Projects
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| Reference Number | NIA_WWU_067 | |
| Title | Integrated Calibration Solution | |
| Status | Completed | |
| Energy Categories | Fossil Fuels: Oil Gas and Coal(Oil and Gas, Refining, transport and storage of oil and gas) 100%; | |
| Research Types | Applied Research and Development 100% | |
| Science and Technology Fields | PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Computer Science and Informatics) 70%; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering) 30%; |
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| UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation | Not Cross-cutting 100% | |
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Project Contact No email address given Wales and West Utilities |
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| Award Type | Network Innovation Allowance | |
| Funding Source | Ofgem | |
| Start Date | 01 September 2020 | |
| End Date | 01 April 2021 | |
| Duration | ENA months | |
| Total Grant Value | £189,083 | |
| Industrial Sectors | Energy | |
| Region | Wales | |
| Programme | Network Innovation Allowance | |
| Investigators | Principal Investigator | Project Contact , Wales and West Utilities (100.000%) |
| Industrial Collaborator | Project Contact , Wales and West Utilities (0.000%) |
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| Web Site | https://smarter.energynetworks.org/projects/NIA_WWU_067 |
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| Objectives | The Beamex CMX software has not been used to calculate gas flow before and will require some modification to perform this. This project will streamline the calibration process by replacing the manual spreadsheet based process, with a digital automated solution. To achieve a digital flow of information within the calibration process, BEAMEX must design a customised template to enable the recording of flow calculation results into the BEAMEX CMX software. This template will mirror the current process that we have in place.This template will hold the same predefined calculations as the spreadsheet, and will perform the calculations, as the data is recorded and entered in to the CMX software.This will mean that once the solution is in place, our technician can carry out their flow calculation test with the MC6EX calibrator and capture the result within the unit. They can then connect the calibrator to the CMX software and upload the result data into a template which will perform the calculation for them. This can ensure that WWU can move away from the excel spreadsheet into a more robust automated process.The project will investigate a number of innovative developments to the Beamex System Assess the ability of the Beamex software to provide an improvement in data integrity, removing sources of transcription errors, changes to raw data To develop templates/ forms within CMX to calculate gas flow correctly from a number of variables, to provide flow weighted test results. To investigate the operational efficiencies (predominantly shortening of test times) that may be gained by using the Beamex integrated solution across the GD network. Optimisation of existing onsite tests, such as the flow tests, which currently can take several hours to perform This project will be broken down into three key stagesStage 1Software Development and installation Install CMX on a Test environment bMobile online/offline test Flow weighted calculations Customized report/certificate generation BEAMEX to build CMX Database for 20 site Project Management Report/ Meeting Stage 2 Pre-Trial Training Administrator Training Technician Training MC6EX MC6 Testing Technician Training CMX bMobile Training Stage 3 Site Trials (Trials to take place across 20 sites) Report The objective of the project is to create a solution that will allow technicians at WWU to move away from a manual process when completing flow calculations, to an automated, fully auditable system. | |
| Abstract | This project will develop a CMX software solution for our BEAMEX calibration system, this will enable sufficient time savings for operatives on site and provide an audit trial of tests completed on the network. | |
| Publications | (none) |
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| Final Report | (none) |
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| Added to Database | 02/11/22 | |
