WS-B/K1 water detector

For the detection of penetration by water and chemical mixtures in connecting
sleeves by means of an intermediately spliced fibre ring ITU-T G.652.D.

Monitoring option:
Dark Fiber Test (inactive) for optical fibres G.657.A1/A2

General: WS-B water detector

Water detectors are used to detect leaks. They serve to prevent transmission breakdown in telecommunication facilities, seepage from service or waste water in the earth or groundwater pollution due to leakage of chemical substances.

If a leak occurs, the water detector causes measurable attenuation changes as a result of manufacturer-dependent macro bending loss in the fibre.

Various types of water detectors are available, in accordance with market needs
See Table WO44 part 0: Water sensor delivery programme.

Benefits of the WS-B water detector:

Reliable detection of leakage by means of the intermediately spliced fibre ring
Economical monitoring method
Can be simply and quickly retrofitted at any point
Pinpointing of leakage points over distances of more than 80 km, for short or long leak intervals
No interruption of operation: in operation, the water detector fulfils the requirements of standards DIN EN 60793-2-50 and IEC 86A/1343/CD:2010
No activation for a relative humidity under 70%
Prevents fibre breakage. Savings on costs due to repairs and network breakdown.
Depending on the type of monitoring system, star or ring-shaped monitoring of an optical fibre route can be carried out from a central installation by means of optical switches.

Art. No. 44.1 WS-B/K1

for glueing into all splice cassette systems

Applications of the water detector “blue”

Art. No.	Fibre types ITU-T	Fibre No	Attenuation change Δα [dB] in area [nm]
Art. No.	Fibre types ITU-T	Fibre No
44.1 WS-B/K1	G.657.A1/A2 G.657.B2/B3 with intermediately spliced fibre ring G.652.D	3 (R1)	0,3 - 0,7	0,7 - 1,4
		4 (R1)	0,3 - 0,7	0,7 - 1,4
		5 (R7)	0,7 - 1,2	1,3 - 2,5
		6 (R7)	0,7 - 1,2	1,3 - 2,5
		12 (R1)	0,3 - 0,7	0,7 - 1,4
		13 (R1)	0,3 - 0,7	0,7 - 1,4

Fibre No.	Product name	Manufacturer No./ name of manufacturer	Comment
1		10
2		10
3		10
4		10
5	DrakaElite BendBright-Elite Fiber	12
6	BendBright-XS Single-Mode Optical Fiber	12
7	BendBright Single-Mode Optical Fiber	12
12	z-wave-S^TMLWP Single Mode Bend Insensitive Fiber	11
13	z-wave-S^TMLWP Single Mode Bend Insensitive Fiber	11

Product information WS-B water detector:

PI_44.1_WS-B_K1_Wasserdetektor.pdf292 KB

Installation instructions:

WO44_WS-B.pdf91 KB
WO44_WS-BK.pdf84 KB