MOBILTEX has launched GCRTech PFL1 portable pressure / flow data logger for water utilities industry. Based on the field-proven design of the GCRTech PTRI/TRI data logger, MOBILTEX has further enhanced the device to deliver solution for field capture of critical pressure and flow data for water utility operators.
Data logging is vital for water utilities to record parameters for pressure and flow across the water network by interfacing with common industry flow meters and sensors to enable network management. Visibility of district-metered areas (DMAs) combined with network models, pressure surveys, consumer flow monitoring and reservoir depth calculations all mean water companies are able to make informed decisions that will result in a reduction in the cost of network ownership. With more data comes increased insight and ultimately increased value.
The completely updated PFL1 range of data loggers utilises MOBILTEX’s patented data logging architecture that allows the user to monitor pressure/flow inputs in a multitude of configurations, providing ultimate flexibility to meet application requirements. The PFL1 non-volatile memory organises each data file as an independent data logger record with its own start/stop time, sample rate, and logging rate.
The memory register size is designed to be ready to accommodate overflows associated with high pulse rates on flow inputs. Pressure measurement accuracy is optimised using multi-point calibration and logged data can be recalibrated before, during or after the recording by recalibrating the pressure transducer to the logger.
Some applications for the GCRTech PFL1 include leakage flow-monitoring; fire flow testing /C-factor testing; pressure/PRV monitoring; hydraulic network analysis; pressure surge detection; minimum night flow analysis; and low-pressure investigations.
Some of the key features of the PI-1 include:
- One to three selectable channels (2 Flow/1 Pressure) Internal & external pressure sensor configs available
- 2 MB Flash non-volatile memory organised into 6 separate data files 60,000 readings each, and 2 separate data files 250,000 readings each
- Data is retained for 10 years if battery power fails
- Configurable sampling rate: 1 second to 15 minutes
- Configurable logging rate: 5 seconds to 24 hours
- Logged data types: Average, instantaneous, minimum, maximum
- Flow logging modes: Pulse, event, pulse interval timing
- Communications: IrDA baud rate of 115,200 Baud
- Completely waterproof and submersible (IP68)
- Battery life > 5 years under normal operation
“The enhanced GCRTech PFL1 release is an exciting milestone for GCRTech and represents the coming evolution for the entire GCRTech portfolio. Field technicians in the water utilities space now can easily and accurately capture pressure/flow data in even the most extreme locations using a compact, intelligently engineered solution that is lightweight, incredibly robust and also delivers the real-world runtimes that field engineers require,” says Marc Bracken, MOBILTEX CEO.
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