PPCH Automated Pressure Controller / Calibrator
Key features
- High-precision controller for up to 200 MPa (30,000 psi) liquid pressures.
- Features AutoRange, supports varied transducers, set pressures reliably to less than 150 psi.
- Q-RPT: Boosts precision, reduces uncertainty. +/- 0.01% reading.
- AutoRange function to optimize all aspects of operation for specfici DUT range. High control resolution, multiple control modes.10:1 Pressure control turndown
- Open architecture enables flexible pressure measurement, Q-RPTs either internal or remote.
Product overview: PPCH Automated Pressure Controller / Calibrator
Quartz reference pressure transducer (Q-RPT) modules
PPCH's outstanding pressure measurement specifications are made possible by Fluke Calibration's exclusive quartz reference pressure transducer (Q-RPT) modules.
Q-RPTs measure pressure by measuring the change in the natural oscillating frequency of a quartz crystal with pressure induced stress. To be qualified for use in a Q-RPT module, each transducer is individually evaluated and characterized using automated primary pressure standards. Only transducers exhibiting required levels of linearity, repeatability and stability are selected. A proprietary compensation model, derived from more than 15 years experience with thousands of quartz pressure transducers, is applied to optimize the metrological characteristics needed in a transfer standard.
PPCH can be delivered with a low cost utility sensor for applications in which the high precision and stability of a Q-RPT are not required.
| Q-RPTs available for PPCH | ||
| Q-RPT Designation | SI Version Maximum Range Absolute Gauge (MPa) | US Version Maximum Range AbsoluteGauge (psi) |
| A200M1 | 200 | 30 000 |
| A140M1 | 140 | 20 000 |
| A100M1 | 100 | 15 000 |
| A70M | 70 | 10 000 |
| A40M | 40 | 6 000 |
| A20M | 20 | 3 000 |
1. Hi Q-RPT only, not available in Lo Q-RPT position.
Infinite Ranging™ and autoRange™
There is a lot more to covering a wide range of test devices with a single pressure controller than "% of reading" measurement uncertainty.
In addition to the necessary measurement uncertainty, PPCH offers the full pressure control and feature adaptability that are needed for true rangeability in test and calibration applications. Infinite ranging gives PPCH unprecedented versatility in adapting to a wide variety of devices to be tested. With the easy to use AutoRange function, a few simple key strokes or a single remote command string at the start of a test adapts every feature of the controller to optimize it for a specific range.
Open architecture
A PPCH controller can be configured with up to four Q-RPT modules. These can be internal or external to the PPCH controller. External Q-RPTs are in RPM4™ Reference Pressure Monitors. The RPM4's Q-RPTs then become part of the PPCH system and are managed by PPCH. External Q-RPTs must be disconnected or protected by valves when PPCH is used at pressure greater than the external Q-RPT range. Examples of possible PPCH system configurations include:
- A PPCH with one or two built-in Q-RPTs to act as a stand alone, "one box" controller/calibrator package.
- A PPCH with no internal Q-RPTs and an external Q-RPT to configure a system whose reference pressure measurement is remote from the controller. This configuration is ideal when it is advantageous for the reference to be removed from the system (e.g. for recalibration) while leaving the controller installed or to locate the reference measurement in closer proximity to the device or system under test.
- A PPCH with no built-in Q-RPTs to act as a low cost automated pressure setting and controlling device (for example to automate pressure control in a PG7000™ piston gauge system).
Features, features, features
PPCH includes all the features you expect in today's state-of-the-art instruments and much more:
- Pressure "ready/not ready" indicator with user adjustable criteria
- Intelligent AutoZero™ function
- 16 SI and US pressure units
- Automatic fluid pressure head correction
- On-board, programmable calibration sequences with DUT tolerance testing
- Remote [ENTER] footswitch for hands free test execution
- Valve drivers option for system design
- Automated leak testing routines
- RS-232 and IEEE- 488 communications
- FLASH memory for simple and free embedded software upgrades
Specifications: PPCH Automated Pressure Controller / Calibrator
| PPCH General Specifications | |
| Power Requirements | 85 to 264 VAC, 50/60 Hz, 75 W max |
| Normal Operating Temperature Range | 15 to 35 °C |
| Vibration | Meets MIL-T-28800D |
| Weight (Typical) | 50 kg approx (110 lb) |
| Dimensions | 30 cm H x 52 cm W x 50 cm D (12 in. x 20.5 in. x 20 in.) with enclosure 6U H rack mount version |
| Communications Ports | RS232 (COM1, COM2), IEEE-488.2 |
| Operating Modes | Gauge, absolute |
| Pressure Ranges | Atmosphere to 200 MPa (30,000 psi) |
| Operating Media | Sebacate oil standard. Others optional (consult Fluke Calibration) |
| Internal Reservoir Volume | 250 cc (external unlimited) |
| Drive Air Supply | 70M - 500 kPa (75 psi), 300 l/m (10cfm) 140M - 500 kPa (75 psi), 450 l/m (15cfm) 100M - 700 kPa (100 psi), 300 l/m (10cfm) 200M - 700 kPa (100 psi), 450 l/m (15cfm) |
| Pressure Connections | DRIVE AIR SUPPLY 1/8 in. NPT F TEST DH500 (equivalent to AE F250C, HIP HF4) |
| Utility Sensor | Precision/Resolution ± 0.10 % span / 0.001 % span |
| Drivers | (8) 12V, 1 A max total output |
| CE Conformance | Available, must be specified |
| Pressure control | |
| Control Modes | Dynamic: Sets target pressure within hold limit and continuously adjusts pressure to remain at target value. Static: Sets target pressure within hold limit and shuts off control, allowing pressure to stabilize naturally. Monotonic: Sets pressure to target, then maintains very slow ramp in same direction as pressure increment. Ramp: Sets and maintains user specified rate of change of pressure. Piston Gauge: Control PPCH is controlled by PG7302™ to automate piston gauge pressure control. |
| Control Precision | To ± 0.003 % of Q-RPT span |
| Control Volume | 0 to 100 cc, 50 cc optimum (operates in larger volumes but pressure stabilizing time increases) |
| Control Speed | 180 seconds into a 50 cc volume and 20 % FS excursions with default hold limits. |
| Lowest Controllable Pressure | 1 MPa (150 psi)(lower in optimum conditions and with PG7302) |
| Measured and delivered pressure (Q-RPT) | ||
| Warm Up Time | 30 minute temperature stabilization recommended from cold power up | |
| Resolution | To 1 ppm, user adjustable | |
| Calibration | A2LA accredited calibration report included | |
| Q-RPTs | Less than A200M | A200M |
| Precision1 | ± 0.012 % of reading5 | ±0.015 % of reading5 |
| Predicted One Year Stability2 | ± 0.005 % of reading | ± 0.005 % of reading |
| Measurement Uncertainty Delivered | ± 0.013 % of reading5 | ± 0.018 % of reading5 |
| Pressure Uncertainty (Dynamic Control Mode)4 | ± 0.016 % of reading5 | ± 0.020 % of reading5 |
1. Combined linearity, hysteresis and repeatability.
2. Predicted one year stability limit (k=2) assuming regular use of AutoZero function. AutoZero occurs automatically when vented in gauge mode, by comparison with a barometric reference in absolute mode. Absolute mode predicted one year stability without use of AutoZ is ± (0.005 % Q-RPT span + 0.005 % of reading).
3. Maximum deviation of the Q-RPT indication from the true value of applied pressure including precision, predicted one year stability, temperature effect and calibration uncertainty, combined and expanded (k=2) following the ISO "Guide to the Expression of Uncertainty in Measurement."
4. Maximum deviation of the PPCH controlled pressure from the true value including measurement uncertainty and dynamic control hold limt.
5. % of reading applies to 30 to 100 % of Q-RPT span. Under 30 % of Q-RPT span, uncertainty is a constant value obtained by multiplying the % of reading value by 30 % of Q-RPT span.
Models: PPCH Automated Pressure Controller / Calibrator
- Determine maximum controlled pressure required. Select:
- PPCH-200M for 200 MPa (30 000 psi)
- PPCH-140M for 140 MPa (20 000 psi)
- PPCH-100M for 100 MPa (15 000 psi)
- PPCH-70M for 70 MPa (10 000 psi)
- Configure an appropriate RPM4. Note that the maximum pressure of the PPCH defines the maximum pressure of the PPCH system.
- Determine maximum controlled pressure required. Select:
- PPCH-200M for 200 MPa (30 000 psi)
- PPCH-140M for 140 MPa (20 000 psi)
- PPCH-100M for 100 MPa (15 000 psi)
- PPCH-70M for 70 MPa (10 000 psi)
- Select one or two Q-RPTs. Lo Q-RPT must be A70M or lower.