Is the More Channels of the Ultrasonic Water Meter the Better?

With the implementation of the stepped water price policy, mechanical water meters can no longer meet the needs of market customers. When promoting the transformation of "one household, one meter" in various places, the application of smart water meters has been actively promoted, and the related technologies of water meters have entered a new stage of transformation and upgrading. Therefore, the intelligent ultrasonic water meter with wide range ratio and higher measurement accuracy has attracted widespread attention and won unanimous praise.

Regarding the concept of ultrasonic water meter channels, many people are not very clear. When purchasing, many users will ask, is the more ultrasonic water meter channels the better?

In terms of classification, an ultrasonic water meter is a fully electronic water meter. The main measurement method is the time difference method, that is, the method of detecting the time interval generated by the action of the fluid flow on the ultrasonic pulse when it propagates upstream and downstream. The so-called channel of the ultrasonic water meter mainly refers to the internal sensor probe, a pair of sensor probes are monophonic, two pairs are dual-channel, and so on. So is it that the more channels, the better the performance of the water meter?

Compared with the single-channel ultrasonic water meter, the multi-channel does have a significant improvement in performance. But it cannot be said that the more channels the ultrasonic water meter has, the better. On the one hand, the increase in the number of channels, this weighted average method makes the ultrasonic water meter more stable, and its ability to adapt to the environment is stronger, but the performance of the ultrasonic water meter is determined by many factors. For example: the level of hardware and software, the quality of the sensor, whether the design of the pipeline is reasonable, etc. On the other hand, in order to attract the attention of consumers, many manufacturers deceive consumers under the guise of multi-channel, but their quality is not up to standard at all.

For this reason, there are many factors that determine the performance of an ultrasonic water meter. It cannot be said that the more channels an ultrasonic water meter has, the better its performance will be. For major purchasers of water meters such as water companies and property owners, when purchasing an ultrasonic water meter, you should not only pay attention to the number of channels of the water meter, but also comprehensively consider various factors. Ultrasonic water meters are not only used as a measurement tool for water resources, but also provide data for water companies to statistically analyze the rational allocation of water resources.