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Automatic Temperature Compensation for Fuel Dispensers Gilbarco Veeder-Root No more lost litres With Gilbarco Veeder-Root ATC Enabled Dispensers Fuel retailers recognize that dispensing fuel with a temperature lower than 15 C over time
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With Gilbarco Veeder-Root ATC Enabled Dispensers Fuel retailers recognize that dispensing fuel with a temperature lower than 15°C over time could result in financial losses. Now with the GVR ATC solution, your dispensers will automatically display and charge the fuel to the customers at 15°C, regardless the actual temperature of the delivery. So every litre counts!
> ATC stands for Automatic Temperature Compensation > As a dispenser option, ATC automatically corrects the delivery volume to compensate for fuel expansion or contraction due to temperature changes > ATC-enabled dispensers display and charge the fuel volume as it would be at a reference temperature of 15° C, regardless of the actual temperature of the delivery > Installed as a factory fitted option or a retrofit kit > Mandatory in Belgium on all new installations as of Jan.1, 2008 > In the UK ATC is also known as Standard Temperature Accounting and is approved but not mandatory
> All liquids, including fuel, expand and contract with temperature increase or decrease; > Therefore metering the same fuel under different temperatures will produce different readings; > Additionally, different fuels expand and contract at different rates, as follows: > Unleaded petrol would change its volume by ±1% for every 8°C change in temperature > Diesel would change its volume by ±1% for every 12°C change in temperature > LPG* would change its volume by ±1% for every 4°C change in temperature.
* Assuming 50/50 mix of Propane and Butane
> Own solution for dispensers with Sandpiper-2 > Available for gasoline, diesel, LPG and E85 grades >ATC technology is not applicable for biodiesels > Factory fitted or retrofit kits for >SK700-II (incl. IOD) >Horizon >Frontier Europe > Product temperature range -40°C to +50°C > Approvals: MID,OIML, United Kingdom W&M
ATC consists of three core components 1. Modified manifold with a hole to insert a temperature probe 2. A probe to accurately measure the temperature of the fuel being metered 3. An electronic board that performs the automatic correction to 15°C, based on the actual temperature measured by the probe and the pre programmed fuel grade density factor The volume dispensed is measured and displayed as corrected to 15°C 4. As illustrated on photo No 4 1 2 3 4
Annual Sales Volume % Price (Euro) Compensated Delivery Tempe 15 Unleaded 60% 1.35 Diesel 40% 1.07 Throughput Uncompensated 2M Litres 3M Litres 4M Litres 5M Litres 7M Litres 8M Litres 9M Litres 10M Litres Delivery Temperature, C° 15 € 0 € 0 € 0 € 0 € 0 € 0 € 0 € 0 12
> Key reason for ATC offering is Belgian legislative drive > ATC on dispensers has seen voluntary uptake in GAS and UK due to perceived savings by the fuel retailer industry
> It is commonly recognized that dispensing fuel with a temperature lower than 15°C over a period of time could result in fuel losses; > GVR has developed a calculation tool to help retailers estimate the potential fuel losses for their specific sites (grades mix, throughput and average delivery temperatures); > Without ATC, the retailer in the example below, could lose € 16,400 for every 4 mln. liters of annual throughput, if the site’s average delivery temperature is 12° C; > Combining GVR ATC with GVR FMS service provides the most comprehensive measurement of the benefits.
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