Palas AQ Guard Smart - Model 1000 -Air Quality Analyzer

AQ Guard Smart 1000 is a compact and cloud-ready measuring instrument for the determination of ambient air quality. In addition to the measuring principle of optical scattered light measurement of single particles based on the technology of the EN 16450-certified Fidas^® 200 for fine dust measurement.

The AQ Guard Smart received MCERTS certification as an Indicative Ambient Particulate Monitor .

The system is designed for the requirements of outdoor air measurement in the smart city environment to improve granularity while maintaining high comparability to official measurements, for environmental monitoring and health protection.

Thus, the AQ Guard Smart 1000 supports model calculations of the current fine dust pollution and forecasts, which will require stricter limit values in the future and thus the necessary lower uncertainties for local measurements. Seasonal and cyclical particulate matter forecasts can be carried out in a more differentiated manner and with higher accuracy. This enables timely planning of measures to prevent particulate matter pollution and protect health, differentiated implementation of measures to protect the population, and implementation of abatement strategies to reduce pollution, e.g., through predictive traffic control.

• Urban air quality monitoring
• Smart city projects
• Open pit mining and landfills
• Formation and dispersion studies
• Construction sites
• Immission monitoring of industrial plants
• Measurement of dust emissions from road and rail traffic as well as ports
• Risk areas (natural and anthropogenic)

• Measuring principle: Optical light scattering of single particles
• Reported data: PM1, PM2.5, PM4, PM10, TSP, CN, particle size distribution, ambient pressure, ambient temperature, rel. ambient humidity, optional: SO2, CO, NO2, O3
• Measurement range (number CN): 0 – 20,000 particles/cm³
• Measurement range (size): 0.175 – 20 µm
• Measurement range (mass): 0 – 100 mg/m3 (depending on the composition of the aerosol)
• Measurement uncertainty: < 15 % for PM2.5, < 20 % for PM10 (expanded measurement uncertainty according to EN 16450, corrected – MCERTS)
• Size channels: 64 (32/decade)
• Time resolution: 1 min, moving average 1 min
• Light source: Long term stable LED
• Power consumption: 1.2 A in standard operation, 1.7 A with additional heating
• Weight: Approx. 6 kg
• Installation conditions: -20 – +50 °C
• Interfaces: USB, Ethernet (LAN), Wi-Fi, 3G/4G via Modem, optional: LoRaWAN
• Protocols: ASCII, MODBUS, UDP
• Power supply: 12 V, supplied power supply
• Special features: Accessories: Mast / tripod mount, optional: weather station, sunshade, LoRa modem
• Dimensions: 530 • 270 • 208 mm (H • W • D)
• Data management: Cloud connection to MyAtmosphere (separate registration necessary; cloud license fees may apply or SIM card required)