MTI compact electronic meter testing program

Conference · Sun Dec 31 04:00:00 EST 1995

OSTI ID:443547

O`Rourke, E L ^[1]

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1. Measurement Technology International, Santa Fe Springs, CA (United States)

MTI has completed an extensive test program to ensure a new compact electronic gas meter meets all specifications and standards customarily employed by the U.S. gas industry. Thirty (30) test plans were developed to cover all American National Standards Institute (ANSI) performance requirements. (1) The prototype meters have met or exceeded the ANSI B109.1 standards. (2) The prototype meters have demonstrated the feasibility of GRI`s decision to seek a compact meter for early market entry. (3) Several leading U.S. utilities have participated in sponsoring the project and have expressed keen interest in field testing the compact meter. (4) American Meter Company (AMC), the predominant U.S. meter manufacturer, has participated in the sponsorship and testing of the compact meter and has formed a joint venture with Select Corporation to bring the meter to the U.S. and world-wide marketplace. (5) The meter generates the necessary electronic output for either telephonic or radio based automatic meter reading (AMR). The pre-production meters for the North American market are being fabricated currently by AMC. Following their completion, an extensive field test program will take place. Three hundred units will be installed at ten to fifteen utilities and tested for a period of up to one year.

• OSTI ID: 443547
• Report Number(s): CONF-950391--
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

03 NATURAL GAS
44 INSTRUMENTATION
INCLUDING NUCLEAR AND PARTICLE DETECTORS
FLUID FLOW
GAS METERS
MARKET
NATURAL GAS INDUSTRY
SPECIFICATIONS
STANDARDS