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New at GENEREX

New at GENEREX: Hydrogen sensors

Electrolyte measurement for wet cells
New 4G GMS modem available
New smoke detector available
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Hydrogen sensors – 2 new products at GENEREX

Hydrogen – the underestimated danger
Lead-based batteries are charged by means of a chemical process that emits hydrogen gas as a
byproduct. Depending on the design of the battery, this hydrogen escapes from vent valves or is
released directly into the environment. This is hardly the case with AGM batteries, but it occurs to a
significant extent with "wet cells".
Hydrogen is odorless, colorless and lighter than air - in smaller concentrations it is nothing unusual in
nature and does not constitute any risk.

It is a different matter in battery rooms:

If no safety measures or only insufficient safety measures have been taken, the hydrogen can no longer
escape. The percentage of hydrogen that must be released into the environment inevitably increases
with the number of batteries.

Hydrogen is lighter than normal air, so it rises and collects in the form of "bubbles" in poorly ventilated
locations that can be found everywhere within a room:

- In ceiling areas or in dropped ceilings

- Storage areas such as shelves
- Static air vortices in the ceiling area due to ventilation

As soon as a general air saturation of at least 4.1% hydrogen to 75% air is reached, a highly explosive
gas mixture is formed. Even small sparks from switched or electrical discharges can be enough to ignite
it.

Hydrogen saturation in the air is colorless and odorless so special sensors are required in order to be
able to counteract the formation of such a gas mixture. A battery monitoring system shows the battery
parameters and would also detect loss of liquid due to gas formation, but only far too late. It is
therefore recommended to use a hydrogen sensor as an additional safeguard for larger-scale systems
in poorly ventilated areas.

With the SM_H2, GENEREX has had a special-purpose

gas sensor in its product range for precisely this
problem since 2017.

This UL-certified sensor is available on the European

as well as the American market and offers
professional additional protection with up to 3
sensors that can be placed anywhere. The cable
length of up to 7.5 m between the base station and
the sensors also enables very wide-area monitoring.
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Some of the highlights of the SM_H2 include:

- An autonomous all-in-one solution in the event of an emergency

If there is an emergency in which the entire IT infrastructure has collapsed, the SM_H2 can
independently continue to monitor the environment as a standalone device and has its
own acoustic and visual warning system for indicating hazards on site. The basis station
also has the ability to connect to two different voltage sources, which allows for the use
of an independent emergency power supply system.

- Rapid limitation of risk in the event of a failure

Both the connected probes as well as the base station have LED signals on the cable
connection ports so that the location can be quickly and easily identified in the case of
wide-area monitoring.

- Potential-free contacts

Potential-free contacts that can be used to connect to relay stations or higher-level

management systems are available for both the warning as well as the alarm.

New for the European market starting 2020*:

With the SM_H2_LC, GENEREX is introducing another high-

performance hydrogen sensor on the European market that is
not UL-certified but has an impressively lower price because of
this.

The highlights of the inexpensive SM_H2_LC include:

- Easy installation and centralized configuration

The sensor heads are pre-configured and calibrated

–No additional configuration work on the sensor
station is required. Like his “big brother”, the sensor
provides a warning and an alarm level.

- Power supply from the base station

As the central control unit, the BACS Webmanager

with the GX_R_AUX module also handles the power
supply. Up to 15-meter-long cables can lie between
the Webmanager and the sensor for structured
cabling.

- Daisy chains and visual warning behavior

Up to 5 sensors can be coupled in a daisy chain. While the Webmanager is indicating an

error, the cause of the warning or alarm can be identified through a simple on-site visual
check.

*) The sensor is not UL-certified and is therefore not permitted to be used on the American market
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- Flexible

In addition to hydrogen, the standard sensor also responds to other gas accumulations
such as nitrogen. The internal sensor technology can be easily exchanged as needed and
thereby adapted to the respective operating environment with its particular gas mixtures.

- Calibration

In general, all gas sensors on the market must be calibrated at regular intervals. A special
feature of the SM_H2_LC is that this calibration is especially easy to carry out: The user
unscrews the sensor and mails it in, then a new sensor is promptly sent back while the
sensor that was sent in is calibrated and stands ready for the next exchange. The
uncomplicated exchange of the sensor by the user also makes the calibration significantly
less expensive than with other H2 sensors on the market.

The new SM_H2_LC will be available for order in the GENEREX portfolio starting April 2020.
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Electrolyte level monitoring of NiCd and wet cell batteries

ELM sensor (electrolyte level monitoring sensor) for all types of wet
cell batteries
Wet cell batteries (lead-based or nickel-cadmium-based) are among the
most reliable batteries on the market in the area of emergency power
supply. Due to their unmatched stability and reliability, these batteries
are used worldwide in the largest data centers, emergency lighting
systems, and other applications by banks, governments, airports, and
military installations. In addition to the high purchase price, the intensive
service costs are another disadvantage of this very reliable technology.

Wet cells always require a sufficient level of electrolytes, which can be

depleted in a relatively short amount of time.
Unnoticed liquid loss is one of the most
common reasons for the failure of this
otherwise very robust battery technology. For
this reason, additional constance monitoring
of the electrolyte level by service personnel is
required in addition to the monitoring of
voltage, temperature, and impedance
because those electrical control parameters
will only show a lower level once the plates
have already experienced damage (drying
out).

For the reliable operation of wet cells with minimal service costs we now offer an electrolyte level
monitoring system that can be used as a standalone system as well as integrated into the network.

The sensor applied to the battery determines the liquid level using infrared measurement. This is done
optically through the transparent casing of wet cells as well as through the semitransparent casing of
NiCd batteries or other semitransparent casings that can be penetrated by infrared light. Alarms can
be recognized through LED displays directly on the sensor and are also forwarded via alarm contact.
This enables higher-level systems to evaluate the message or remote monitoring to be carried out via
a network. Should more than 4 alarms occur at the same time, a general alarm will also be output in
addition to the individual alarm.

In our product range, all CS141 and BACS products with a relay interface (either via
CON_R_AUX/CON_AUX, GX_R_AUX, or SENSORMANAGER) as well as SITEMANAGER 6 and
SITEMONITOR 6 are suitable for alarm forwarding. In addition, the ELM system is compatible with all
conventional building management systems with alarm contact monitoring.

Each liquid sensor also contains a high-precision temperature sensor that also triggers an alarm and
displays it visually on the ELM sensor when the temperature exceeds a set threshold range.

The USA has had the biggest market for this product up to now because wet cells are used in the DC
market (telecommunication) in particular there. The ELM system meets the requirements of the
American standard "NERC Reliability Standard PRC-005-6".

In Europe we are seeing increased demand for such a product because many customers are returning
to this technology following painful experiences with VRLA batteries and lithium. Lithium is still not
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any alternative for telecommunication because the fire risk continues to be very high. VLRA batteries
are a good solution in principle, but they are inferior to robust wet cells, because when wet cells are
correctly serviced then there is no need to worry about any failures.

The ELM sensor offers a good opportunity to reduce service costs while increasing operational
reliability for precisely this.

Product features:

- Alarm contacts for external alarm systems

- Self-calibrating system, easy startup
- Quick and easy installation, all cables are supplied in their required lengths
- LED displays for operating mode and alarm confirmation
- Inexpensive monitoring and alarm system for the electrolyte levels and temperatures of all
types of wet cell batteries with transparent/semitransparent casings
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NEW – 4G GSM modem

GENEREX has 3 different GSM
standards for sending text messages
While GSM / GPRS is still the industry standard in
Europe, some countries outside of the European Union
have already converted to the 4G standard and
consequently shut down their GSM / GPRS / UMTS (3G)
network. Customers who require and independent
uplink for emergency communication from one of our
CS141, BACS WEBMANAGER, or SITEMANAGER
products can now choose between, 2G (GSM), 3G
(UMTS), and 4G (LTE) with the aid of our GSM modem palette for GSM modems. All of our devices with
COM2 can thereby send emergency information directly to the corresponding personnel via SMS.

Order no.: 4G-T61

Product change
SM_SD smoke detector
The previous smoke detector was replaced by a
new model in the last price list. This is due to new
EU regulations whereby the smoke detector does
not automatically reset its alarm as soon as the
smoke is gone but rather continues to sound its
alarm until the user switches off the acoustic
warning signal directly on the device.

Technical details about the SM_SD smoke detector:

Photoelectric chamber, type SF104, with dry contact 50mA interface, for alarm systems. Complies with
DIN Norm EN54, smoke alarm does not automatically reset and does not have any acoustic signal, only
alarm contact and flashing LED shows that smoke alarm is active.

Including connection cable RJ12/6_5, 5 m/196.85 in.

Order no.: SM_SD1