Daniel 3818 LNG Liquid Ultrasonic Meter Installation Manual

Section 3: Electrical installation

3-9000-771 Rev A

May 2012

 

 

 

Section 3: Electrical installation

3.1Cable length TTL mode

The maximum cable length is 2000 feet when the “TTL” mode is selected.

3.2Cable length Open Collector mode

For the “open collector” mode, the maximum cable length depends on the cable parameters, pull-up resistance used, the maximum frequency to output, and frequency input parameters being driven. The following table provides estimated cable lengths for different pull-up resistor values and different Max Frequency settings in the meter using the following cable parameters. The table also provides an estimated cable voltage drop which indicates how much voltage will be across the cabling and effectively indicates to what voltage level the frequency input can be pulled down to by the frequency output.

If the voltage drop is higher than the voltage required for the frequency input to see a low state, then the configuration will most likely not work for your system. Performance of frequency outputs will vary from this table with setup and frequency input being driven.

Table 3-1 Configurations for open collector frequency outputs

 

Cable

 

Pull-up

 

Maximum

 

Cable voltage

Cable

resistance

Cable

resistance

TotalfrequencySinkdrop

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Length

(2 Conductors)

Capacitance

Resistance

Resistance

Frequency

Current

(2 Conductors)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(x1000ft)

Ω

nF

Ω

Ω

(Hz)

(A)

VDC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.5

16.8

10.00

1000

1016.8

5000

0.024

0.397

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

33.6

20.00

1000

1033.6

1000

0.023

0.780

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

67.2

40.00

1000

1067.2

1000

0.022

1.511

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

134.4

80.00

1000

1134.4

1000

0.021

2.843

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.5

16.8

10.00

500

516.8

5000

0.046

0.780

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

33.6

20.00

500

533.6

5000

0.045

1.511

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.7

57.12

34.00

500

557.12

5000

0.043

2.461

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.5

218.4

130.00

500

718.4

1000

0.033

7.296

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The 22 AWG wire characteristics are as follows:

Capacitance = 20 pF/ft or 20 nF/1000 ft (between two wires)

Resistance = 0.0168 Ohms/ft or 16.8 Ohms/1000 ft

Pull-up voltage is 24 VDC

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