German tyremaker, Continental has developed a tyre pressure monitoring system for buses and trucks, which it claims improves safety and reduces emissions for commercial vehicles and provides significant cost savings.
The new tyre pressure monitoring system displays the precise pressure measurement for all wheel positions and can, with correct driver action, ensure that buses, coaches and trucks are safer on the road, use less fuel and emit less pollution.
The system consists of a battery powered transmitter, fitted to the inside of the tyre, a receiver attached to the vehicle chassis frame, a display on the dashboard, or a separate display if the vehicle is retrofitted with the system
Transmitter power supply comes from a battery, which lasts for seven years. It sends frequent short signals at a high baud rate to the receiver, providing information on the tyre pressure and temperature.