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

Claim 6:
7. A method for operating a meter electronics comprising:
providing a Coriolis mass flowmeter comprising a sensor assembly in communication with the meter electronics, wherein the sensor assembly comprises 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 mass flowmeter operation;
interfacing a diagnostic tool with the meter electronics;
inputting a maximum number of allowed runs into the meter electronics;
inputting a desired number of passes per run into the meter electronics;
receiving, with the meter electronics, pickoff-derived flowmeter data from the Coriolis mass flowmeter;
calculating, with a proving routine of the diagnostic tool, an estimated total prove time (TPT) necessary to pass a predetermined repeatability requirement, wherein calculating the TPT comprises dividing an uncertainty coverage factor by a target meter factor uncertainty and utilizing the flowmeter data;
calculating, with the proving routine of the diagnostic tool, an estimated minimum base prover volume (BPV);
operating the Coriolis mass flowmeter, with the meter electronics, for the calculated TPT.