Installation of the Data Logger in the Bulk Flow Meter?

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We have a bulk flow meter of Itron and we want to know can we connect the data logger to the bulk flow meter to collect the flow rate & discharge in digital output.

Any suggestions? 

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  2. Hi Shridar,

    The itron pulse generator is called cyble sensor (you can easily google it for the brochures and some technical data sheet). You can easily mount it at the top of the itron mechanical flow meter. If the flow meter used is the electromagnetic type, than you can directly extract pulses by connecting wires.

  3. Dear Shridhar,​

    There is no problem to install data logger in Itron meter. Additionally, you only need pulse sensor between Itron meter and data logger. Please ask your local supplier of Itron meter, the pulse sensor will be sent to you.

    BR,

     

    Wu Hao  

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    1. Thanks Wu Hao , yeah I tried and it's successful 

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  4. Yes you can. You just have to adapt an impulse reader (refer to the flowmeter documentation)

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    1. Thank you for suggestion, yeah now m able to connect Bulk flow meter with data logger with the help of connector 

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  5. Dear Shridhar, you can use simple impulse reed disc or even bi-directional impulse reader. Both can be connected to data logger. As an affordable loggers, we use SM TECH LeakLess...

     

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    1. Thanks for your idea Igor dundovic , will try that

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  6. Shrider, Is the meter an Itron electromagnetic type? If it is you can connect a data logger to the pulse output terminals. Let me know the model number and make and I can help you more.

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    1. Yeah it is Itron meter with actuator , with the help of sibel cable now m able to connect with logger successfully

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  7. Good morning Shridhar,

    Dataloggers (at least the ones we use) by principle cannot be hooked up directly to a meter or really anywhere in a pump station.  Each datalogger will specify how it is to be installed, but the general rule of thumb is that the logger is placed at least 100 m or further downstream of a meter so that the water in the pipeline has a chance to reach steady state flow with little to no turbulence.  The turbulence in the pipeline leads to erratic flow results and confusing graphs that do not provide the engineer with any useful information.  Additionally, the datalogger is to be installed in a straight pipe run at least 2 m from any elbows or appurtenances to ensure steady flow (as much as possible) through the datalogger in order to get proper readings.

     

    Kurt Rasmussen, P.Eng.

    SaskWater 

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    1. Thank you sir , now I had connected Meter with logger successfully

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  8. Dear Sridhar,

    If the bulk meter is traditional mechanical type you can't connect data logger with it , for real time basis depends upon the manufacturer if they have additional port for connected with data loggers , check their specification. If yes, then check their active current input/output & static relay output to correlate with the same data logger then only get real time flow data.

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    1. I had connected Successfully 

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  9. Shridhar M 

     

    First, make sure that your bulk flow meter is inbuild with such a feature of data logger connection.

    e.g. Bulk flow meter of Ultraflux (mini sonic 2.0 and UF801) brand is having such feature and you can connect data logger to it which will give you the "Q" reading periodically.

    So, it completely depends on the type of Bulk flow meter you are using.

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    1. Thanks videet , now i am able to connect to the logger successfully by the help of connector 

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  10. You need to determine whether the existing flow meter is capable of providing an output ( pulse) rather than being a dumb meter.

    check the manufacturers specification or contact them to discuss the options. It may be necessary to fit an optical reader  to the existing meter which can then be connected to a suitable logger or perhaps to a remote device. 

    Good luck

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    1. Yeah I checked , now I connected Bulk flow meter to logger with the help of connector