Maximize electricity generation from biogas, sewage gas, or landfill gas while reducing the harmful components in the gas.

Only by consistently monitoring the gas composition in a plant can changes over time be detected, thus preventing extended outages. Continuous monitoring of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) helps prevent costly corrosion damage to the motor by issuing an alarm if high concentrations of H2S are present in the gas. Additionally, monitoring the oxygen concentration can help avoid explosive gas mixtures in the motor.

If power generation receives subsidies, the plant operator is required to consistently document the gas composition and volume. The Multitec® BioControl is capable of managing all these tasks reliably and sustainably, despite the ongoing challenges posed by dirt, deposits, moisture, corrosion, and varying gas compositions.

The Multitec® BioControl can also determine the gas flow rate and the gas temperature. Effects of pressure, temperature, moisture and gas composition are compensated intelligently, which results in a high accuracy of the flow volume measurement.

One system for stationary and mobile measurements

The Multitec® BioControl is a modular measuring device consisting of the Multitec® BioControl fixed installation and the mobile gas measuring device Multitec® 540 / 545.

Depending on the version of the Multitec® BioControl, the gas composition and volume can be automatically measured and monitored at up to eight measurement locations. The Multitec® 540 monitors the values at the individual measurement locations sequentially. The values are transferred to the Multitec® BioControl via an interface. The Multitec® BioControl allows easy automatic calibration and adjustment with test gas.

The Multitec® BioControl fixed installation is non-wearing and low maintenance. The maintenance is limited to regular check for dust / dirt of the filters and (i.a.) the flow meter and calibration of the mobile device. The mobile Multitec® 540 gas measuring device must be regularly maintained to guarantee accurate measuring results. It can be easily sent in for servicing.  A spare device prevents disruption to operation.

Advantages

• Large, state-of-the-art 7” color touchscreen: simple user-defined settings, language selection

• Flexible configuration to individual requirements: measurement locations/cycles, saving intervals, limits, alarm thresholds

• User settings can be reproduced from the day of commissioning (saved on USB stick)

• Reliable measuring results by way of self testing during operation

• Sturdy and durable: all relevant components resistant to aggressive gases

• Autonomous and regular saving of all measurement values and settings to USB stick; no data loss, no manual logging, complete documentation

• Comprehensive servicing: stationary unit virtually maintenance-free, rapid first-class support thanks to customer-friendly remote maintenance and diagnostics – anywhere in the world by internet, simple automatic calibration/adjustment by test gas