Energy Management System – ELNet Software
ELNet is ELMeasure’s Energy Management System (EMS), distributed PC based data acquisition and monitoring software tool used to check the performance of electric utility grids to monitor and optimize the performance of the generation and/or transmission system.
This system used in any organization to achieve energy efficiency through well laid out procedures and methods, and to ensure continual improvement, which will spread awareness of energy efficiency throughout an entire organization. The system will collect all electrical data like Voltage, Amps, Power factor, peak demands from multifunction meters that enables necessary actions and correction at right time.
ELNet is a Client Server based EMS, user can access the data online or offline and even generate the reports from any PC in Local Area Network. There are four different modules available in the system and called as Configuration, Online, Data log and Reports. Data acquisition is possible in Six different means
- Serial communication using data cable,
- Using fiber optic cable for long distance
- Ethernet communication using LAN cable,
- Wireless communication using RF modems/Ethernet bridges,
- Remote data collection using Ethernet gateway (Static IP is required)
- Remote data collection using GSM modems
Data acquisition can be distributed for 8 different ports (Either Serial ports or TCP/IP or combination of serial and TCP/IP) so that user can achieve better polling rate. The software is designed to collect the data from network of small, medium and large number of meters i.e. 1 to 512 meters can be configured in the System. Here there is no restriction on data collection from the meters; all the parameters available in the meters are recorded. User can select the data recording time interval (1 minute to 60 minutes) that is used for further analysis. All the abnormality will be recorded in the Alarm option in the software and this will be recorded in terms of seconds. Database backup and restore option is also available in the software. Grouping and sub grouping is another feature of the ELNet software.
There are many screens of online data representation available in the software. These are view of all parameters for the selected meter, Group of meters, all the meters in the network, trends of five different parameters for the selected meter, trends of single parameter for any five meters, Trends for any four parameter/meters, Analog meter view and meter Line diagram.
Data log module is used view the historical data and trends. One of main feature is export data to excel or text file so that user can utilize the data as per their requirement. Data comparison of selected parameter for any selected six meters is also available in the data log. By selecting points in the trend chart user can read the data values with time stamp and also able to zoom the chart.
Report module enables the user to generate different types of reports. Some of the available reports are Data log report, Parametric report, Min/Max report, Outage (No. of power interruption) report, Alarm report. Energy consumption of Hourly, Daily, weekly, Monthly, Yearly, Shift wise, TOD wise and Group wise report is a part of Report module. Some of these reports are generated with bar, line and pie charts. Monthly Maximum Demand (MD) report shows the daily MD with time stamp. Software can be programmed for the automatic reset of MD reading in the meter daily or monthly. Production data can be fed to the software for any selected meter, this will help to generate the specific energy consumption reports.
Energy Billing System (EBS) is a standard feature available in the ELNet software. These feature widely used in commercial complexes, Shopping malls, residential buildings. Here software will also take care of both DB and DG supply if dual source energy meters are networked. Miscellaneous cost calculation is taken care in the EBS with respect to the Area of shop/house. Consolidated and any single meter energy bill can be generated using the EBS. Software will also keep track payment made for the generated bills. The power disconnection and sending SMS is an optional feature in the software if payment is not made.
For more information
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