
Optosense LLC
USER MANUAL
Design department
SMALL-SIZE EXPLOSIVE GAS MEASURING
SENSOR MIPEX-02-X-X-X.1 X (RX)
ESAT.413347.005 UM
Revision 3.0
January 19th, 2017
Page 24 of 46
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Table 6. Basic sensor readings variability
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Calibration
gas
Readings variability within a temperature
range
Additional variabil-
ity due to pressure
Additional variabil-
ity due to humidity
CH
4
±0.1% vol. or ±5% of indication (whichever is
greater) within the range of +20…+25 °C;
±0.2% vol. or ±30%
of indication (which-
ever is greater) at
100 kPa (test: 80
kPa, 100 kPa, 120
kPa)
±0.2% vol. or ±15%
of indication (which-
ever is greater) at
40 °C (test: 20%
RH, 50% RH, 90%
RH)
±0.2% vol. or ±10% of indication (whichever
is greater) within the range of -
10…+20 °C
and +25…+40 °C;
±0.4% vol. or ±20% of indication (whichever
is greater) within the range of -
40…-10 °C
and +40…+60 °C.
C
3
H
8
, CO
2
±0.05% vol. or ±5% of indication (whichever
is greater) within the range of +20…+25 °C;
±0.1% vol. or ±30%
of indication (which-
ever is greater) at
100 kPa (test: 80
kPa, 100 kPa, 120
kPa)
±0.1% vol. or ±15%
of indication (which-
ever is greater) at
40 °C (test: 20%
RH, 50% RH, 90%
RH)
±0.1% vol. or ±10% of indication (whichever
is greater) within the range of -
10…+20 °C
and +25…+40 °C;
±0.2% vol. or ±20% of indication (whichever
is greater) within the range of -
40…-10 °C
and +40…+60 °C.
Fig. 7. Typical sensitivity of MIPEX-02-1-X-X.1 X (target and calibration gas is CH
4
) to other
hydrocarbons
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The table shows basic variability of MIPEX-02 sensor readings. For each sensor modification,
readings variability stated in Table 6 is provided within a temperature range determined by a sensor RX-code
(see Table 5).
0
50
100
150
200
250
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
S
enso
r
rea
d
ing
s,
%
L
E
L
CGM concentration, % LEL
CH4
C3H8
C2H6
C4H10
C6H14
C2H4