Trane WCS-SCO2

CO2 sensors are used to control ventilation systems and monitor indoor air quality. They can be stand-alone sensors or integrated into thermostats or air quality monitoring platforms.

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Trane WCS-SCO2

Carbon dioxide sensor for long term monitoring that operates on two AA batteries.

Hub Highlights:

Does not display CO2 value on device. Data display options available through building automation system integration.
Part of Trane AirFi system and compatible with any Trane buiding automation systems that have a wireless communication interface.
Excellent performance on Hub CO2 accuracy testing protocols
Includes CO2 and occupancy sensors

Last Edited on: 12/11/2023

Sensor Type	Non-dispersive infrared (NDIR) Manufacturer: Senseair
Power Input	Two AA Batteries
Outputs	Bacnet (requires controllers)
Altitude Correction Method	Automatic via pressure sensor
Measurement Range	0-10,000 ppm
Reported Accuracy	± (40 ppm + 3% of reading)
Display of C02 Value	Web (account required)
Uses Automatic Background Calibration (ABC)	Yes

Model	WCS-SCO2
Date of Test	November 2-3, 2023
Sample Size	5
Error of CO2 measurement @1100 ppm (average) (ppm)	-1.45
Error of CO2 measurement @ 1100 ppm (standard deviation) (ppm)	9.12
Accuracy Metric	less than ±75ppm
Noise of CO2 measurement @1100 ppm (Average) (ppm)	7.02
CO2 Full results	See Box Plot
Operating Power for Sensor (watts)	2 AA Batteries
Operating Power for Gateway (watts)	3.92
Operating Power for Sensor + Gateway (watts)	0.336
Operating Power Metric	less than ±0.5 W
Maximum Number of Sensors per Gateway	120