HVACR Applications & Solutions

Sensors enable diagnostics that can help identify system or equipment issues that can reduce efficiencies or cause major breakdowns occur. From the ventilation system to the cooling, heating and refrigeration equipment within a facility, sensor technologies help reduce downtime, improve productivity, and lower maintenance costs while also improving efficiencies and reducing operating costs. HVAC sensors and controls have evolved over the years and will continue to evolve to meet the needs of OEMs and people throughout the world. Within the last 30 years, there has seen a push for HVAC systems with higher efficiencies, improved temperature control as well as the desire to monitor and regulate other physical parameters like humidity, air quality and more. This evolution has driven the need for more sensors to monitor and control the system but also new types of sensor types such as ones for occupancy, humidity, CO2 and others.

Future systems will need to be more efficient and provide better comfort but also may include a wide range of built-in diagnostic functions to ensure reliable and efficient operation as well as to facilitate predictive maintenance.  Sensors are evolving in several ways to better meet the needs of customers for cost effective and accurate measurement of a range of physical parameters. The HVAC industry is driving improvements in sensor technology in several key areas including improved durability to withstand harsh HVAC environments, digital communication capabilities, the ability to monitor multiple physical parameters with a single sensor, lower power sensors, wireless capabilities with a variety of communication protocol options, and smaller sensors to take up less space. HVAC engineers are being challenged to design accurate and reliable systems that consume less energy. We manufacture a wide range of rugged and reliable sensors for HVAC applications including ones that sense pressure, temperature, humidity, vibration, position, force, speed and more. These sensors play a critical role in improving the efficiency, performance, and reliability of HVAC systems.

From motor vibration monitoring, to water flow in boiler systems, the TE portfolio allows integrators to specify various sensor types within one system from a single supplier. As a global designer and manufacturer of sensors and sensor-based systems, TE provides support to engineers in both the development and instrumentation of HVAC systems. Our sensors are designed and manufactured to exacting specifications, often on a custom basis. Together with our customers, we are working to solve today's biggest application challenges in new and creative ways.