbon & Methane Sensor

The HydroC™ is used to detect the presence of hydrocarbons / methane in gaseous or liquid form. CONTROS core application for this innovative system is monitoring pipelines, xmas trees and subsea installations as well as scientific research. HydroC™ sensors can also operate from ROV or AUV.

• 1-year long-term monitoring with internal optical analysing sensor
• NO side effects for H2S, O2, or missing O2, CO2, turbidity, temperature, humidity (compare by yourself to other existing sensors on the market)
• Easy-to-use onetouch zeroing for different environmental setup conditions
• Optimized for fast response time or low detection limit
• Optimized for high stability (heating) or low power
• Many options for each parameter: range, housing, many available interfaces
• Interface RS-232, RS-485 3000m, FSK Modem 12km. ASCII NMEA-0183 data format - easy to use
• Analoge 0-5V, 0-10V, 0-20mA, 4-20mA.
• Power supply wide range input 10 - 32VDC
• Titanium housings for 2000m, 4000m and 6000m extended range.
• Option internal ultra-low-power datalogger 2GB
• Additional CONTROS sub-sea Datalogger with many options: more sensor inputs; more output formats in ASCII, etc; internal logging and many more options

HydroC™/ CO2
Carbon dioxide sensor

The HydroC™/CO2 is used to detect the presence of carbon dioxide in gaseous or water. CONTROS core application for this innovative system is monitoring biological systems or the greenhouse effect, e.g. to fulfill the KYOTO PROTOCOL. This system can also operate from ROV or AUV as well.

• Long-term monitoring with internal optical analysing sensor.
• Easy-to-use onetouch or smart zeroing for different environmental setup conditions.
• Optimized for high stability (heating) or low power.
• Many options for ranges, housing, many available interfaces
• Interface RS-232, RS-485 3000m, FSK Modem 12km. ASCII NMEA-0183 data format - easy to use
• Analoge 0-5V, 0-10V, 0-20mA, 4-20mA.
• Power supply wide range input 10 - 32VDC
• Titanium housings for 2000m, 4000m and 6000m extended range.
• Option internal ultra-low-power datalogger 2GB
• Additional SmartDI™ sub-sea Datalogger with many options: more sensor inputs; more output formats in ASCII, etc; internal logging to CompactFlash disk and many more items.
• Available as flow-through version for mobile and lab applications, e.g. "underway" or "Ferrybox" systems.

HydroC™/ PAH (OIL-IN-WATER)
Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons Fluorometer

Fluorometric methods are widely used in environmental monitoring, analytical chemistry, limnological and oceanographic biology. Oil spills for example at petrol stations or after accidents lead to widespread contamination of soil, surface water and groundwater with BTXE and PAH. Online fluorometers allow continuous measurements and non-destructive sampling in combination with good specificity and low detection limits. In order to meet most of the above mentioned requirements, the CONTROS’ HydroC™ / PAH is designed as a compact, versatile and light underwater unit capable to work on the water surface as well as down to 6000 meter of water depth mounted on ROV's and AUV's.

• Ultra fast response time < 500 ms
• Detection of various parameters possible by using special optical filters: humic acids, amino acids, BTXE and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons PAH
• Supervision and online control of fresh water in waterworks and boreholes
• Monitoring of waste water in industrial and municipal sewage works
• Crude oil detection, leakage control at offshore oil pipelines with ROV
• Fuel detection in natural waters and sewage plants
• Easy-to-use for the ROV operator without any setup procedures
• Titanium housings for heavy work conditions
• Low power consumption
• Additional CONTROS sub-sea datalogger with many options: more sensor inputs, more output formats in ASCII, NMEA-0183, etc., internal logging and many more options

HydroC™/ MEG (ANTIFREEZE)
Mono Ethylene Glycol sensor

The Antifreeze Mono Ethylene Glycol is one of the most important fluids in the environment, being faced by the upcoming deep-water Oil + Gas companies. CONTROS’ HydroC™ / MEG is a unique underwater leakage sensor (Sniffer) solving the global problems of the in-situ measurements of Mono Ethylene Glycol. Applications include offshore pipeline inspections, leak detection, water & waste water treatment tasks and risk management solutions. The sensor can also operate from ROV or AUV.

• Leack detection for MEG and other Antifreezes
• Fast response time < 30 seconds
• Easy-to-use for the ROV operator without any setup procedures
• Titanium housing for heavy work conditions
• Low power wide-range supply 10 - 32VDC
• Analog output 0 - 5V
• Serial interface RS-232, RS-485, FSK Modem 12km
• Data format ASCII NMEA-0183 easy to use
• Additional CONTROS sub-sea internal datalogger with many options: more sensor inputs, more output formats in ASCII, NMEA-0183, etc., internal logging and many more options
• Used for the greatest gas field under the western hemisphere ORMEN LANGE

Contros™ DETECT
Windows Software

The Contros™ DETECT is an easy-to-use Windows© Software package and allows the display, recording and replay of data from HydroC™ Sensors (with and without internal Datalogger). The configuration of the graphical windows is easy due to the auto-scaling function - fits the graphic chart to the online data. The data is stored then into ASCII CVS text files for easy post-processing. A Polynomial fit to calibrate or correct the readings is also included. This comes with an easy Windows© installation program. (See Download page).

• Based on innovative .NET technology (commonly installed on Win-XP©, Win-Vista© computers)
• Runs under Windows© 7, Vista, XP and 2000. Support for Win98 and ME 
• Supports all PC serial Comports and USB-RS232 adapters as well
• Easy setup - searches all comports and all connected sensors automatically
• Records the data to standard ASCII files in CVS (MS Excel™) format
• Manual Zeroing button
• Supports ASCII calibration files and detect the correct sensor automatically
• Supports the HydroC Sensor and Contros Datalogger 

Go to the Download page

Joint project with the University of Applied Sciences in Kiel.