Appendix
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8.6
Gravity Compensation
This feature is used to compensate for the variance in gravitational pull from one location to another and is
available for the 120 Plus. To calibrate with gravity compensation, the GRAVADJ parameter must be set to ON,
and the LATITD (latitude in degree) and ELEVTN (elevation in meters, relative to sea level) parameters
set before calibrating the 120 Plus.
If the indicator is later installed at a different location, gravity compensation can be applied to a pre-calibrated
120 Plus by adjusting the LATITD and ELEVTN parameters.
Gravity is greater at the poles than at the equator and decreases with increase in altitude. The effect of
gravity at any given location can be calculated using the following formula:-
g
CAL
= 9.80632 - 0.0258
Cos
(0.0349065850
Ø
CAL
) + 0.00003
Cos
(0.00698131701
Ø
) - 0.00000293
h
CAL
(EQ 1)
gOpa = 9.80632 - 0.0258
Cos
(0.0349065850
Ø
O
PA
) + 0.00003
Cos
(0.00698131701
Ø
) - 0.00000293
h
O
PA
(EQ 2)
Where
Ø =
degrees latitude and h = height in meters
W
Opa =
W
CAL
g
Opa
g
CAL
if GRAVADJ = ON
W
Opa =
W
CAL
if GRAVADJ = OFF
For example:
Calibration location at Canada Magog, and Operation location at Taiwan Taipei.
The geographic data and calculation:
W
Opa =
W
CAL
g
Opa
g
CAL
Magog: = 45° and h = 222m, Taipei: = 23° and h = 10m
= 9.80564,
= 9.78836
9.78836
9.80564
= 1.00174
W
CAL
Ø
Ø