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Reliable Measurement of Gas

OPERATING MANUAL

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July, 24th 2018

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14 EN

ANALYTICAL COMPUTER GC 9300

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Page 1: ...Reliable Measurement of Gas OPERATING MANUAL Status July 24th 2018 Version 14 EN ANALYTICAL COMPUTER GC 9300...

Page 2: ...translations into other languages Remark Please use in case of any uncertainties the German version as main reference Note Unfortunately paper is not updated automatically whereas technical developmen...

Page 3: ...1 4 Mode of operation 12 1 5 Area of applicability 13 2 INTRODUCTION 14 2 1 Touch screen 14 2 2 Operation 15 2 2 1 Operating modes 15 2 3 Data storage 17 2 3 1 Archive according to the DSfG standard 1...

Page 4: ...st of all measurements and parameters of the GC 9300 46 5 1 10 Archive Display of archive entries 47 5 1 11 Log Display of the log books 48 5 1 12 DSfG Archive Display of the DSfG archive 49 5 1 13 DS...

Page 5: ...and directives Howev er its use can entail dangers that are avoidable by complying with this manual The analytical computer GC 9300 must only be used as intended and in technical ly sound condition Wa...

Page 6: ...tions are not avoided minor injuries can occur Caution This notice informs you of potentially dangerous situations that can arise due to misuse operator error If these situations are not avoided damag...

Page 7: ...ntial conse quences Read this operating manual and especially the following safety notices care fully before working with the device for the first time Warnings are provided in the operating manual fo...

Page 8: ...ion to 1 5 Area of applicabil ity The GC 9300 complies with current standards and regulations However danger can arise with misuse and the measuring element of the PGC can be destroyed due to operator...

Page 9: ...on the equipment if you have the appropriate qualifications Components can be damaged if you do not use suitable tools and materials Use tools that are recommended for the respective work in the opera...

Page 10: ...h the applicable standards and requirements These qualified personnel are familiar with the applicable statu tory regulations for accident prevention and can inde pendently recognize and avoid potenti...

Page 11: ...sk assessment and minimization According to assessment by qualified employees of RMG the analytical computer GC 9300 is subject to risks during its use Risks can arise for instance during use outside...

Page 12: ...and familiarity with applicable standards provisions accident prevention regulations and system conditions It is essential that these persons are able to recognize and avoid potential dangers in good...

Page 13: ...sponsibility of the operator As the operator you must ensure that only adequately qualified personnel work on the device Ensure that all employees who work with the device have read and understood thi...

Page 14: ...GC 9310 1 Manual 1 1 1 9 Disposal of packaging material Dispose of the material in an environmentally friendly manner in accordance with national standards and directives 1 1 10 Storage Avoid extende...

Page 15: ...pter explains the basic function and operation of the GC 9300 and data storage taking place in accordance with the DSFG standard in particular The electrical connections inputs outputs and interfaces...

Page 16: ...r the process gas chromato graph PGC 9300 and controls the analysis process in the measuring element CP 4900 In normal operation an analysis begins as soon as the preceding analysis is finished wherei...

Page 17: ...ll measuring unit which analyzes natural gas and biogas and provides the necessary meas urement values to determine the energy content and calculate the compression ability factor The analytical compu...

Page 18: ...ng light Warning Current fault of non custody transfer function s Red LED Alarm Continuously illuminated An alarm has been issued Blinking light Alarm Current fault of custody transfer function s Cust...

Page 19: ...low ing actions Reading of analysis results Starting of a manual calibration Switchover of the analysis from measuring gas to testing gas reference gas Displaying and changing operating parameters Vie...

Page 20: ...2 Introduction Manual GC 9300 EN14 July 24th 2018 16 NORMAL CALIB Manually started calibration equivalent to automatic cal REF GAS Test gas analysis reference gas...

Page 21: ...rages archive 17 568 entries Daily averages archive 186 entries Monthly averages archive 120 entries Calibration results archive 14 640 entries Date time Event text Parameter old value Parameter new v...

Page 22: ...on components bit string 2280 7 Daily averages Ho rhon components bit string 95 9 Monthly average Ho rhon components bit string 24 11 Calibration gas Calibration results Ho rhon CO2 RFs cal status 200...

Page 23: ...h additional digital and analog inputs 24VDC F1 2A 100 230VAC F1 1 6A Ethernet PE PE N L X19 RMG X18 X39 USB D X16 WA WA A8 A8 A7 A7 A6 A6 A5 A5 5 10 9 8 7 6 4 3 2 1 X2 AL AL A4 A4 A3 A3 A2 A2 A1 A1 5...

Page 24: ...stream 3 6 A3 Digital output 3 PGC Valve stream 3 7 A4 Digital output 4 PGC Valve stream 4 8 A4 Digital output 4 PGC Valve stream 4 9 AL Alarm contact PGC Alarm Contact open in the event of an alarm...

Page 25: ...values Exceeding these limits leads to a warning or the setting of a signaling contact X4 1 S1 Current output 1 2 S1 Current output 1 3 S2 Current output 2 4 S2 Current output 2 5 S3 Current output 3...

Page 26: ...gital input 2 Pmin helium 2 4 E2 Digital input 2 Pmin helium 2 5 E3 Digital input 3 Pmin calibration gas 6 E3 Digital input 3 Pmin calibration gas 7 E4 Digital input 4 Pmin test gas 8 E4 Digital input...

Page 27: ...4 8 E16 Digital input 16 Valve control stream 4 9 E17 Digital input 17 Alarm input 10 E17 Digital input 17 Alarm input X10 1 E13 Digital input 18 Pmin argon 1 2 E13 Digital input 18 Pmin argon 1 3 E14...

Page 28: ...II X37 COM 6 RS 232 RS 485 Modbus RTU Modbus ASCII RMG Bus X38 COM 7 RS 232 RS 485 Modbus RTU Modbus ASCII configurable in the device with jumpers delivery state in bold text 3 2 4 Additional external...

Page 29: ...Between the connection module and the end module you may choose the modules 750 402 4 channel digital inputs 750 455 4 channel analog inputs 750 504 4 channel digital outputs 750 554 2 channel analog...

Page 30: ...g outputs 8 x 750 554 2 channel analog outputs or the 4 x 750 555 4 channel analog outputs 1 _______________________________________________________________ 1 or any number of both modules with up to...

Page 31: ...and outputs In addition the settings and status of the individual inputs and outputs can be parameterized and read here Note he sequence of the digital inputs has been adapted to firmware version 2 00...

Page 32: ...check whether the correct carrier gas pressure is set to 5 5 bar 10 in the status field This adjustment is made via an external regu lator on the bottle rack If this initial calibration is not succes...

Page 33: ...device Synchronisation Like the GC 9300 the operation display and storage of data take place via touch screen an internet browser or the operating software RMGViewGC Configuring GC 9300 for operation...

Page 34: ...GC 9300 a manual calibration must be carried out This calibration is necessary because the GC 9310 performs calcula tions automatically When the GC 9300 continues running in AUTORUN the two devices ru...

Page 35: ...idual screens are arranged like tabs The values that the GC 9310 has received from the GC 9300 are shown in the table All operating parameters the number of the measuring element and the time stamp of...

Page 36: ...e standard density and Wobbe index from the percentages of individual gas components in accordance with ISO 6976 and the optional calculation of the methane number Like the GC 9300 entry of the code n...

Page 37: ...4 2 3 Data storage The data storage of analysis results is possible in non custody transfer measure ment archives and in custody transfer archives in accordance with the DSFG standard storage is no d...

Page 38: ...16 WA WA A8 A8 A7 A7 A6 A6 A5 A5 5 10 9 8 7 6 4 3 2 1 X2 AL AL A4 A4 A3 A3 A2 A2 A1 A1 5 10 9 8 7 6 4 3 2 1 X1 E11 E11 A12 A12 A11 A11 A10 A10 A9 A9 5 10 9 8 7 6 4 3 2 1 X3 t1 t1s t1s t1 I3e I3e I2e I...

Page 39: ...ital output 10 Limit value exceeded analog value 2 5 A11 Digital output 11 Limit value exceeded analog value 3 6 A11 Digital output 11 Limit value exceeded analog value 3 7 A12 Digital output 12 Limit...

Page 40: ...sive 1 I4e Current input 4 active passive 2 I4e Current input 4 active passive 3 I5e Current input 5 freely selectable 4 I5e Current input 5 freely selectable 5 I6e Current input 6 active passive 6 I6...

Page 41: ...table 2 E13 Digital input 13 freely selectable 3 E14 Digital input 14 freely selectable 4 E14 Digital input 14 freely selectable 5 E15 Digital input 15 freely selectable 6 E15 Digital input 15 freely...

Page 42: ...element CP 4900 X19 Ethernet interface 2 For connection of a PC or to a local network Serial interfaces X11 COM 1 RS 232 RS 485 Modbus RTU Modbus ASCII X12 COM 2 RS 232 WAGO IO GPS 170 X13 COM 3 RS 23...

Page 43: ...screen Note Operate the touch screen directly with your finger or use the supplied plastic stylus Never use hard or sharp objects such as screwdrivers or pens There is a risk of scratching or tearing...

Page 44: ...his gas stream Red color The last analysis of this gas stream was faulty Grey color of the gas stream symbol and gray text mean that the gas stream is not available for the present version S1 Ref and...

Page 45: ...ontent in the left window The methane number is also shown if its calculation is activated The setting for which analysis result is displayed is changed in the selection field at the top left successi...

Page 46: ...ould take place under Archive and buffer Trend The Modbus address of the value to be recorded must be entered here 5 1 4 Graph Chroms Chromatogram of the last analysis The chromatograms signal curves...

Page 47: ...e graphic field and draw a rectangle by moving the stylus The area within the rec tangle is then enlarged To return to the original standard scale click on Undo zoom 5 1 5 Status Measuring element Sta...

Page 48: ...ions Very special settings can be made with the service functions or functions can be started Service front switch The following functions can be selected and started by clicking on the Execute button...

Page 49: ...ality and are thus reserved for RMG Service The following functions can be selected by the normal user and started by click ing on the Execute button Calibrate touch screen Calibration takes place acc...

Page 50: ...9300 A list of all measurements parameters and operating modes is provided here The values are structured in 3 levels and can also be changed with this menu Naviga tion to the two upper levels takes p...

Page 51: ...e current level If a variable value or text should be entered a keyboard appears once the user clicks on the corresponding entry field 5 1 10 Archive Display of archive entries All archive entries can...

Page 52: ...on field Each analysis Display of individual analyses Hour Display of the hourly averages Day Display of the daily averages Month Display of the monthly averages Right selection field A calendar field...

Page 53: ...tgoing alarms with date and time Parameters All parameter changes with date and time Note Only parameters that are under the code word or the custody transfer switch are logged 5 1 12 DSfG Archive Dis...

Page 54: ...er measurement has not been affected notices N with a violet background are information that is unrelated to errors The tab is displayed in the color of the error with the highest priority with the di...

Page 55: ...n One analysis is performed after another interrupted by automatic calibration STOP Measurement and calibration operation are disabled BASIC CAL Basic calibration for startup and for RMG service Basic...

Page 56: ...t and enter the Modbus address of the measured value to be output under Select on the parameterization screen VIII Finally enter the limits Phys Min Value is the measured value for which the minimum c...

Page 57: ...In the window on the left select Measuring Element Channel I The pressure and temperature for column 1 are displayed in the window on the right IV In Measuring Element Channel 2 and Measuring Element...

Page 58: ...ter 14 measurement element The duration of the heating process can be entered here This value is below the user code word and can be between 180 minutes and 1080 minutes By default this value is set t...

Page 59: ...o start the bake out process a number of prerequisites must be met The parameters of the measurement method for the connected measuring element must be stored in the GC9300 controller Matrix element U...

Page 60: ...l be re placed soon Note After the bake out process has been started the dialog can no longer be ex ited During the bake out process this dialog box contains status indicators that allow for proper mo...

Page 61: ...r termination of the heating process cooling is started immediately Now no more actions and interventions in the cooling process are possible and the cooling time always 1 hour has to be waited After...

Page 62: ...5 Operation Manual GC 9300 EN14 July 24th 2018 58 All actions of the heating process were logged into the event log the timestamps do not correspond to a real process...

Page 63: ...e abbreviation csv stands for character separated values a format that can be read by MS Excel To get access to the archive data you have to enter a user name and a password The user name is always gc...

Page 64: ...13 7013 E Temp 2 alarm limits Room temperature measurement 2 error 14 621 E Outp current 1 alarm limits Current output 1 Measured value outside of limits 15 622 E Outp current 2 alarm limits Current o...

Page 65: ...ng 52 7052 E Runtime exceeded Specified maximum analysis time exceeded 53 7053 E Wrong analyzer unit Incorrect measuring element connected 60 7060 E Wago AO1 alarm limits Alarm limits for Wago analog...

Page 66: ...ted limits 89 7089 E n Pentane Min Max Analysis n Pentane content outside of permit ted limits 90 7090 E C6 Min Max Analysis C6 content outside of permitted lim its 91 7091 E n Hexane Min Max Analysi...

Page 67: ...4 7124 E Ana Ws min max Analysis Standard density outside of permitted limits 125 7125 E Ana Mz min max Analysis Methane number outside of permitted limits 126 7126 E Ana d min max Analysis Relative d...

Page 68: ...rogrammable 170 7170 W DiWarnText_12 Warning for digital input 13 text programmable 171 7171 W DiWarnText_13 Warning for digital input 14 text programmable 172 7172 W DiWarnText_14 Warning for digital...

Page 69: ...rgon content outside of permitted limits 199 7199 W Ana Reserve Min Max reserve for future functions 200 7200 W Pres meas gas Measuring gas pressure outside of permitted limits 201 7201 W Gas analyzer...

Page 70: ...parameters 228 7228 H Calib val ferro CRC Test mode for the digital outputs is active 229 7229 H Calib val ferro version Monitoring of the calibration values for inputs and outputs 230 800 H Calibrati...

Page 71: ...t 4 violated 304 7304 W Curr input 5 warning limits Warning limits for current input 5 violated 305 7305 W Curr input 6 warning limits Warning limits for current input 6 violated 306 7306 W Curr input...

Page 72: ...342 7342 W Carbon Dioxide Min Max Ana Cal CO2 content outside of user limits 343 7343 W Ethane Min Max Ana Cal Ethane content outside of user limits 344 7344 W Propane Min Max Ana Cal Propane content...

Page 73: ...outside of user limits 359 7359 W Reserve Min Max reserve for future functions Some messages are listed as both alarms and warnings For the current outputs you can specify whether they are to be used...

Page 74: ...0 to 55 C Power Power supply 24 V DC 10 15 Power requirement 25 W Control panel Control buttons 1 button HOME Display LCD touchscreen 640 x 240 dots 256 colors Hardware Embedded PC CPU ARM1176 Display...

Page 75: ...interfaces Ethernet 2x LAN 1 RMG network measuring element connection DHCP server DHCP client or fixed IP address LAN 2 Operator network DHCP client or fixed IP address USB 2x Front For mouse ext har...

Page 76: ...h 2018 72 Appendix Appendix A List of parameters The Parameter list is in a separate part of the manual called PGC9300_AC_Parameter_en_12 This section of the manual can be accessed and downloaded if r...

Page 77: ...Appendix Manual GC 9300 EN14 July 24th 2018 73...

Page 78: ...u would like to learn more about the products and solutions from RMG please visit our web site www rmg com or your local support office or contact your local sales representative RMG Messtechnik GmbH...

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