• Overview
• Process Monitoring
• Condition Monitoring
• Asset Management
• Environmental, Health & Safety Monitoring
• Energy Management

Energy Management

Rising energy costs and increased global competition have put an emphasis on energy efficiency.  It is often the case that plants have simple ways to save significant amounts of energy but cannot identify and isolate high impact parts of the operation.  Wireless current meters can be used to provide a highly detailed picture of energy use across time and space while wireless relays can be used to drop load during high demand periods.  Energy management networks are typically installed as stand-alone ‘overlays’.  Inductive current meters are clipped onto power leads and do not impede normal usage of a machine or plant system.  Self-organizing and self-healing networks provide a low-cost and low-impact way to gain valuable energy usage information.

Power sub-metering:

By measuring the power consumed by specific units and plant systems, plant managers can better understand where their energy is going and where to focus efficiency efforts.  With an understanding the relative impact of each system, small changes can be made to greatly reduce energy costs.

Demand shedding:

Closing the loop on sub-metering, or demand shedding, is the act of turning off a specific piece of equipment or system if the price of energy increases above a certain threshold.  Power utilities will often give lower rates to companies that agree to shed load in extreme peak periods.  Wireless current meters and relays can provide a very cost-effective means for controlling energy costs.