Measurement & Reconciliation
Meters are a critical part of any industrial operation
Al powered software system for reducing losses and improving operational efficiency of Gas Pipeline networks through reconciliation & loss measurement
Solution
- Gas Reconciliation
- Loss Measurement
- Identify the key issues in network
Architecture
- SCADA Tags (Pressure, Flow, Temperature, Composition/ Density)
- Data Historian
- Gas Calculations (Inventory & Transport)
- Instrumentation data
Process
- Data Integration
- Performance Digital Twin
- Al models estimation & forecasting
- Anomaly detection
- Decision Dashboard & Reporting
Benefits
- Increase revenue - 0.5% to 4%
- Reduce Repair & Maintenance cost
- Increase uptime
- GHG emission reduction
Importance of Measurement & Reconciliation
Energy is the most important driver of sustainable growth of our country. Gas distribution is at the peak as being the most sustainable clean energy driver for continual sustainable growth.
In natural gas pipeline systems, all product transactions are based on flow rate measurements. Thus, it is essential to have good estimates of these variables. Currently, these variables are estimated using data reconciliation based exclusively on material balances. The composition and physicochemical parameters of natural gas can vary in space and time depending upon the gas source and blending. The key parameters of natural gas are important to know for transportation and efficient consumption. Thus, a natural gas quality measurement is required for technical and economic reasons. The data reconciliation technique has the objective Of using measurement redundancies to obtain the best estimate of the conventional true value and, consequently, to minimize its uncertainty.
- Identify Un-Accounted For (UAF) to increase yearly revenue by accurate Gas Reconciliation
- Detect Meter Tampering and other Revenue Leaks
- Reduction of losses due to unaccounted for gas
- Accurate Forecasting of Sales, Purchase Required & Line Pack using Artificial Intelligence
- Identify Instrumentation Faults before they escalate using Advance Diagnostics
- Reduce Environmental Impact and Carbon Credits usage
Historian (Time Series DB)
Network Designer & Admin
Anomaly Detection
Reconciliation - Volume, Energy, MASS (Measured)
Reconciliation - Volume, Energy
MASS (Predicted)
Calculation Libraries (AGA, ISO, IEC)
GHG Emission Monitoring & Reporting
Material Balancing
- Mass Balancing
- Energy Balancing
- AGA, ISO standards
- Balancing Report
- Tracking Gain / Loss
Gross Error Detection
- Meter Gross Errors
- Remove Error Bias
- Reduce Performance Degradation
- Recalibration Advice
- Single / Multi Gross Error Detection
Virtual Metering
- Add virtual meter in the network
- Simulated data like flow, pressure
- Correlation with actual field meters
