Lufft WS500 Compact Weather Sensor
The Lufft WS500 is a compact all-in-one weather sensor measuring air temperature, relative humidity, air pressure, and wind speed/direction via ultrasonic sensing, in a single WMO-compliant unit with no moving parts.
- Range
- -50 to 60 °C
- Output
- RS485 Modbus (SDI-12 optional)
- Ingress
- IP66
Overview
In detail
How it works
The WS500 combines temperature, humidity, air pressure and ultrasonic wind speed/direction sensing behind an aspirated, heated radiation shield, giving WMO-compliant accuracy with no moving parts. Data processing is built in, and the sensor is rated -50 to +60°C for use in all climates. It is compliant to IEC 61724-1:2017.
Connectivity
Ships standard with RS485 Modbus communications; SDI-12 is available on request at time of order. The open protocol (UMB-Binary, UMB-ASCII, Modbus-RTU/ASCII, XDR, SDI-12) is compatible with most commercial Met/HydroMet dataloggers and PLC systems.
Mounting & options
Mounts directly onto a 60 mm diameter pole using the supplied 'U' brackets, or via an optional mounting arm for 40-80 mm poles. An external temperature probe (for back-of-panel PV temperature) and the Lufft WTB100 rain gauge are available as options.
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Specifications
Technical specifications
- Range
- -50 to 60 °C
- Operating temperature
- -50 to 60°C (with heater)
- Accuracy
- ±0.2 °C (-20 to 50 °C), otherwise ±0.5 °C (>-30 °C)
- Ingress
- IP66
- Supply voltage
- 11-32 VDC standard (5-11 VDC reduced-accuracy mode); 24 VDC ±10% for heater
- Output
- RS485 Modbus (SDI-12 optional)
- Humidity range
- 0-100% RH
- Humidity accuracy
- ±2% RH
- Air pressure range
- 300-1200 hPa
- Air pressure accuracy
- ±0.5 hPa (0-40 °C)
- Wind speed range
- 0-75 m/s
Related
Often specified alongside
Weathertech
X-LAS MkII Scintillometer
- Path length
- 1 to 12 km
- Dimensions
- 1010 x 552 x 426 mm (with sunshield) 18,75 kg
- Wavelength
- 850 nm
- Range
- 0-100,000 µS/cm ±2%
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