Biral BTD-300 Thunderstorm Detector

ClimateMeteorological Station & Sensors

Biral’s BTD-300 Thunderstorm Detector is a standalone sensor that reliably detects the presence of all forms of lightning to a range of 83km. The unique quasi electrostatic operating principle gives the detector a very low false alarm rate and the ability to warn of the risk of overhead lightning.

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Overview

Warns of overhead lightning risk even before the first lightning discharge
Highly immune to radio interference which is the major cause of false alarms in traditional standalone detectors
83km (45 nm) detection range exceeds the US FAA requirements
Detects cloud-to-cloud as well as weaker but more common cloud-to-ground lightning
Observes charged precipitation
Meets FAA performance requirements for aerodrome use
Meets EN50536:2011+A1:2012 requirements for a Class 1 detector
Meets IEC 62793 performance requirements for a Class A detector
Optional direction finder

Specification

Detects	Cloud-to-cloud, cloud-to-ground and intra-cloud lightning discharges
Output	Ethernet or Serial data (RS422)
Range	83 km (51 statute miles)
Detection efficiency	95% for single lightning flash (any type) 99% for storm with 2 flashes 99.9% for storm with 3 flashes For flashes within 56 km
Range Measurement	0 to 20 km ± 5 km