Thermal Mass Flow Meter Manual for Sage 100 -200-300
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1. Flanges for 3 pipe sizes and smaller have 4 bolt holes Flanges for 37 pipe sizes and up have 8 bolt holes Flanged Mounting for Insertion Meter optionaL REV 1 0215 Section DIAGNOSTICS SAGE METERING INC EJ Common Diagnostics SYMPTOM Display failure or pixels extremely dim CORRECTIVE ACTION Contact Factory Certain types of failures are under long term warranty Please note that the 4 20 mA will still function normally SYMPTOM Display fading or partially fading CORRECTIVE ACTION a Some fading particularly with those characters that are lit up most frequently is normal The flow meter will continue to function properly and flow meter accuracy and outputs will not be effected b In extreme cases contact the factory for display replacement SYMPTOM Erratic Readings POSSIBLE CAUSES If a large Motor or Generator or Variable Frequency Drive VFD is nearby the enclo sure it may be inducing sufficient analog noise into the circuitry to temporarily corrupt the data SUGGESTED CORRECTIVE ACTION a If a Power Restart temporarily solves the problem than it is likely that the source of the noise was the problem b To prevent subsequent problems if a Remote Style Meter move the enclosure as far away as possible from the source the Motor or VFD c If an Integral Style Meter mount the meter in a different location further from the2. 16 In line Flow Meter Application 17 Electric Witing nass an ra terr euer al ge 18 Output Wiring siae ieri a or eR leer be 19 Principle of Operation 525 2240 a oh ee See 25 Features and Benefits mv e eret ee 26 Styles E Specifications sese premat bh ex Rte RR dotes 27 Sage Display 2 5 ern 28 Approvals C g s MA PITT 29 Integral Style Flow Meters ocacion nee ER RE 33 Remote Style Flow Meters se tre E es eine 34 Remote Bracket Layout 2 is en een 35 Mounting Hardware SVAOS Series Isolation Valve Assembly for Insertion Meters 36 STCF Series Teflon Ferrule Compression Fitting 36 SVAOS Series Isolation Valve Assembly 36 Mounting Plate for Thin Walled 36 SVAOSLP Low Pressure Isolation Valve Assembly o oooooooooooo o 37 In Line and Insertion 38 Common 41 continued next page REV 1 0215 REGIONS user Manual SECTION E Limited Warranty osos dca serge ana pen an a 47 Warranties and Service Work Cancellation Return 47 Returning Your Sage Flow Meter
3. directly in the specified flow section for exposure to pipe Threaded male NPT ends are standard up to 2 1 2 ANSI 150Ib flanged ends are recommended for 3 and 4 models Contact the factory if optional the process gas a sensor drive circuit microprocessor meter board and transmitter enclosure end mounting styles are required Pipe sizes in excess uu ae All in line Flow Meters 1 2 and up have built in of 4 require the insertion style mass flow meter Flow Conditioners See Table page 11 for Upstream Me 2 Straight run requirements Note the 1 4 and 3 8 The in line style flow meter assembly flow section is H do not have Flow Conditioners and thus require typically specified to match the user s flow conduit more straight run and is plumbed directly in the flow line by thread FLOW CONDITIONING SCREENS FOR IN LINE FLOW BODIES 1 2 AND UP ap al LENGTH L SAME AS NON FLANGED METER See table on page 33 For example 1 x8 flow body has an 8 length The length will be the same whether an NPT flow body or whether flanged If a flanged flow body the 8 dimension will be a Face to Face dimension Screens shown with NPT fitting 1 Note Flow conditioning is also available for Insertion Meter applications see page 13 REV 1 0215 E SAGE METERING INC Electrical Wiring All wiring connections are made in the terminal block compartment of t
4. Using a different gas or gas mix than the meter was specified and calibrated for 8 h If a Remote Style Meter be sure Serial Numbers of Junction Box and Remote Electronics are identical if not errors in calibration are inevita ble To confirm verify that Junction Box Serial Number Tag has identical Serial Numbers to Tag on Remote Enclosure i Meter may appear to be reading low if user is comparing Sage flow meter readings SCFM to an uncorrected volumetric device ACFM For example at constant volume an increase in gas temperature will lower the mass flow SCFM That is completely normal j On most models the Totalizer will not start count ing for 10 seconds after power up so any flow data will not be accumulated during this time SAGE METERING INC k Insufficient power supply most products require minimum 100 ma 1 Excessive load on the 4 20 ma To check if prob lem is due to 4 20 ma output device temporarily remove device and observe if display reads as expected SYMPTOM Totalizer can take up to 10 seconds to update its reading when flow meter is first powered up or a channel is changed CORRECTIVE ACTION None This slight delay is com pletely normal SYMPTOM Display does not have power POSSIBLE CAUSE Mis wiring SYMPTOM 4 20 mA output not tracking the flow rate display POSSIBLE CAUSE a In normal operation Self Powered B4 and B5 must be jumpered to supply power to
5. EJ SAGE METERING INC Features and Benefits SAGE 100 200 300 THERMAL MASS FLOW METER The Sage 100 200 300 series of products provide the same levels of performance as the Sage Prime with fewer features and more economical pricing The units are agency approved for use in Class I Division 2 hazardous areas and are CE approved The series 200 and 300 are available with 24 VDC or 115 230 VAC input power The power dissipation is under 2 5 watts e g under 100 mA at 24 VDC These units have output of a 4 20 mA signal and pulse output of total flow Modbus RTU with RS 485 communication is optionally available The Modbus can be used for both daisy chain communication and reconfiguration of the parameters The Sage 200 and 300 series are designed for integral and remote electronics The remote design has lead length compensation which permits cable lengths up to 1000 feet 300 meters incorporating a NEMA 4 and Explosion proof junction box All products are capable of being used with either the insertion probe in pipes 1 and larger or the in line flow body with sizes from to 4 Both the 200 and 300 are available with a display and window or as a blind version The low cost 100 series is only available in a blind configuration The display pro vides the reading of flow rate total flow and gas tem perature All units are calibrated in Sage measure ments s NIST traceable calibration facility come pre configured from Sa
6. sensors which are in contact with the gas The sensors are RTDs which are resistance tem perature detectors They consist of highly stable reference grade platinum windings In fact we use the same material that is used as Platinum Resistance Standards at the NIST The RTDs are clad in a protective 316 SS sheath for industrial environments One of the RTDs See Diagram below is self heated by the circuitry and serves as the flow sensor The other RTD acts as a reference sensor and measures the gas temperature Essentially it is used for tem perature compensation REV 1 0215 The Sage proprietary hybrid digital sensor drive circuitry maintains a constant overheat between the flow sensor and the reference sensor As gas flows by the heated sensor flow sensor the molecules of flowing gas carry heat away from this sensor and the sensor cools down as it loses energy The circuit equilibrium is disturbed and momentarily the temperature difference between the heated sensor and the reference sensor has changed The circuit will automatically within 1 second replace this lost energy by heating up the flow sensor so the overheat temperature is restored The current required to maintain this overheat represents the mass flow signal There is no need for external temperature or pressure devices FLOW SENSOR Self Heated TEMPERATURE SENSOR Reference Sensor
7. 49 Return Material Authorization 50 SECTION F Modbus Register 488 53 Modbus Modbus Protocol amp Function Codes 54 Sage Register Output Format 20 eee eae EES 58 Sage Addresser Software etse e dase 58 Sage Addresser Typical Printout Version 3 14 59 SECTION G Sage Service Department Dongle 63 Appendix Correction Factors For Varying Gas 64 Installations Where Pipe Condensation May Develop 64 J Box and Upstream Orientation 65 What Is a Thermal Mass Flow Meter 66 REV 1 0215 User Manual SAGE METERING ine RE Welcome We are pleased that you have purchased a Sage Metering Mass Flow Meter for your requirement We hope that you are satisfied with the performance operation and design of our highly precise NIST traceable Thermal Gas Mass Flow Meter Sage Metering is your source for monitoring measuring and controlling the gas mass flow in your industrial process building management system or environmental appli cation Our high performance NIST Traceable Thermal Mass Flow Meters will help increase productivity reduce energy costs maximize product yields and or help re
8. Also metal Serial Number Tags are fastened to both the electronics and the Junction Box They must have identical Serial numbers d To check if a sensor has failed on a remote style meter it is easy to use the Junction Box to do so You must Power Down shut off power but you do not need to remove the probe from the pipe Refer to page 21 e An Ohm Meter is required to check across the sen sor leads of the Flow Sensor Look at the drawing of the Junction Box Disconnect the red wires on the Factory Side to isolate and measure the resist ance If the reading is infinity or a short it means that sensor has failed f Now check the Temperature Sensor Disconnect the white wires on the Factory Side to isolate and meas ure the resistance If you have infinity or a short it means that sensor is burned out Note Normally the sensors will read approximately 110 ohms at 70 F At higher temperatures they should read a higher resist ance but both sensors should have a similar value g On integral style meters there is no Junction Box In that case refer to the Integral Terminals on page 20 and check the sensor wires Remove the appropriate wires first red pair for flow then white pair for temperature Measure their resist ance If reading infinity or short it means that sensor has failed E SAGE METERING INC SYMPTOM Meter Railing Pegging or Reading High POSSIBLE CAUSES SUGGESTED CORRECTIVE ACTION a Insuff
9. READ HOLDING REGISTERS Identical operation as code 04 READ INPUT REGIS TERS described below except READ only 04 0X04 READ INPUT REGISTERS Reads the binary contents of the specified register This is READ WRITE register Values are typically 32 bits wide 4 bytes and contain a single IEEE754 floating point value Modbus registers are 16 bits wide 2 bytes so a minimum of 2 Modbus registers are required to transfer all floating point bits to the master See section titled Floating Point Format Query The query message specifies the starting register address and the quantity of registers to be read 0x03 READ MULTIPLE HOLDING REGISTERS or 0x04 READ MULTIPLE INPUT REGISTERS QUERY RESPONSE SA SLAVE ADRESS SA 04 FUNC CODE 04 RH REG ADDR HI BC of data bytes to follow RL REG ADDR LO DATAO 00 OF REGS HI DATA1 CT OF REGS LO DATAn CH CRC MSB CH CRC MSB CL CRC LSB CL CRC LSB REG ADDR HI RH is set to 01 for INTEGER access of integral values 02 for IEEE754 floating point 03 for Scaled x1000 long integer of floating point value REG ADDR LO RL is the starting address index into the register structure See section titled Sage Register Index Values CT is the register count needed to transfer data Typically this byte is set to 02 to request 1 full IEEE754 floating point value Modbus single registers are 16 bits wide Sage floating point values are 32 bits wide DATAO DATAn are
10. Returned equip ment that does not conform to the requirements list ed below will not be processed If Sage Metering finds evidence of contamination we may at our option have the unit returned at your expense For your ref erence the requirements for packaging and labeling hazardous substances are listed in DOT regulations 49 CFR 172 178 and 179 1 The equipment must be completely cleaned and decontaminated prior to shipment to Sage Metering This decontamination includes the sen sor probe electronics and enclosures internally and externally All packaging must be clean and free from contamination 2 A Material Safety Data Sheet MSDS is required for all process fluids and gases that have been in contact with the equipment This includes fluids or gases used in cleaning the equipment A Decontamination Statement is also required for each meter returned using a different gas or fluid Both the MSDS and the Decontamination Statement are to be attached to the OUTSIDE of the shipping container If both documents are not attached you will be called and the equipment sent back to you at your expense 3 The decontamination Statement must include the following required information A A list of all chemicals and process fluids used in the equipment including decontamination fluids or gases B The model and serial number of the equip ment being returned A company officer or other authorized person s
11. The first field contains the device address The second field contains the function code The third field contains the data and byte counts The fourth field contains the CRC value 1 Parity on the Wireless Devices manufactured by Obvius is None rather than Even The Sage default is 19200 8 E 1 Change to 19200 8 N 1 for the Obvius Modhoppers and related wireless devices REV 1 0215 ADDRESS FIELD The address field contains one byte Sage Meters will transmit response packets to addresses which are be tween 1 to 240 decimal inclusive Modbus packet writes may be sent to broadcast address 00 however the instrument will not reply with a response packet FUNCTION CODE FIELD The function code field contains one byte See the section titled Function Codes DATA FIELD The data field contains four or more bytes This information is used by the Meter to take the action defined by the function code or to read or write data to one or many registers CRC FIELD The CRC 16 cyclical redundancy check field is two bytes containing a 16 bit binary value The CRC value is calculated by the transmitting device which appends the CRC to the message The receiving device recalculates a CRC during receipt of the mes sage and compares the calculated value to the actual value it received in the CRC field If the two values are not equal the message will be discarded SAGE METERING INC Function Codes 03 0X03
12. unless significantly more straight run is provided or in the absence of sufficient straight run Flow Conditioners page 13 are installed con tact Sage for assistance if needed Refer to page 13 to see the benefits of incorporating Flow Conditioners Insertion styles are available through Sage Metering Inc with a standard 1 2 OD probe support assem bly 3 4 is also available Standard probe lengths are 6 12 15 18 24 30 36 and 48 A common method of mounting the probe assembly through a pipe wall or duct if ambient air is with a compres sion fitting STCFO5 A Sage valve assembly SVAOS is useful and highly recommended for pressurized applications or other gases such as Natural Gas Flange mounting is optionally available 4 PIPE SHOWN lt Sage insertion style flow meters can be assembled and calibrated for use in virtually any size pipe or duct as small as 1 Sage insertion flow meters include a probe assembly that supports the sensing element a self heated flow sensor and a tempera ture reference sensor a sensor drive circuit micro processor meter board and transmitter enclosure The probe assembly must be inserted into the correct position in the process gas flow conduit to allow the gas to flow through the sensor window across the sensor element The sensing point or active part of the sensor 0 5 from the end of the probe should be positioned as per the drawing b
13. Remove probe wipe off or clean with a solvent Reinsert 1 Using a different gas or gas mix than the meter was specified and calibrated for m If a Remote Style Meter be sure Serial Numbers of Junction Box and Remote Electronics are iden tical if not errors in calibration are inevitable To confirm verify that Junction Box Serial REV 1 0215 Number Tag has identical Serial Numbers to Tag on Remote Enclosure n Meter may appear to be reading high if user is comparing Sage flow meter readings SCFM to an uncorrected volumetric device ACFM For example at constant volume a decrease in gas temperature will increase the mass flow SCFM That is completely normal SYMPTOM Reading Low POSSIBLE CAUSES a Insufficient straight run i e flow profile is disturbed causing errors b Poor flow profile Upstream insufficient upstream straight run c Not following Probe Insertion Guideline d If sensor is inserted in reverse Upstream mark is facing downstream Meter may over report or under report by as much as 3096 e If sensor is not aligned properly with Upstream mark facing upstream a rotation greater than 5 degrees may cause change in reading greater than 5 degrees and less than 20 degrees causes meter to over report a greater rotation actually blocks the sensor and causes meter to under report f Sensor may be contaminated Remove probe wipe off or clean with a solvent Reinsert
14. amp DC Powered Sage Metering Inc Series 100 200 300 are CE Compliant for the following directives e EN61000 6 4 for Electromagnetic compatibility e EN61000 3 2 for Harmonics EN61000 3 3 for Flicker e EN61000 6 2 for Electromagnetic Compatibility Immunity for Industrial Environments which includes EN61000 4 2 for ESD EN61000 4 3 for Radiated Immunity EN61000 4 4 for EFT B EN61000 4 5 for Surge EN61000 for Conducted Immunity e EN61000 4 8 for Magnetic Immunity EN61000 4 11 for Voltage Interruptions REV 1 0215 Section O DRAWINGS SAGE METERING INC EJ 100 200 300 Series Integral Style Mass Flow Meters IN LINE STYLE 3 150 300 or 600 flanged ends are optionally available 150 flanges recommended on 3 and 4 Flow Bodies 4 61 2 3 4 Nominal 1 2 NPT User Entry for Wiring FLOW See Chart a CAUTION Do not rotate the Enclosure of In Line Style Meters relative to the Flow Tube or the calibration may be effected since the sensors may become misaligned IN LINE METER DIMENSIONS Pipe Size x Flow Body Length B 1 4 6 3 8 x 6 1 2 x 7 3 4 7 1x8 1 1 4 x 10 1 1 2 x 12 2 x12 2 1 2 x 12 3 x12 4x12 Depth DC Enclosure depth is 4 35 AC Enclosure depth is 5 35 INSERTION STYLE 150 300 or 600 flanged mounting is optionally avail able Available
15. as assem blies for Insertion Flow Meters see page 13 or consider additional straight run The Chart below provides examples of the amount of straight run that would virtually assure that there are no flow disturbances at the point of measurement IMPORTANCE OF FLOW CONDITIONING Recommended Pipe Diameters Upstream WITHOUT WITH FLOW FLOW CONDITIONING CONDITIONING DISTURBANCE Minimum Industry Sage Recommendation Recommendation One 90 Elbow 15 3 Two 90 Elbows 2 5 in the same plane Two 90 Elbows At least 40 9 in different planes 4 1 Area Reduction 15 3 4 1 Area Expansion At least 30 10 Multiple Disturbance To Be Determined TBD 1 This column applies to In Line Flow Meters which come standard with built in Flow Conditioners as well as Insertion Meters when provided with upstream Captive Flow Conditioners see page 13 REV 1 0215 a SAGE METERING INC COMPRESSION FITTING OPERATION A bored through tube fitting properly sized to accommodate an insertion probe s particular OD can be provided by the user or purchased as an option from Sage Metering see page 36 Prior to installation a clearance hole to accommodate the insertion probe assembly must be drilled in the pipe duct A fitting 1 2 ENPT is then welded in place or threaded into the half threadolet which has been welded to the pipe duct The probe insertion depth is adjustable to permit sensor to be located at center to optimize
16. or mounting hardware contact Sage Metering as soon as possible Please save shipping container and packaging materials including PVC tube probe protector on Sage Insertion Flow Meters in case the unit needs to be returned for any reason MAINTENANCE Sage thermal mass flow meters essentially require little or no maintenance While the sensing element is somewhat resistant to dirt and particulate build up it may become necessary to clean it from time to time if mounted in extremely dirty environments NOTE ALWAYS REMOVE THE POWER PRIOR TO ANY CLEANING OR MAINTENANCE A detergent or appropriate non corrosive solvent for removing the buildup may be required A soft brush can be used to gently clean the sensing element s surface using caution to avoid damaging the sensor elements the RTDs If any disassembly is necessary contact Sage Metering Inc for instructions In general it is recommended that your Sage Thermal Mass Flow Meter be returned to the factory if cleaning repair or recalibration is needed This is usually the most cost effective and reliable alternative CALIBRATION Each flow meter is individually calibrated for the specified gas and flow rate specified on the applica tion sheet submitted with each order The unit is factory configured for the process and installation parameters A Certificate of Conformation is includ ed with each unit CAUTION cable glands shipped with unit are for shipping pur
17. probe lengths are 6 12 15 18 24 30 36 or 48 Standard probe is 1 2 diameter 3 Flow Conditioning built in to Flow Meter Pipe Sizes 1 2 and up Contact Sage for optional 4 60 I 4 50 Y 1 2 NPT User Entry i for Wiring 1 NPT Fittings standard Probe Length 2 Flanged Mounting available for high pressure operation o 1 4 tube flow body FLOW _ REV 1 0215 SAGE METERING INC 200 300 Series Remote Style Mass Flow Meters IN LINE 5 1 3 4 150 300 or 600 flanged ends are optionally available 150 flange recommended on 3 and 4 Flow Bodies lt 4 60 1 2 NPT User Entry for Wiring M ARA y 3 4 NPT A for Remote Cable gt Junction Box is Explosion Proof Class I Div amp 2 Group B C D NO ELECTRONICS FLOW gt il lt See Chart gt on Page 33 CAUTION Do not rotate the Junction Box of In Line Style Meters relative to the Flow Tube or the calibration may be effected since the sensors may become misaligned NPT Fittings standard 2 Flanged Mounting available for high pressure operation 3 Flow Conditioning built in to Flow Meter Pipe Sizes 1 2 and up Contact Sage for optional 1 4 tube flow body 4 See Chart on page 33 Junction Box has the following certifications Class I Groups B C D Class Il Groups E EG Class Ill 4X 7BCD 9EFG FM Standard 3615 UL St
18. provid ed with your Sage flow meter see inside of rear compartment cover for terminal designation Double check that wiring for the proper power and signal connections are correct Check that all plumbing and electrical hook ups are in accordance with OSHA NFPA and all other safety requirements m For Remote Style Meters be sure the Remote Electronics is matched with the Transmitter s Junction Box and its attached Probe or Flow Body There will be Metal Serial Number Tags on both the Transmitter as well as the Remote Electronics enclosure Do not mismatch the seri al numbers of the Remote Electronics and the Junction Box or calibration errors will occur REV 1 0215 LOCATING PROPER WIRING DIAGRAM See pages 18 22 for electrical wiring of the Sage Prime There is an illustration in the electronics cover which shows wiring connections See page 18 for a wiring diagram of the DC or AC input power Page 19 and 20 give wiring connec tions for the output signals For units with remote electronics the wiring in the electronics enclosure is made at Sage Metering page 21 gives wiring illus tration for wiring the cable at the remote terminal enclosure Note Do not open the display side of the enclosure 1 The Integral Style Insertion Meters have the Display oriented as shown on page 14 If an alternate orientation of the display or enclosure is required ie installation into a vertical pipe please furnish a sketch or d
19. quality In Line and Insertion Thermal Mass Flow Meters for a wide vari ety of industrial commercial and environmental monitoring needs including carbon credit verifica 100 200 300 SERIES INTEGRAL Optional SVAO5 Isolation Valve Assembly tion for Greenhouse Gas reduction Our experienced application engineers many of whom have worked in the Thermal Mass Flow marketplace since its inception will assist you in choosing the proper gas Flow Meter for your appli cation and they will be pleased to offer installation guidance to assure that the meter s selected will perform as accurately as possible Additionally our Service Staff stand ready to support you with any after sale assistance that you may require 200 300 SERIES REMOTE Mounting Hardware included PERFORMANCE Standard accuracy is 0 5 of Full Scale 1 of reading with a turn down of 100 to 1 and resolution as much as 1000 to 1 Repeatability is 0 2 The electronics has an isolated 4 to 20 mA output proportional to Mass Flow Rate as well as pulsed outputs of Totalized Flow Modbus RS485 RTU communications is optional REMOTE STYLE ELECTRONICS Remote Junction Box is Explosion Proof Class 1 Div 1 Groups B C D and does not have any electronics only a wiring terminal block The Junction Box is connected to the Remote Electronics by 25 feet of lead length compensated cable The cable 6 conductor can be lengthened or shor
20. signature on the statement Return Shipping Address Sage Metering Inc 8 Harris Court Building D1 Monterey CA 93940 REV 1 0215 El REGIONS user Manual RETURN MATERIAL AUTHORIZATION RMA Date RETURN CUSTOMER INFORMATION Customer s Name Fax Customer s Contact Name Phone Email Address CUSTOMER S RETURN ADDRESS Bill to Ship to RETURN PRODUCT INFORMATION Model No Serial No s FLOW MINS NORMAL MAX TEMP MIN MAX PRESSURE MINN NORMAL MAX GAS _ LINE SIZE REASON FOR RETURN DESCRIPTION OF SYMPTOMS All non warranty repairs could be subject to a minimum evaluation charge Recommended steps to be used to duplicate problem symptoms Sage Metering Technical Contact Take special care when packaging your meter for return to the factory The sensor in particular may easily be damaged if not prevented from shifting around within the package and if the sensor itself is not cov ered to keep it from contacting other package contents Any damage resulting from improper packaging is the responsibility of the shipper SAGE METERING INC 8 Harris Court Building D 1 Monterey California 93940 PHONE 831 242 2030 FAX 831 655 4965 REV 1 0215 Section Q MODBUS user Manual SAGE METERING inc Modbus Register Listing sace rev 1 80 2 07 THIS SECTION APPLIES TO THOSE FLOW MET
21. source or move the source further from the meter SYMPTOM Erratic Readings on a Remote Meter POSSIBLE CAUSE In some cases analog noise is induced into the Remote cable causing erratic or climbing readings SUGGESTED CORRECTIVE ACTION a Be sure the remote cable is installed in metal con duit and grounded on one end in some cases grounding both ends may be required b Also avoid coiled cable especially if not in metal conduit c Also if extra cable exists move the extra cable as far away as possible from any source of analog noise such as large motors or VFDs SYMPTOM Meter reading zero continuously or Full Scale continuously or temperature reading is abnor mally low hundreds of degrees below zero POSSIBLE CAUSES SUGGESTED CORRECTIVE ACTION a It is likely that a wire is loose But in rare cases a sensor could fail i e if a standard sensor HTO1 or 02 sensor exceeds a process temperature of 450 b Check for continuity to be sure the wiring is making good contact at the terminals of the Junction Box Also to verify that the electronics and the sensor serial number are the same note the following The sensor s serial number will come up upon power up right after Initializing on the Display If the serial number doesn t agree with the Junction Box labels that would affect calibration in other words sensors and electronics are a matched pair mixing them up will cause false readings
22. 0043 0x31 Parameter Decimal Data Hex Format Calib mW Val 44 91799 8433AC08 K Factor 1 000000 7F000000 Lead Gain Val 0 992098 7E7DFA22 Flow Load Res 20 10000 8320CCCD Temp Calib A 3 07714 80C4F000 Temp Calib A 1 144714 7F128600 Temp Calib C 0 00121 759F7000 Temp Calib D 0 000003 6C3F3400 Temp Disp Null 0 000000 00000000 Temp Disp Gain 1 000000 7F000000 Amp Null Val 0 16634 7CAA56DE Amp Gain Val 1 008498 7F011676 Flow Coeff B 20 7094 83A5ACF2 Flow Coeff B 0 720296 7E38654E Flow Coeff C 0 00880 789033FC Flow Coeff D 0 000067 710D75E4 Flow Coeff F 0 000000 00000000 Flow Coeff F 0 000000 00000000 Filtering 0 500000 7E000000 Min Flow LFC 0 000000 00000000 Full Scale 1200 000 89160000 Min Temp 40 00000 84200000 Units Pulse 100 0000 85480000 DAC1 Min 725 0000 000002D5 DAC1 Max 3674 000 00000E5A Serial Number 50043 00 0000C37B Flow Units 12964504 4D464353 Total Units 11790099 46464353 Output Config 8 000000 00000008 Pulse Dur 250 0000 000000FA Copyright 2011 Sage Metering Inc 6 23 2011 12 01 50 PM 1 of 1 REV 1 0215 Section O APPENDIX SAGE METERING INC E Sage Service Department Dongle Virtually any setting can be changed by users who have Modbus capability via Terminals C1 C2 and C3 see page 20 using the Sage Addresser Software The Sage Dongle was developed to facilitate mak ing very basic changes on Sage Flow Meter settings in the field Simply contact th
23. 180 24 24 000 21 562 10 25 12 60 2 5357 RESET user Manual Large Duct or Stack Applications CONFIGURATION FOR UTILIZING FOUR 4 SAGE INSERTION MASS FLOW METERS FOR LARGE ROUND PIPES OR DUCTS LARGER THAN 36 TO MINIMIZE EFFECTS OF VARYING FLOW PROFILES It is recommended that Factory be contacted to assist with applications of this nature 1 2 NPT 1 2 NPT User Entry User Entry 5 for Wiring for Wiring 3 4 for Remote Cable 3 4 NPT for TIT Probe Support wir 3 4 NPT for Remote Cable EAST ESTA E E Co Co The outputs of the four meters will be averaged by customer s PLC or other method to improve overall accuracy in measuring the flow rate For medium sized round pipes 18 to 36 two meters on the opposite side of the same diameter may be sufficient insert parallel to an upstream 90 degree bend for optimal benefit Note in this configuration each sensor needs to be averaged REV 1 0215 In Line Flow Meter Application IN LINE FLOW METERS ing flanging welding etc DO NOT USE REDUCERS It includes the sensing element self heated flow In line mounting styles are available through Sage mE sensor and a temperature reference sensor mounted Metering Inc in sizes from 1 4 pipe through 4
24. ERS WHICH HAVE SELECTED THE OPTIONAL MODBUS COMMUNICATION IE E IE ETE ce oe ome ie om oc Offset Offset Type Offset Type Description Offset Offset Type Offset Type Description UINT8 format flag FLOAT iir filter coeff 256 UINT8 modbus unit id 552 FLOAT 808 flow min 257 UINT8 output mode sel 554 FLOAT 810 max 257 UINT8 fix_pt selection 556 FLOAT 812 PULSE COUNT 257 UINTI bRun 558 FLOAT 814 temp_max 257 UINTI bTotal 302 UINT16 dacl min 257 UINTI bEEProm 304 UINT16 dacl max 257 UINTI bReset 306 UINT32 serial number 257 UINTI bLeadEn 308 ASCII RATE string 257 UINT1 bDAClo 310 ASCII TOTAL string 257 UINT1 bDAChi 312 UINT32 current totalizer 514 FLOAT 770 LONG VAL 314 UINT32 ADCO 516 FLOAT 772 LONG K FACTOR 316 UINT32 ADC1 518 FLOAT 774 LONG VREF 318 UINT32 ADC2 520 FLOAT 776 LONG LOAD RES 320 UINT32 ADG TEMP 522 FLOAT 778 LONG COEFFA 578 FLOAT 834 LONG current flow TEMP 524 FLOAT 780 LONG COEFFB 580 FLOAT 836 LONG current temp TEMP 526 FLOAT 782 LONG COEFFC 582 FLOAT 838 LONG rtd_mWatts TEMP 528 FLOAT 784 LONG COEFFD 584 FLOAT 840 LONG rtd_res 530 FLOAT 786 LONG DISPA 586 FLOAT 842 LONG ref res 532 FLOAT 788 LONG DISPB 588 FLOAT 844 LONG ref res d 534 FLOAT 790 LONG DISPC 590 FLOAT 846 LONG dac smooth 536 FLOAT 792 LONG DISPD 592 FLOAT 848 LONG lead FLOW 538 FLOAT 794 LONG COEFFA 594 FLOAT 850 LONG FLOW 540 FLOAT 796 LONG COEFF B 596 FLOAT 852 LONG b
25. INTEGRAL REMOTE ELECTRONICS 111 No Integral 201 301 Yes Integral 202 302 Yes Remote 211 311 No Integral 212 312 No Remote All units provide a 4 20 mA and a pulse signal Modbus RS485 RTU is optionally available The 200 and 300 series use either 24 VDC or 115 230 VAC input power while the 100 Series is only 24VDC REV 1 0215 m SAGE METERING INC Please let us know if we can assist you in any way with your Sage Meter or if you have any questions about its installation operation or features Simply phone us at 866 677 SAGE 7243 or visit our website at www sagemetering com to contact a factory representative in your area This manual is available on the website under Knowledge Base section Sincerely Robert Steinberg President REV 1 0215 Section O GETTING STARTED SAGE METERING INC Getting Started UNPACKING YOUR SAGE METER Your Sage flow meter is a sensitive yet rugged precision built electronic instrument Upon delivery care should be taken when opening the shipping container and removing your meter The meter should be inspected for any damage that may have occurred during transit If damage is found please contact the carrier immediately to place a claim for damaged goods The contents of the container should be checked against the packing list for any discrepancies If there are any questions as to the contents or configuration of the equipment includ ing calibration ranges
26. Measurement Control and Laboratory Use Part 1 General Requirements The following is required to comply with the above mentioned Approvals 1 Repair of the product or replacement of compo nents is not possible by the user 2 As noted on the following label it will contain the following markings Ex symbol nA symbol IIC temperature class 3 AII DC meters will be marked with X which means that these Special Conditions of Use will apply a The completed meter must be installed with a rigid or flexible metal conduit in order to satis fy approval conditions b The meter has been approved for use with the electronics enclosure in an ambient tempera ture from 40 C Ta 65 C 4 Sage Metering considers a linear correction suit able for temperatures exceeding the temp code rating of 40C 104F thus no customer correction is needed SAGE METERING INC 8 HARRIS CRT BLD D MONTEREY CA 93940 THERMAL year of C MFG Class Div 2 Groups B C D T4 MODEL SERIAL mW0 CAUTION DISCONNECT FROM POWER SUPPLY BEFORE OPENING KEEP COVER TIGHT WHILE CIRCUITS ARE ALIVE CONDUIT SEALS MUST BE INSTALLED WITHIN 18 OF THE ENCLOSURE ATTENTION OUVRIR LE CIRCUIT AVANT D ENLEVER LE COUVERCLE GARDER LE COUVERCLE BIEN FERME TANT QUE LES CIRCUITS SONT SOUS TENSION UN SCELLMENT DOIT ENTRE INSTALLE A MOINS DE 45CM DU BOITER een C CONFORMANCE All AC
27. ONICS SENSOR CONNECTIONS Wiring between the sensor and the electronics is completed and tested by Sage These connections are A rarely accessed by the user e e Red A Gb 21 B G5 Red 34 Gb amp White A A Y A 5 G5 G5 White 6 62 Y 6 REV 24 SIP SRP user Manual SAGE METERING ine E REMOTE CABLE WIRING Used to connect the main electronics with remote sensor B Gb C5 G5 9 C9 Gb 9 V ele Red Green Blue Red White Black Red White Orange de White NOTE Serial numbers of the remote electronics must match serial number of main electronics JUNCTION BOX ial NO CUSTOMER ACCESS DO NOT OPEN THIS SIDE 3 4 NPT Remote Cable Entry to Wiring Compartment REV 1 0215 Section STYLES AND FEATURES SAGE METERING INC EJ Principle of Operation of the Thermal Mass Flow Meter Sage Thermal Mass Flow Meters have two sensors constructed of reference grade platinum windings RTDs The two RTDs are clad in a protective 316SS or Hastelloy C sheath and are driven by a proprietary sensor drive circuit One of the sensors is self heated flow sensor and the other sensor temperature ref erence sensor measures the gas temperature The pair is referred to as t
28. SAGE THERMAL GAS MASS FLOW METER User Manual 100 200 300 Series DOCUMENT NUMBER 100 0316 Make the Wise Choice Choose Sage Flow Meters EN METERING INC SAGE METERING INC 8 Harris Court D1 Monterey CA 93940 1 866 677 SAGE 7243 Tel 831 242 2030 Fax 831 655 4965 www sagemetering com SAGE METERING INC Table of Contents Introduction SECTION A Getting Started SECTION B Styles amp Features SECTION Drawings SECTION D Diagnostics WELCOME arios nn 6 a a A O erica 5 Unpacking Your Sage Meter secet auos e y e ERE E 9 Maintenance 15 59 3 99 89 sene oid ooh a 9 Calibration 2 de sem o ae dae reuera qom Roe e dede eg eS 9 Installation and 10 Locating Proper Wiring Diagram 10 Insertion Flow Meter 11 Sage Valve Assembly Operation 11 Flow Conditioning and Straight 11 Compression Fitting Operation 12 Installation Instructions cee eee eee 12 Captive Flow Conditioner Re erip RR be ES 13 Probe Insertion Guideline Drawing cee ee eee 14 Installation Depth Chart sies cete Rer esr da 15 Large Duct or Stack
29. andard 1203 CSA Standard 22 7 No 30 and NEMA Compliance u REV 1 0215 INSERTION STYLE 150 300 or 600 flanged mounting is optionally avail able Available probe lengths are 6 12 15 18 24 30 36 or 48 4 50 3 4 NPT for Remote Cable 1 2 CORD GRIP SUPPLIED ON ELECTRONICS END 25 CABLE SUPPLIED Can be shortened or lengthened in the field by up to 1000 ft without affecting calibration M Box is Explosion Proof Class Division amp 2 Group B C D NO ELECTRONICS ssec METERING inc Sage Remote Bracket Layout MOUNTING OPTIONS 1 Overhead with U bolts customer supplied across pipe on each leg 2 Vertically as shown 1 2 NPT User Entry for Wiring 2 3 Horizontally 266 DIA HOLES WAVE WASHER WAVE WASHER 1 2 NPT User Entry for Wiring 2 CORD GRIP or NPT PLUG as req d BOTH SIDES 3 4 NPT for Remote Cable REV 1 0215 EJ SAGE METERING INC Mounting Hardware SVAO5 SERIES ISOLATION VALVE ASSEMBLY FOR INSERTION METERS for Low Pressure SVAO5 see page 37 Used for pressures to 250 psig shown for use with 1 2 diameter insertion meters 150 or 300 flanged mounting is optionally available 11 00 3 4 THREADOLET User Supplied Y 12 NOTE User needs to weld 3 4 female threadolet 15 of appropriate radius to mate with
30. are to be paid by the ship per Sage will return items repaired or replaced under warranty prepaid NOTE No items will be returned for warranty repair without prior written authoriza tion from Sage Metering Inc Sage does not warranty damage due to corrosion GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS Detailed General Terms and Conditions can be found on the Sage website www sagemetering com on a link General Terms on the Footer of any page on the website CANCELLATION RETURN POLICY Cancellation or Return After issuance of a purchase order by phone mail e mail or fax or a credit card order by phone mail e mail or fax there will be a cancellation fee for any cancelled order Cancella tions must be in writing by mail e mail or fax 1 If credit card order or non credit card order is cancelled within 7 days of issuance of purchase order or date order was placed which ever is earlier there will be a 10 cancellation fee 2 If credit card order or non credit card order is cancelled after 7 days but prior to shipment there will be a 20 cancellation fee If order is cancelled due to late delivery the cancellation fee will be waived Late delivery is defined as shipping a meter 7 days or later than the delivery date acknowledged by Sage Metering at time of placing order 3 If a credit card customer decides to return the equipment after shipment for credit credit will not be issued if equipment is damage
31. bytes in binary format returned from the slave device representing the contents of the selected register s NOTE values indicated with Ox prefix are in hexadeci mal otherwise in decimal notation REV 1 0215 El SAGE METERING INC 16 0x10 WRITE REGISTERS Writes the binary contents of the specified register into the meter Values are typically 32 bits wide 4 bytes and contain a single IEEE754 floating point value Modbus registers are 16 bits wide 2 bytes so a minimum of 2 Modbus registers are required to transfer all floating point bits into the meter See sec tion titled Floating Point Format Query The query message specifies the starting register address and the quantity of registers to be written 16 0x10 WRITE MULTIPLE REGISTERS QUERY RESPONSE SA SLAVE ADRESS SA 0x10 FUNC CODE 0x10 16 FUNC CODE REG ADDR HI RH REG ADDR HI RL REG ADDR LO RL REG ADDR LO 00 OF REGS HI 00 REGS HI CT OF REGS LO CT 4 REGS LO BC BYTES COUNT CH CRC MSB DATAO CL CRC LSB DATA1 DATAn CH CRC MSB CL CRC LSB REG ADDR HI RH is set to 01 for INTEGER access of integral values 02 for IEEE754 floating point 03 for Scaled x1000 long integer of floating point value REG ADDR LO RL is the starting address index into the register structure See section titled Sage Register Index Values CT is the register count needed to transfer data Typically this byte is set
32. d or if equip ment is returned after four 4 months of ship ment If equipment is not damaged then equip ment can be returned after issuance of a Return Meter Authorization RMA by Sage Returned package must be insured by customer and must reference proper RMA on outside of package or package may be rejected i e package will be returned unopened Credit Card customers will be charged a 30 re stocking fee 70 balance will be credited back Customer is responsible for return shipping charges and any damage if improperly packaged continued on next page REV 1 0215 SAGE METERING INC 4 If a non credit card customer decides to return the equipment after shipment for credit credit will not be issued if equipment is damaged or if equipment is returned after 1 month of ship ment unless authorized by a representative at Sage Metering Inc The Sage representative will issue a Return Material Authorization RMA at that time and will advise of the restocking fee Returned package must be insured by cus tomer and must reference proper RMA on outside of package or package may be rejected i e package will be returned unopened Customer is responsible for return shipping charges and any damage if improperly packaged REV 1 0215 SAGE METERING INC E RETURNING YOUR SAGE METER A Return Material Authorization Number RMA must be obtained prior to returning any equipment to Sage Metering for a
33. duce environmental insult Sage provides high quality In Line and Insertion Thermal Mass Flow Meters for a wide variety of industrial commercial and environmental monitoring needs including carbon credit verification for Greenhouse Gas reduction Sage Meters measure mass flow directly there is no need for ancillary instrumentation such as temperature or pressure transmitters Furthermore our instruments have excep tional signal sensitivity have no moving parts require little if any maintenance have negligible pressure drop and have a turndown up to 100 to 1 and resolve as much as 1000 to 1 Sage Flow Meters can measure the mass flow rate and consumption of air oxygen natural gas nitrogen digester gas biogas flare gas hydrogen argon carbon dioxide and other gases and gas mixes The Sage 100 200 300 family of thermal mass flow meters is an addition to the well known Sage Prime These products provide the same performance as the Prime with fewer features and less functionality at a more economical pricing The 100 is the basic integral design without display The 200 and 300 Series are available with and without display and with integral and remote electronics The display provides a reading of the flow rate total flow and gas temperature The 300 series is intended for use by customers in the United States and Canada with the 200 series used for international customers The following table lists the various model combinations
34. e Sage Service Depart ment and specify your requirement such as the new Full Scale new Pipe Area etc and the device will be programmed at Sage and sent directly to you within a few days there is a fee for this service The patent pending Dongle can also be configured as a Reset Totalizer device i e it can be used repeat edly to easily reset the Totalizer The Dongle can also be programmed to change Engineering Units Filter Response and numerous other parameters Dongles come with a convenient well marked cable that is connected to the RS485 terminals Simply remove the rear cover connect the Dongle and push the button on the Dongle An LED will illuminate and within 3 seconds the light will go out signaling that the data transfer is complete Remove the Dongle close the cover and you will notice that the new settings have been uploaded or in the case of a Totalizer Reset Dongle you will notice that the Totalizer has zeroed 1 If the light does not go out it will be necessary to repeat procedure Remove finger for a few seconds and then push button again REV 1 0215 E SAGE METERING INC Correction Factors For Variation From Original Digester Gas Calibration Sage can calibrate for any Digester Gas Bio Gas or Landfill Gas Mix However it may be helpful to have correction factors for a typical calibration in the event that the composition changes after delivery The following examples assume that
35. elow and the Installation Depth Chart on page 15 Installation Depth The center of the pipe assuming a well developed turbulent flow profile is fairly flat and easy to locate See Installation Depth Chart on next page to determine proper insertion depth Center of Pipe LESS THAN IDEAL LOCATION Contact Factory for Assistance REV 1 0215 GOOD LOCATION See Installation Depth Chart for X and Y Dimension 1 Industrial Meter shown in drawing Note probe is not bi directional 2 Probe should be inserted per Installation Depth Chart see following page so sensors are in the center of the pipe 3 The portion of the probe that remains outside of the pipe is simply the factory ordered probe length i e 15 15 inches minus the Y dimension SAGE METERING INC INSTALLATION DEPTH CHART Methods for Probe Insertion to Pipe Center METHOD 1 Using charts below select pipe size column 1 determine X Insert probe until the end touches the bottom of the pipe ID mark probe as it exits top of fitting Lift probe distance X and tighten com pression fitting 1 For other Pipe Schedules such as Schedule 10 contact Sage however the Y dimension will be the same for any Schedule Pipe 2 The 1 Pipe Size needs to have the Probe Bottomed Out option BOT the calibration method for the 1 Pipe i
36. er to optimize measurement accuracy Refer to PROBE INSERTION GUIDELINE DRAWING and CHART pages 14 amp 15 The ball valve will seal off leaks of the process gas at the point of insertion after the probe assembly has been removed The assembly includes a valve threadolet compression fitting with Teflon ferrule a cable restraint and two collar clamps A threaded half coupling 3 4 FNPT properly sized to accommodate the isolation valve retractor assem bly must be fitted to the pipe duct to which the Ar NOTE Detailed Drawings are shown on pages 36 amp 37 Hif 109 insertion probe will be inserted Avoid T Fittings since they will disturb the flow profile and effec tively reduce the measurement area Direct thread ing together or with necessary bushings of the retractor assembly may be required In other cases the threadolet must be welded in place and a clear ance hole must be drilled through the pipe duct to accept the probe assembly If the pipe duct is under pressure during installation a hot tap drill not available through Sage Metering may be required FLOW CONDITIONING AND STRAIGHT RUN Although a minimum of 15 pipe diameters of upstream straight run is commonly recommended to absolutely assure that the flow profile is well developed at the point of measurement either use Flow Conditioners standard in Sage In Line Flow Meters 1 2 and larger and also available
37. existing pipe 18 after a 3 4 hole has been drilled in pipe The 3 4 Male Coupling of the Sage Isolation Valve Assembly 24 will thread into the user s 3 4 threadolet STCF SERIES TEFLON FERRULE COMPRESSION FITTING 1 2 tube x 1 2 pipe fitting shown not to scale is used for low pressure insertion applications to 125 psig Stainless Steel Ferrule optional for higher pres sure applications up to 225 psig KA 1 92 1 At 250 psig force exerted on 1 2 diameter probe is 50 lbs SVAO5 SERIES ISOLATION VALVE ASSEMBLY DETAIL Cut away view of probe inserted through isolation ball valve assembly TD 1 2 SINGLE PIECE SENSOR ASSEMBLY 9 COLLAR CLAMPS EXTENDS 2 25 L 2 BELOW THE lt SAFETY CHAIN LOWER EDGE OF THE WELDED COLLAR CLAMP WITH CHAIN TAUT 1 2 3 4 BALL VALVE WELDMENT WITH 1 2 TUBE TO PIPE PROBE LENGTH COMPRESSION FITTING d I ramon 4 3 4 x1 5 8 25 n NIPPLES 10 255 Car lt VALVE 14 25 20 25 e 3 4 HALF COUPLING THREADOLET E MOUNTING PLATE FOR THIN WALLED DUCTS INCLUDES STCF05 COMPRESSION FITTING 4 2 Safety chain is designed to prevent probe from accidentally escaping from assembly during removal from pressurized pipe 3 Insertion meters can have optional flanged mounti
38. ge with the specified process and installation parameters As with the Sage Prime the 100 200 300 series use a two compartment compact housing with a separate wiring section containing large easy to access termi nals to simplify field wiring The 300 Series is used for Domestic use while the 200 Series addresses the International Market LOCATING PROPER WIRING DIAGRAM See pages 18 22 for electrical wiring There is an illus tration in the electronics cover which shows wiring connections See page 18 for a wiring diagram of the DC or AC input power Pages 19 and 20 give wiring connections for the output signals For units with remote electronics the wiring in the electronics REV 1 0215 enclosure is made at Sage Metering page 21 gives wiring illustration for wiring the cable at the remote terminal enclosure MAJOR BENEFITS OF THERMAL MASS FLOW METERS m Direct Mass Flow No need for separate tempera ture or pressure transmitters m High Accuracy and Repeatability Precision meas urement and extraordinary repeatability m Turndown of 100 to 1 and resolution as much as 1000 to 1 Low End Sensitivity Measures as low as 5 SFPM e g 1 SCFM in a 6 pipe Negligible Pressure Drop Will not impede the flow or waste energy No Moving Parts Eliminates costly bearing replace ments and prevents undetected accuracy shifts m Dirt Insensitive Provides sustained performance m Ease of installation and conven
39. he enclosure An illustration WIRING gt COMPARTMENT NO CUSTOMER ACCESS Y DO NOT OPEN THIS SIDE INPUT POWER The Sage Prime requires supplemental power in the form of 24 VDC or 115 230 VAC Power require ments at 24 VDc is 2 4 watts The AC and DC ground A AC1 B1 115 230 VAC AC2 B2 3 OR 4 2 B5 24 VDC Input Power B6 US w BS amp P w nm WS 9 REV 1 0215 cl of the wiring connections is found on the inside of the rear cover INSIDE COVER VIEW B c COM 1 RED 25 AC2 B 3 RED SPARE 4 WHITE 420mA PWR 6 WHITE ao VDCGND 6 INTEGRAL A B 1 RED ACI 2 GREEN AC2 3 BLUE SPARE 4 WHITE 4 20mA PWR 5 BLACK VDCIN 6 ORANGE VDCGND REMOTE connections are made at the green grounding screw located adjacent to the terminals Hazardous Area approval is only available on 24 VDC units ia AA Line Phase A AQ Neutral Phase B CHEND sace METERING Output Wiring NOTE FOR UNITS WITH HART COMMUNICATION SEE PAGE 63 FOR ELECTRICAL WIRING CONNECTIONS OF THE 4 20 mA SIGNAL AND PULSE OUTPUT Both a 4 20 mA and a pulse output are available the same power so both will be internally powered These outputs can be either externally or internally or externally powered powered The pu
40. he sensing element and is either installed in a probe as an Insertion style or inserted into a pipe section as an In Line style flow meter As gas flows by the flow sensor the gas molecules carry heat away from the surface and the sensor cools down as it loses energy The sensor drive circuit replenishes the lost energy by heating the flow sensor until it is a constant temperature differ ential above the reference sensor The electrical power required to maintain a constant temperature differential is directly proportional to the gas mass flow rate and is linearized to be the output signal of the meter It is essential that this constant temperature differ ential be maintained even if there are wide fluctua tions in gas temperature It is the function of the Sage hybrid digital proprietary sensor drive circuit to maintain the differential whether or not the gas temperature changes or however quickly molecules cool off the flow sensor It is also necessary to proper ly calibrate the device with the actual gas or close equivalent with certain gases in the Sage National Institute of Standards certified NIST calibration facility By accomplishing these two critical objec tives the Sage meters provide an extremely repeat able 0 296 of Full Scale and accurate output directly proportional to the mass flow rate of the gas being measured FLOW SENSOR Self Heated TEMPERATURE SENSOR Reference Sensor REV 1 0215
41. icient straight run i e flow profile is dis turbed causing errors b Possible jet effect if upstream pipe is smaller than meter flow body or if valve is too close upstream to meter Not following Probe Insertion Guideline d If sensor is inserted in reverse Upstream mark is facing downstream Meter may over report or under report by as much as 3096 e Ifsensor is not aligned properly with Upstream mark facing upstream a rotation greater than t 5 degrees may cause change in reading greater than 5 degrees and less than 20 degrees causes meter to over report a greater rotation actually blocks the sensor and causes meter to under report f A downstream valve too close to the meter flow may be reflecting back g Possibly caused by water droplets condensing out of gas stream which generally causes output to spike but if droplets are near continuous output may rail h Meter is miswired especially in Remote Style application i Possibly caused by water droplets condensing on inside of pipe wall which roll down or hit sensor causing output to spike but if droplets are near continuous output may rail Note Recommend in stallation 45 from vertical see drawing on page 72 j Possibly caused by water droplets condensing out of gas stream and filling the cavity containing the sensing elements usually due to probes mounted below horizontal in saturated pipes k Sensor may be contaminated
42. ient mounting hardware SPECIFIC BENEFITS OF THE SAGE 100 200 300 Compact design of enclosure is only 4 dia by 4 deep DC Models Display shows Flow Rate Total Flow and Process Temperature Proprietary digital sensor drive circuit provides enhanced signal stability and unaffected by process temperature amp pressure changes Modbus compliant RS485 communications optional Isolated 4 20 mA output and pulsed output of Totalized Flow Rugged user friendly packaging with easy terminal access Remote Style has Lead Length Compensation Allows remote electronics up to 1000 feet from probe Explosion Proof Junction Box has no circuitry just terminals m Low power dissipation under 2 5 Watts e g under 100 ma at 24 VDC m Field reconfigurability via optional Addresser software Flow conditioning built into In Line flow meters 1 2 and up m Captive Flow Conditioners for Insertion meter applications if required 1 Only available on 24 VDC powered meters SAGE METERING INC Sage 100 200 300 Styles and Specifications Sage Metering is your source for monitoring mea suring and controlling the gas mass flow in your industrial process building management system or environmental application Our high performance NIST Traceable Thermal Mass Flow Meters will help increase productivity reduce energy costs maximize product yields and or help reduce environmental insult Sage provides high
43. insertion into the center of a process pipe 1 Male NPT ends are standard with flanged ends tube or butt weld optionally available 2 Mounting hardware such as Isolation Valve Assemblies Compression Fittings and Flanges are optional 3 Chart of Flow Body length X is on Application Data Sheet on website as well as in the User Manual 4 Flow Conditioners are built into In Line Style Flow Bodies from to 4 2012 WINNER Innovation REV 1 0215 e El ace merenine me user Manual Sage Display Gas Temperature Flow Rate Totalized Flow O Engineering units of Flow Rate Engineering units of Totalized Flow O Flashes with each pulsed output of consumption O Indicates original Modbus is being transmitted Indicates optional Modbus is being received REV 1 0215 SAGE METERING INC EJ Approvals HAZARDOUS LOCATION APPROVALS All 24 VDC Powered Sage Series 100 200 300 Meters are approved for Class 1 Div 2 Groups B C D 4 AC Powered Meters are not approved Testing is in accordance with the following Safety Standards ANSI 12 12 01 Electrical Equipment for Use in Class I and II Division 2 and Class III Hazardous Classified Locations e CSA C22 2 No 213 M1987 R1999 First Edition Non incendive Electrical Equipment for Use in Class I Division 2 Hazardous Locations UL CSA 61010 1 Second Edition Safety Require ments for Electrical Equipment for
44. l default 0x04 READ INPUT REGS FUNCTION CODE 0x02 STARTING REGISTER HI BYTE 0x01 256 0x02 512 0x03 768 0 42 STARTING REGISTER LO BYTE 512 66 register access 578 0x00 COUNT MSB ALWAYS ZERO 0x06 COUNT OF ALL DESIRED REGISTERS OxD5 CRC HI BYTE 0x85 CRC LO BYTE REV 1 0215 El SAGE METERING INC Sage Register Output Format INTEGER REPRESENTATION Computer systems hosting a MODBUS network typically store integer values to represent non fractional quantities registers addressed above 256 0x0100 Ox1FF will transfer 16 bit integral quantities in response to all master queries MODBUS requires that the register count reflects each 16 bit registers transmitted to ensure that no bytes are missing in the transfer of integer quantities Note Most registers are IEEE754 quantities integer representations of these registers will require significant translation 754 FLOATING POINT Computer systems hosting a MODBUS network typi cally store single precision floating point data in the standard IEEE754 format All registers addressed above 512 0x0200 0x02FF will transfer full 32 bit single precision quantities in response to all master queries MODBUS requires that two 16 bit registers are transmitted to ensure that no bytes are missing in the transmission of 32 bit quantities SCALED DECIMAL REPRESENTATION Computer systems hosting a MODBUS network may choose represen
45. loop See page 20 b In Externally Powered mode the jumper must be removed Verify that 9 to 27 Volts DC is supplied to externally power the loop as per page 19 REV 1 0215 Section WARRANTIES AND SERVICE WORK SAGE METERING INC Warranties and Service Work LIMITED WARRANTY Sage Metering s products are warranted against faulty materials or workmanship for one year from the date of shipment from the factory Sage s obligation is limited to repair or at its sole option replacement of products and components which upon verification by Sage at our factory in Monterey California prove to be defective Sage shall not be liable for installa tion charges for expenses of Buyer for repairs or replacement for damages from delay or loss of use or other indirect or consequential damages of any kind This warranty is extended only to Sage prod ucts properly used and properly installed for the par ticular application for which intended and quoted and does not cover water damage due to improper use of cord grips or removal of protective caps and does not cover Sage products which have been altered without Sage authorization or which have been subjected to unusual physical or electrical stress Sage makes no other warranty express or implied and assumes no liability that goods sold to any purchaser are fit for any particular purpose Transportation charges for materials shipped to the factory for warranty repair
46. lse and 4 20 mA outputs both share 4 20 mA AND PULSE OUTPUT USING SEPARATE EXTERNAL POWER SUPPLIES NOTE Both power A B C supplies must operate at same voltage Power Supply EUER 8 36 VDC Remove jumper between B4 and B5 if present Power Supply 8 36 VDC Power Supply 8 36 VDC 3 Remove jumper VS 4 c4 between B4 and B5 if present 6 2 B 6 cs PULSE OUTPUT The pulse output is 0 10 Hz The default pulse width 24 VDC if is 250 ms Externally powered voltage can range internally supplied between 8 and 36 VDC with load not exceeding 100 3 mA Internally powered voltage will be 24 VDC gt 10 Minimum voltage is 1 VDC sinis 0 VDC REV 1 0215 gt RECTO user Manual INTERNALLY POWERED 4 20 mA AND PULSE NOTE If using internally A B powered 4 20 mA and pulse the output is not amp isolated 1 2 A A 1 nl 22 Spe be present 9 Pcs 7 e 9 6 cs Pulse MODBUS CONNECTIONS Modbus RS485 RTU is available as an option A B 1 60 C9I lt C1BSA85 Ground 200 G9 on 3 Gb 3 c 4 G9 G9 Q9 5 B 6 5 6 G9 G9 6 INTEGRAL ELECTR
47. measurement accuracy Refer to PROBE INSERTION GUIDELINE DRAWING and CHART pages 14 amp 15 Insert the probe shaft tubing into the compression fitting to the position indicated in the Probe Insertion guidelines REV 1 0215 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS 1 Insert tubing into the tube fitting 2 Make sure that the tubing is positioned properly per the PROBE INSERTION GUIDELINE DRAW ING AND CHART pages 14 amp 15 3 Due to the variations of tubing diameters a common starting point is desirable Therefore tighten the nut until the tubing will not turn by hand or move axially in the fitting 4 Scribe the nut at the 6 o clock position 5 While holding fitting body steady tighten the nut 1 turns to the 9 o clock position 9 gt While holding the fitting body steady tighten the nut one and one quarter turns to the 9 o clock position SAGE METERING INC FLOW CONDITIONERS Can Be Installed in Conjunction with Insertion Style Flow Meters IMPORTANT The location of the probe must be exactly one pipe ID diameter i e 4 a 4 pipe 6 in a 6 pipe etc downstream of the Captive Flow Conditioning assembly The Captive Flow Conditioners are always designed to be separated by one pipe diameter See drawing below The probe location must be one pipe ID diameter downstream of Flow Conditioner or errors will occur Note See table on page 11 last Column for Straigh
48. ng generally used for high pressure or very hot gases This adaptation is not 4 shown Consult factory for details 4 Maximum gas temperature 200F unless high temperature models ordered REV 1 0215 SAGE METERING INC SVAO5LP Low Pressure Isolation Valve Assembly HANDLE IN CLOSED POSITION HANDLE IN OPEN POSITION 7 00 without threadolet 8 00 with threadolet FE k Teflon Ferrule 31655 Compression Fitting 5 5 without lt 1 2 3 4 Brass Adaptor PA threadolet 3 4 Brass Full Port Ball Valve Valve Handle 31655 3 4 x 1 1 2 Pipe Nipple wi Y threadolet lt Customer gt y Supplied Threadolet NOTES AND CAUTIONS Suitable for low pressure Air or Natural Gas applications maximum 50 PSIG Assumes 2 Insertion Probe inserted to center of a Pipe see Sage Probe Insertion Guidelines Teflon Ferrule permits ease of Probe insertion or removal Exercise caution when loosening Ferrule nut during insertion and removal of Probe since this model has no Safety Chain Note maximum upward force is 20 of pipe pressure i e 10 Lbs with 50 PSIG The Assembly will be shipped with a plastic sleeve that protects the 3 4 pipe nipple It is the Customer s responsibility to weld a Female Threadolet with correct diameter to pipe REV 1 0215 EJ SAGE METERING INC Flanged Ends for In Line Meter optionat
49. ny reason RMA s may be obtained by calling Sage Metering at 866 677 7243 or 831 242 2030 between 8 00 am and 5 00 pm Monday through Friday A Sage RMA Form see page 50 must be filled out and included with the meter being returned to Sage Metering RMA Form is also accessible by clicking the Contact tab of the Sage website www sagemetering com Take special care when packaging your meter for return to the factory The sensor in particular may easily be damaged if not prevented from shifting around within the package and if the sensor itself is not covered to keep it from contacting other pack age contents Any damage resulting from improper packaging is the responsibility of the shipper A purchase order is required prior to an RMA being issued Most repairs or recalibrations can be quoted over the phone For equipment that must be evaluat ed an Evaluation purchase order in the amount of 150 is required Once an evaluation is completed and a quote has been issued you can choose to pro ceed with the work or have the unit returned with only the evaluation and freight fee billed In accordance with the Right to Know Act and applicable US Department of Transportation DOT regulations Sage Metering will not accept delivery of equipment that has been contaminated without writ ten evidence of decontamination and has instituted the following Return Repair conditions Strict adher ence to these conditions is required
50. poses only Remove shipping cable glands before installing CAUTION If installing in a Class hazardous location the installation must comply with appropriate electrical codes CAUTION Installer must supply proper ground and bond wire for the transmitter and the sensor per appropriate electrical codes REV 1 0215 E SAGE METERING INC INSTALLATION AND MOUNTING The EN 60079 14 must be considered m Check the Certificate of Conformance included with your Sage Thermal Mass Flow Meter for system pressure temperature gas composition power input and signal output m It is recommended that the flow meter be inserted in a location of maximum straight run It is suggested that there be a minimum of 15 pipe diameters of straight run upstream and 5 diameters downstream depending on the conditions See chart on page 11 Note obstructions such as valves blowers expand ers and PVC and HDPE pipes will require addition al straight run contact factory for assistance m Check the orientation Standard calibration flow direction is left to right when facing the flow meter Gas flow direction is marked with an arrow on in line flow meters UPSTREAM is marked on insertion probes Do not rotate probe or errors may occur If enclo sure is facing incorrectly rotate the enclosure 180 but do not rotate the probe The UPSTREAM mark still needs to be facing Upstream Hook up the system per the wiring diagram
51. rawing and specify ROTATE on purchase order However if it is later determined that the enclosure needs to be rotated that procedure can be done in the field However if the display needs fo be rotated then the meter must be sent back to Sage to be modified Do not attempt this in the field An RMA will be required prior to returning the meter see page 50 The procedure for rotating the enclosure is as follows Clamp the enclosure in a vise with the probe pointing up to the ceiling Then take a 7 8 wrench and turn the probe to the proper orientation Lock the probe into its new position with a set screw not provided SAGE METERING INC H Insertion Flow Meter Application FLOW PROFILE AND INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS Insertion Flow Meters although generally easier to install that In Line Flow Meters require proper installation and a well developed flow profile in order to perform properly Please refer to the section on the following pages titled PROBE INSERTION GUIDELINE DRAWING page 14 and INSTALLA TION DEPTH CHART page 15 SAGE VALVE ASSEMBLY OPERATION Valve assemblies SVAO5 and SVAOSLP are an op tional mounting hardware for Insertion Style Flow Meters see pages 36 and 37 They allow the removal of insertion style meters for service cleaning recali bration relocation etc without the need to shut down your process The probe insertion depth is adjustable to permit sensor to be located at cent
52. s either as shown below or with option BOT X DISTANCE FROM ID OF PIPE METHOD 2 Using charts below select pipe size column 1 determine Y Subtract Y from the factory supplied probe length That difference Z see drawing on page 14 should be outside of the pipe and is measured from the bottom of the enclosure of the probe weld to pipe OD Y DISTANCE FROM TOP OF PIPE 1 F R Y 1 5 1 900 1 610 20 1 56 0 0141 2 2 375 2 067 40 1 82 0 0233 2 5 2 875 2 469 60 2 07 0 0332 3 3 500 3 068 90 2 38 0 0513 4 4 500 4 026 1 40 2 86 0 0884 6 6 625 6 065 2 40 3 95 0 2006 8 8 625 7 981 3 40 4 90 0 3474 10 10 750 10 020 4 40 6 00 0 5476 12 12 750 11 938 5 50 7 00 0 7773 14 14 000 13 124 6 00 7 50 0 9394 16 16 000 15 000 7 00 8 60 1 2272 18 18 000 16 876 8 00 9 60 1 5533 24 24 000 22 625 10 75 12 60 2 7919 SCHEDULE 80 PIPE v Term c o T F AGRO R Y 1 900 1 500 15 1 56 0 0123 2 2 375 1 939 2350 1 82 0 0205 2 5 2 875 2 323 55 2 07 0 0294 3 3 500 2 900 80 2 38 0 0459 4 4 500 3 826 1 30 2 86 0 0798 6 6 625 5 761 2 25 3 95 0 1810 8 8 625 7 625 3 251 4 90 0 3171 10 10 750 9 750 4 25 6 00 0 5185 12 12 750 11 374 5 13 7 00 0 7056 14 14 000 12 500 5 70 7 50 0 8522 16 16 000 14 312 6 60 8 60 1 1172 18 18 000 16 124 7 50 9 60 1 4
53. t Run Requirement Straight Run Requirement from this Flange Largest of the Two Perforated Plates V Gaskets One Pipe Diameter One Pipe Diameter ANSI Class Flanges user supplied NOTE The larger of the two perforated plates of the Sage Flow Conditioning assembly is positioned between two flanges and two gaskets as shown The smaller of the two perforated plates of the conditioner will freely slide into the application pipe facing downstream probe mounting hardware will be placed one diameter downstream of the downstream plate Probe location must be one pipe ID diameter downstream of Flow Conditioners or errors will occur Flow Conditioning Assembly is inserted here SAGE METERING INC PROBE INSERTION GUIDELINE DRAWING Choose the longest straight run section of pipe avail able to allow a uniform well developed flow profile Allow for a minimum of 15 pipe diameters of straight run upstream and 5 diameters downstream depend ing on the conditions See chart on page 11 Note obstructions such as valves blowers expanders and PVC and HDPE pipes will require additional straight run contact factory for assistance Avoid if possible installations immediately downstream of bends fans nozzles heaters and especially valves or anything else installed in the line that may cause nonuniform flow profiles and swirls Otherwise signal output errors could result
54. t single precision floating point val ues as scaled long integers 32 bit values The Sage meter will convert floating point registers to integral units by multiplying the value by 1000 Ex Floating point value 1234 567 will be converted to integral value 1234567 All registers addressed above 768 0x0300 0x03FF will transfer full 32 bit scaled integer quantities in REV 1 0215 response to all master queries MODBUS requires that two 16 bit registers are transmitted to ensure that no bytes are missing in the transmission of 32 bit quantities For more information on the MODBUS protocol see http www modbus org tech php SAGE ADDRESSER SOFTWARE Addresser is a convenient software kit that includes Addresser software as well as an optically isolated ULINX RS485 to USB converter The Addresser is a READ WRITE Program with drop down menus for convenient user interface between your PC or laptop and the Modbus Terminals of the instrument Con tact Sage for ordering information and instructions SAGE ADDRESSER TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE Visit our website at www sagemetering com select Knowledge Base and Software amp Guides then select PRO PRM 080911 Website Addresser 3_14 or Modbus Poll Instructions Sage Addresser Typical Printout Version 3 14 SMB Printout SAGE METERING INC EJ Units SCFM Modbus Serial 5
55. tened without affecting accuracy max loop resistance 10 ohms over 1000 feet if grounded properly 4 60 gt 4 4 5 38 A O 4 80 8x 23 4 Nominal 1 2 NPT User now f Entry for Wiring Probe Length FLOW gt In Line Flow Body Insertion Probe 4 50 sl 1 2 NPT User n Entry for Wiring NL 3 4 NPT a NPT D 1 E dien for Remote f 3 50 x Cord Grip gt gt Supplied 2 y Electronics End Junction Box is Explosion 25 CABLE SUPPLIED Proof Class 1 Div 1 amp 2 amp Can be shortened or Group C D Junction Box is even lengthened in the No Electronics Explosion Proof field by up to 1000 10182 whut afecing ded a X gt In Line Flow Body Insertion Probe Flow Element is In Line Style consisting of a choice of 316 Stainless Steel Schedule 40 Flow Bodies sized from 1 4 x 6 long to 4 x 12 long Flow Element is Insertion Style consisting of a 1 2 0D probe with lengths up to 36 long suitable for insertion into the center of a process pipe Flow Element is In Line Style consisting of a choice of 316 Stainless Steel Schedule 40 Flow Bodies sized from 1 4 x 6 long to 4 x 12 long Flow Element is Insertion Style consisting of a 1 2 OD probe 3 4 optional with lengths up to 36 long typically 15 long suitable for
56. the initial cali bration was set up for 6096 CH4 and 4096 CO2 a 6596 CH4 and 3596 CO2 Multiply reading by 0 982 to correct it for new composition b 7096 CH4 and 3096 CO2 Multiply reading by 0 965 to correct it for new composition 5596 CH4 and 4596 CO2 Multiply reading by 1 0185 to correct it for new composition For smaller changes the corrections are linear in between d Also if 10096 saturated with H2O vapor non condensing multiply readings by 1 042 e If 5096 saturated with water multiply reading by 1 021 Water vapor correction is linear in between Also use the 45 degree mounting method in order to avoid droplets from hitting the sensor and causing spikes see above right REV 1 0215 Installations Where Pipe Condensation May Develop TILT ENCLOSURE 45 forward or backward FOR APPLICATIONS WHERE CONDENSATION MAY DEVELOP ON INSIDE WALL OF PIPES user Manual SAGE METERING INC Y J Box and Upstream Orientation FRONT VIEW LOOKING DOWNSTREAM LOOKING UPSTREAM 2 72 2 72 FLOW DIRECTION 1 FLOW DIRECTION FLOW DIRECTION REV 1 0215 66 SAGE METERING INC What is a Thermal Mass Flow Meter What is a Thermal Mass Flow Meter It is a meter that directly measures the gas mass flow based on the principle of conductive and convective heat transfer All Meters have probes Insertion Style or Flow Bodies In Line Style that support a pair of
57. to 02 to request 1 full IEEE754 floating point value BC is the actual number of bytes that follow DATAO DATAn are bytes in binary format transmitted to the slave device representing the contents of the selected register s REV 1 0215 SAGE METERING INC SAGE REGISTER INDEX VALUES DATA ADDRESS TYPE VALUE SIZE INDEX DESCRIPTION Byte slave ad 1 BYTE 1 Modbus Slave Address float flow rate 1lEEE754 578 actual flow rate float flow temp 11EEE754 580 process temperature float mWatts 1 IEEE754 582 sensor power reading float rtd res 1 IEEE754 584 actual sensor probe resistance float ref res 1 IEEE754 586 actual temperature probe resistance integ totalizer 1ulONG 312 actual displayed total NOTE Sage Meters are factory programmed with the MODBUS slave address 48 0x30 It may be extremely useful to be able to write to an unknown slave address with a simple broadcast command Be sure only one instrument is connected during any broadcast writes using slave address 0 Writing into unspecified registers not defined above can render the unit non functional or overwrite fac tory calibration data yielding incorrect operation EXAMPLE MODBUS PACKET Query This packet will request of the addressed slave to respond by sending back the contents of registers 578 to 582 inclusive Three registers flow rate through RTD mWatts in IEEE754 floating point format 0x31 SLAVE ADDRESS 0x31 Hex 49 Decima
58. v FLOW 542 FLOAT 798 LONG COEFFC 598 FLOAT 854 LONG fv FLOW 544 FLOAT 800 LONG COEFFD 600 FLOAT 856 LONG tv FLOW 546 FLOAT 802 LONG COEFF E 602 FLOAT 858 LONG lv FLOW 548 FLOAT 804 LONG COEFFF SCALED INT32 register contents form INT32 values by multiplying the IEEE FLOAT x 1000 ex FLOAT 112 768 SCALED INT32 112768 REV 1 0215 SAGE METERING INC Sage Metering Modbus Protocol Rev 1 80 Rev 2 07 Sage Meters support communication with other devices via MODBUSO protocol using RTU transmis sion mode The Modbus protocol defines a message structure that controllers will recognize and use regardless of the type of networks over which they communicate It establishes a common format for the layout and contents of message fields Transactions use a master slave technique in which only one device the master can initiate transactions called queries The other devices the slaves respond by supplying the requested data to the master and by taking the action requested in the query Sage Meters operate as slaves to other Modbus devices and default to 19200 8 E 1 however the following modes may also be software selectable 9600 8 N 1 9600 8 E 1 9600 8 0 1 19200 8 N 11 19200 8 E 1 19200 8 0 1 Baud Bits Parity Stop Default MESSAGE FRAMING Messages start with a silent interval of at least 3 5 character times followed by 4 fields and then fol lowed by another silent interval of at least 3 5 char acter times
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