Badger Meter ORION AMR/AMI Hardware Solutions for Gas Utilities - Manual (Page 31)

Flow Rate Study
A flow rate study is a week-long study that can be performed on an ORION Migratable or Fixed Network (in mobile mode)
endpoint to report high, low and average flow rates
A flow rate study can also be requested on the Advanced Endpoint Details screen available via the Quick Read screen
Starting a Flow Rate Study
With the optical head of the IR cable aligned with the endpoint IR LED port, tap the Start button in the Flow Rate Study section
of the IR Programming screen
Result: A message window opens to confirm the successful start of the flow rate study. The study continues for one week from the
start time and date.
Figure 37: Start Flow Rate Study
Figure 38: Flow Rate Study started
Getting Flow Rate Study Results
1 At the end of a week-long flow rate study, align the optical head of the IR cable with the endpoint IR LED port and tap
the Get button in the Flow Rate Study section of the IR Programming screen
Result: The data from the study fills in the field next to the Start, Get and Save buttons as shown. The flow study data
includes the minimum, maximum and total usage for the week.
Figure 39: Flow Rate Study results
Figure 40: Flow Rate Study results saved
2 Tap the Save button to create a file of the flow rate study data
Result: A screen display showing the location of the saved file.
3 Tap OK to close the window
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