AMTRON® E-30

Compact heat and cooling

meter

Application
The compact AMTRON® E-30 meter is used for energy consumption measurements for heating and cooling applications in
small premises such as apartments, offices or in transmission stations for heat transfer. Its highly accurate flow sensor has a
single-jet turbine with a dynamic measuring range of 1:100. AMTRON® E-30 can be equipped with pulse output, an M-Bus
interface and also pulse inputs for two external meters with pulse signals. In addition, it has special functions such as combi-
ned heat and cooling metering, surcharge metering and data logging.
Specifications: Heat carrier temperature 5 … 90 °C, pressure rating PN16, nominal flow Qp 0.6 … 2.5 m3/h.

Features Benefits
• Power supply from battery or M-Bus • External power supply without additional cabling
• Available with M-Bus and 2 pulse inputs • For connecting 2 external meters
• Mounting in horizontal and vertical piping, no inlet or • Simple inventory management and installation
outlet straight piping required
• For cooling and combined heating/cooling • Combined heat and cooling measurements for, e.g.
applications with programmable switchover point buildings with concrete core cooling or heating/
cooling surfaces
• Surcharge meter (tariff 1), e.g. when return • Billing costs according to specific consumers
VD 3-280 e 10.2006

temperature is too high

• Data logger and memory for maximum values • Supplies data for detailed analysis
• On-site settings using password • Start-up without peripheral instruments required
Totalizer and displays
Main segment The updated LC display shows information in both the main and lower display segments
(8 characters) Units at the same time.

This ensures that the displays can be easily read:

Symbols Lower segment Symbols

(6 characters)

Example 1:
Symbols: Archive level, cooling energy

Main segment: Consumption in MWh

Lower segment: date 28.02.05

Example 2:
Symbols: Service level

Main segment: M-Bus address

Lower segment: SECAdr, i.e. secondary address

Information is divided into 6 levels (Level 1…6) and assigned as follows:

Level Description Type Values that are displayed or can be set
L1 User level Display • Cumulated energy consumption (energy, volume…)
• Segment test
• Instantaneous values (output, flowrate, temperatures)
• Customer-specific instrument serial number
L2 Billing date level Display Consumption at annual billing date (programmable)
L3 Archive level Display Cumulated values for the current month to the present day and
to the end of the last 16 months:
• Energy
• Volume of heating and cooling medium
• Maximum values for output and flowrate
• Downtime, if any, in hours
L4 Service level Display • Maximum values and start of operation
• Date and time
• Next billing date
• No. of days in operation
• M-Bus address
L5 Control level tariff/ Display & setting • Tariff parameter (surcharge meter)
• Switchover point between heat and cooling measurements
• Correction factor when used with water/antifreeze mixture
L6 Parameter level Display & setting • M-Bus addresses
• Customer-specific number
• Date and time
• Next billing date
• Resetting maximum values

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Options
AMTRON® E-30 is available from the factory with various options.
Possible combinations for the standard versions are shown in the section “Ordering”.

Option Abbr. Description

Split version ES Version with removable totalizer.
With 0.3 m or 1.2 m cable.
10+1-year battery B10 The instrument can be supplied with a battery with a life of 10+1 years.
This ensures an extended operating lifetime if validity of calibration is
not limited to 5 years. The 10-year battery cannot be used with all the
options available.
M-Bus interface M The EN 1434-3 M-Bus interface can be set to 300 or 2400 baud using
the keys. When delivered, the secondary address is set to an (adjusta-
ble) eight-figure number. With its update time of just 4 seconds for out-
put and flowrate, the AMTRON® E-30 is ideal for connecting to remote
heat controllers.
Mini-Bus Interface for remote reading using the Mini-Pad (up to 50 m).
2 pulse inputs with EE 2 pulse inputs for connecting external meters with a passive pulse out-
M-Bus or Mini-Bus put, e.g. one cooling and one hot water meter readings from these
meters can be called up using the M-Bus or Mini-Bus.
Pulse output A This option provides potential-free and bounce-free pulses which are
added together using a remote totalizer. This option is delivered with a
data logger.
Data logger - With 1260 locations to store the values listed below. The time interval
can be selected between1 to 1440 minutes (or 1 day) so that 3 years of
daily values or more than 50 days of hourly values can be recorded:
• Consumption (including tariffs and external meters)
• Volume of the heating and cooling medium
• Flowrate of heating or cooling medium
• Heat or cooling energy output
• Temperatures in the heating or cooling lines
• Temperature difference
• Downtime, if any, in hours
Cooling meter ws/c For air-conditioning applications.
Mount the split version on the warm side to avoid condensation.
A correction factor can be factory programmed as required if the
cooling medium contains antifreeze.
The same version can also be used for heating applications when
mounted on the cold side.
Combined heat and cooling meter h&c Heat and cooling energy are measured in two separate registers.
The switchover criteria (to be set) are
• Value of negative temperature difference for supply and return lines.
• Minimum supply temperature

Approvals
AMTRON® E-30 has type approval to EN 1434 for Germany and Switzerland.
These standards are only valid for certification and calibration of the simple heat meter function.
Other approvals on request.

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Technical specifications
Specification Units qp 0,6 qp 1,5 qp 2,5
Nominal flowrate qp m3/h 0,6 1,5 2,5
Minimum flowrate qi 0,006 0,015 0,025
Accuracy class Class 2 acc. to EN 1434
Dynamic ratio qi /qp 1:100
Maximum flowrate qs m3/h 1,2 3 5
(< 1 h / day and < 200 h / year)
Start-up flow rate (typical) l/h 1,5 2,5 3
Temperature measuring range °C 5 ... 150, (-20 … 150 with antifreeze, uncalibrated)
Differential temperature range K 3 ... 100
Cut-off limit K 0.15 K
Permissible temperature in flow sensor °C 5 ... 90 °C (transient: 110 °C)
Flowrate at 0.1 bar pressure loss m3/h 0,5 1,2 1,7
Pressure loss at qp bar 0,15 0,17 0,21
kvs value (flowrate at 1 bar pressure loss) m3/h 1,53 3,65 5,45
Update times for:
temperature sec. 2
output and flowrate sec. 4
energy and volume sec. 16
Permissible operating pressure bar 16
Overall length mm 110 110 130
Nominal size inch R 1/2 R 1/2 R 3/4
Connecting thread inch G 3/4 B G 3/4 B G1B
Cable length for split instrument m approx. 0.3 m, on request 1.2 m
Weight kg app. 0,8 app. 0,8 app. 0,86
Permissible ambient temp. °C 5 ... 55
Ambient class C acc. to EN 1434
Protection class IP 54
Power supply
AMTRON® E-30... … B5: battery 5+1 years
…B10: battery 10+1 years
…B5M: via M-Bus
or 24 VDC
Current consumption of M-Bus interface max. 1.5 mA, acc. to EN 1434
corresponding to 1 M-Bus load unit

Pulse inputs (...EE...)

• Min. Pulse length: > 125 ms
• Max. Pulse frequency: < 3 Hz
• Terminal voltage: 3V

Pulse output (...A...)

• Pulse value: 1 kWh
• Contact time: 125 ms
• Bounce none
• Max. voltage 28 V DC or AC
• Max. current: 100 mA

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Dimensional drawings
Top view Side view Side view of
split instrument

Split instrument with1.2 m cable:

Height 120 mm

Nomogram of pressure loss

Pressure drop (mbar)

Flowrate (m3/h)

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Ordering
Standard versions with their features are given in the table. For clarity, individual type designations are not given. The designation code
consists of the following
• Product name
• Nominal flowrate and
• Abbreviations for features:

Example of a typical type designation: AMTRON® ES-30 Qp 1,5, B5MEE-h&c

Abbreviation Key
...B5..., ...B10... Battery life 5+1 or 10+1 years
...S... Split totalizer which can be mounted separately from the flowmeter
..M.. M-Bus
..MEE.. M-Bus and 2 pulse inputs
...A... Remote output with energy pulses in kWh, combined with data logger with 1260 data records.
ws/c Instrument for heat applications with mounting on the cold side = supply flow or
for cooling applications with mounting on the warm side= return flow
h&c Combined hot and cooling operations

Application → Heating Heating or cooling Combined

heating/cooling meter
Mounting → Cooling line / Hot line Return flow
return flow Heating: forward flow
Cooling: return flow
Option ↓ AMTRON®... ↓ → - …ws/c …h&c
Nominal flowrate 0,6 1,5 2,5 0,6 1,5 2,5 0,6 1,5 2,5
(Qp m3/h) →
Battery 5+1 years E-30 ...B5 ... 93'564 92'547 92'549 93’892 93’893 93’894 93’904 93’905 93’906
Battery 5+1 years, M-Bus E-30... B5M ... 93'567 92'548 92'550 93’895 93’896 93’897 93’907 93’908 93’909
Battery 5+1 years, M-Bus, E-30... B5MEE ... 93'626 93'627 93'628 93’898 93’899 93’900 93’910 93’911 93’912
2 pulse inputs
Battery 10+1 years, split ES-30... B10 ... 93'565 92'798 93'566 93’901 93’902 93’903 93’913 93’914 93’915
version with 0.3 m cable
Battery 5+1 years, pulse ES-30... B5A ... - 93'945 - - 93’946 - - 93’947 -
output and data logger,
split version with 0.3 m cable

Other features of standard versions:

• Energy meter: display in MWh
• Diameter of temperature sensor: 5 mm / cable length of temperature sensor: 1.5 m.
The appropriate sensor for the mounting on site is integrated into the housing of the flow sensor.

Other versions on request.

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