What is AML-Metering?
Metering Requirements
Metering involves flow measurements, correction to standard conditions, flow/energy integration, and data transfer to the office domain for data storage and reporting. Further included may be functioned for meter-proving and calibration. Depending on the situation, the AML Metering system may be fully integrated with AML AMADAS and/or with AML Loading.
Metering requirements are subdivided as follows:
Class 1: Fiscal metering and sales
Class 2: Out of concession/ sales allocation
Class 3: Product allocations
Class 4: Environmental emissions.
For Class 1 fiscal metering, the system uses custody transfer approved flow computers. For all other classes and Class 1 backup, the heart of the metering function is a PC-based Flow Computer (PFC). The PFC consists of the flow calculation modules for the type of meter used by the application. Flow metering is performed using function blocks, each handling its pre-determined calculation, based on international standards (ISO, AGA).
When do you need an AML-Metering?
Data driven decision making
Real-time and accurate data is necessary for making good decisions. The essential data are available anywhere, anytime.
Time saving/ Efficiency improvement
The essential data are available anywhere, anytime. Also, AML- Metering allows integration instead of replacement, so protect the existing running investment.
Cost saving / man-hour reduction
Reduction of man-hours used for reporting caused by: No involvement in the data collection, unnecessary validation & summarizing, and objective data. Estimated reduction: 10-15%
Quality improvement
By monitoring your assets and production lines, the industry can optimize its productivity by integrating silos and creating new value for the company.
KPI / Status overview
A quick overview of the status of KPIs for metering to focus management efforts where and when necessary
Faster time-to-value
A standardized way to connect people, processes, and technology with a consistent interface.
More accurate data means more reliable revenue
Unique features
- – Data availability to everybody in the value chain reduces hierarchy and improves decision effectiveness, accuracy, and speed
- – Real-time cost- and efficiency-calculations
- – Data for activity-based costing
- – Continuous improvement of process yield, throughput, and efficiency
- – Improved quality control: real-time and historical analysis correlation of improved process operation with lab analysis
- – Improved quality control: process and plant analysis: better startup and shutdown procedures
- – Better availability of units and parts
- – Reduce influents of malfunctioning of process pre-stages
- – Discover the influence of changing raw material quality and specifications
Unique features
- Level-out differences in shift operation procedures
- Continuous improvement of maintenance procedures (condition-based maintenance). Data-links to :
- 1. Equipment suppliers reduce maintenance cost and necessity of in-house experts (i.e., turbine,
rotating equipment) reduce equipment downtime and improve design quality for replacements
2. Customers for in-quality test procedures reduces administrative labor on both sides and
increases company image, customer’s confidence in products, and reshuffles responsibilities
3. Material suppliers to reduce good-inwards inspection
4. Forwarders to smoothen logistics
5. AML Metering and Allocation Map delivers a client/server infrastructure which makes the user
independent
