RC12 SERIES ULTRASONIC ENERGY METER
RC12 Series
DN15…40 FOR HEATING AND CHILLED WATER APPLICATIONS
Design and Materials
Ploumeter RC12 Series ultrasonic heat meters
are used for energy measurement of heating or
chilled water in residential and small commercial
heating and air conditioning systems.
RC12 Series heat meters consist of:
 Electronic energy calculator with 8-digit LCD
display
 Ultrasonic flow sensor with internal
assembly made of PPO™ and mirrors made
of stainless steel
 Brass flow sensor housing with external
threads according to ISO228 on inlet and
outlet and suitable externally threaded
tailpieces with union nuts and sealings
 Temperature sensors for supply and return
pipeline with suitable brass fittings
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Ultrasonic Heat Meters
PRODUCT DATA
Features
 Fully resistant to external magnetic fields
 Robust ultrasonic flow sensor
 Support M-Bus, RS485,
Wireless M-Bus communication interface
 Non-wearing due to non-moving parts
 Self-diagnostics
Function
 Calculator: the meter is equipped with a fully electronic
energy calculator with separate registers for heating and
chilled water energy
 Flow sensor: the ultrasonic technology of the flow sensor
combines high measuring accuracy with long term stability
and low starting volume
 Temperature sensors: the meter is equipped with a pair of
Pt1000 temperature sensors with a length of 1.5m each
 Interfaces: RC12 Series ultrasonic heat meters are
equipped with M-Bus interfaces as standard.
Installation
 It can be installed an any angle
 Avoid installation at highest point of system or system
part as air may be trapped in meter
 It is recommended to place a ball valve before and after
the meter for easy replacement
 During measurement meter must be completely filled with
water
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Technical Specifications
Table 1. Flow data
DN Size DN15 DN15 DN20 DN25 DN32 DN40
Minimum (qi) m3/h 0.006 0.015 0.025 0.035 0.06 0.1
Nominal (qp) m³/h 0.6 1.5* 2.5 3.5 6 10
Maximum (qs) m³/h 1.2 3 5 7 12 20
Dynamic range (qp/qi) 100:1 100:1 100:1 100:1 100:1 100:1
Pressure drop at qp mbar 140 180 140 120 110 140
*is standard configuration, please contact with Ploumeter for other qp Value.

Table 2. Dimensions
DN Size DN15 DN20 DN25 DN32 DN40
L（mm） 110 130/190 160/260 180/260 200/300
L2（mm） 204 234 280 300 328
L1（mm） 111 111 111 111 111
H（mm） 82 85 88 91 95
B（mm） 108 108 108 108 108
Threads meter G3/ 4B G1B G11/ 4B G11/ 2B G2B
Threaded tailpiece R1/ 2 R3/ 4 R1 R11/ 4 R11/2

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Profile
Application: Heating/Cooling/Heating-cooling metering
Approval: MID
Mount Position: Vertical or Horizontal (any angle)
Structure Type: Integrated or Split (Calculator can be mounted separately)
Battery Supply: 3.6V lithium battery up to 8 years lifetime
Temperature Sensor Type: PT1000 with two wire leads (JUMO brand)
Operating Pressure: 16bar, (25bar can be customized)
Cable Length of Temperature Sensor: 1.5m
Test Possibilities: Display, instruction

Calculator basic features

Environmental Class: EN1434/MID E1+M1
Ambient Operating Temperature: A class (5…55)℃ or B class (-25…55) ℃ optional
Ambient Storage Temperature: -20…+70℃
Protection Class: IP68
Communication: M-bus, RS485, Wireless M-Bus
Integrated Radio: Wireless M-bus, Radio 868 (OMS)
Output: Pulse
Standard Interface: Optical interface
Temperature Range Heating: 4…95℃, (4…130℃ can be customized)
Temperature Range Cooling: 4…95℃
Extensive Data Memory: 480 days flow rate and heat data

Display
Display Indication: LCD, 8 digits
Max. Flow Reading: 999999.99 (m3)
Max. Heating Reading: 99999999 (kW·H)

Interface
Optical: Band rate 2400
M-Bus: Band rate 300…9600
RS485: Band rate 300…9600

Temperature Input
Starting Temperature Difference:
Min. Temperature Difference:
Max. Temperature Difference:
Absolute Temperature Measuring Range:
0.25K
3K (2K can be customized)
60K (105K can be customized)
4…95℃ (4…130℃ can be customized)

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Order description

RC12 -

Communication
01 None
02 M-Bus
03 RS485
04 Pulse
05 Wireless M-Bus

Power
supply
L Lithium battery
Lithium battery and
D 24VDC

Structure type
I Integrated
Split (Calculator is
S
mounted separately)

Installation location
S Water supply pipe
R Water return pipe

Application type
0 For hot water use only
1 Heat/cold measurement

Nominal Diameter
15/20/25/32/
DN15…DN40
40

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