rittmeyer ripos radial gate encoders
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Current SituationRadial gate position encoders are
45 years old and failing at a high rate.
Servicing the gate encoders put personnel at risk
Operators dispatched on site to manually adjust the gates when encoders fail.
Risk avoidance – Possible damage to canal linings caused by erroneous gate position indications.
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California Aqueduct radial gates regulate flow.The instruments that read gate positions are
critical to the safe operation of the aqueduct
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California Aqueduct encoders are attached to the gate trunnion arm by mechanical linkage
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Servicing the gate encoders put personnel at risk
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The high failure rates of the 45-year-old encoders were generating an increasing amount of trouble
calls.
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Accurate Measurement Systems provided asolution to the safety issue by placing the gate
position encoder in a much safer location on the gate spool transmission at Check 56.
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Gate encoder replacement would yield another 25+ years of reliable aqueduct gate operation
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Benefits SummaryPayback return on investment in 6 years.
Reduced Technician repair time.
Eliminate the need for manual gate
operation during gate failures.
Safety risks eliminated for encoder calibration.
Increased aqueduct system reliability.
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