Ultrasonic Heat Meters for THERMOSS Project
Bell Flow Systems have recently been working closely with a
large global specialist in energy management and automation, to supply
non-invasive energy monitoring systems to multiple sites across the EU. The
units will be supplying data to be used in the EU commissioned THERMOSS project
for energy efficient buildings, under its HORIZON 2020 programme. The project
will last for 42 months, and will involve the collaboration of 12 partners from
the EU and Switzerland.
The aim of the THERMOSS project is to contribute to the
wider deployment of advanced heating and cooling technologies in buildings
throughout the EU. This project includes addressing 30% energy consumption
reduction in buildings and 20% in districts.
The development process consists of five steps: technology
database creation, technology packages refinement, technology package sizing
toolbox, thermal energy flow algorithm, integration and validation. The study
will be implemented across several key sites in the UK, Finland, France,
Switzerland and Spain, as to draw results from various climates and validate
the results.
As per the requirements of the heat energy monitoring study,
the metering system needs to be reliable and highly accurate, whilst being as
non-invasive as possible as not to compromise the existing systems on site.
Bell Flow Systems successfully supplied 14 of the BFU-100-M
units with clamp on temperature sensors, to UK and Finnish sites. The BFU-100-M
uses an ultrasonic signal from external, clamp on sensors, to calculate flow
rate without needing to alter or cut into any pipework. The sensors simply
clamp on to the outside of the pipe.
The ultrasonic sensors, and temperature sensors, feed back
into the energy calculator which provides the user with accurate and reliable
energy usage information. This data can then be fed back to a PLC or building
management system to for monitoring and usage analysis via a pulse, 4-20mA, or
Modbus communication output.
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About Bell Flow Systems:
Bell Flow Systems was established in 1997 with the emphasis being firmly placed on the provision of flow measurement solutions to industry. Since that time, Bell Flow Systems and it's sister company Cortex Displays Ltd have adapted and grown to meet new demands and challenges in an ever changing market place. We now build systems, manufacture display instrumentation and supply a range of products to the renewables market and the environmental market.