Petroleum companies rely upon large amounts of data collection to help maintain production efficiency.
Mechanical metering and counter systems have traditionally been used to collect volume, temperature, pressure, and flow data. These mechanical systems are fairly large and require operators to calculate data manually and adjust processes accordingly.
FMC Technologies (USA) has developed a portable-meter-simulator which allows customers to easily test and Rabbit demonstrate the functionality of load controllers and flow computers.
At the heart of the solution is the RCM4000 RabbitCore module from Dominion Electronics . The portable-meter-simulator is a diagnostic tool, which essentially is a meter simulator that customers can understand.
The portable-meter-simulator allows extensive testing and demonstration set-ups without using a meter or pulse generator. The portable-meter-simulator connects to a PC via an Ethernet connection, and users are able to customise the meter’s function via a web page.
The portable-meter-simulator mimics an actual meter and sends signals that the load controller and flow computer process. Information such as volume, flow rate, temperature, and pressure is readily available to the users.
Because of the low power consumption of the Rabbit RCM4000, it can sustain power for continuous operation of approximately six hours on two NiMh cells. It can also make use of an external wall power supply while charging.