Patent ID: 11885662
Assignee: MICRO MOTION, INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 13:
14. A meter electronics configured to operate a Coriolis flowmeter:
wherein the meter electronics interfaces with the Coriolis flowmeter, and wherein the Coriolis flowmeter comprises a sensor assembly further comprising a driver and a pair of pickoffs in communication with at least one flow conduit, and wherein the meter electronics is configured to provide a signal to the driver, and receive a signal from the pickoffs during Coriolis flowmeter operation;
a user interface with the meter electronics configured to accept a user input, wherein the input comprises at least one of a base prover volume (BPV), a desired number of passes per run, and maximum number of allowed runs;
a diagnostic tool in communication with the meter electronics, the diagnostic tool comprising a proving routine, wherein the proving routine is configured to at least one of calculate an estimated total prove time (TPT) necessary to pass a predetermined repeatability requirement, calculate an estimated minimum number of runs needed to achieve the calculated TPT, and calculate an estimated minimum base prover volume (BPV), wherein calculating the TPT comprises dividing an uncertainty coverage factor by a target meter factor uncertainty and utilizing the flowmeter data; and
wherein the meter electronics is further configured to operate the Coriolis flowmeter for at least one of the estimated total prove time (TPT), the estimated minimum number of runs, and the estimated minimum base prover volume (BPV).