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- Industrial IoT Power Meter Concentrator: PMC-52xx
Jun. 28, 2017
Industry 4.0 is based on Internet of Things (IoT) that incorporates the technological concept of communicating and exchanging information between all facilities which brought manufacturing industry to a new era. The PMC-52xx Industrial IoT Power Meter Concentrator developed by ICP DAS is a perfect start point to facilitate the vision of the Energy monitoring and management application of Industry 4.0 age. PMC-52xx provides flexible integration with the ICP DAS power meter, and features various functions such as: measure power consumption of the devices, power data logger, energy usage analysis, power demand management and alarm notification. It also supports various communication protocols for seamless integration with the back-end SCADA/MES/IT/IoT systems. So that the administrator can monitor the status of power consumption of each device and perform statistics and analysis of the power information, thus improving the overall efficiency in energy consumption to save costs on utility bills. All of these features make PMC-52xx a perfect concentrator of power meter in the Energy monitoring and management application of Industry 4.0 age.-
IntroductionPMC-52xx is the new generation of Power Meter Concentrator for meeting the trend of energy saving and carbon reduction in the Industry 4.0 age. It provides flexible integration with the ICP DAS power meters via RS-485 or Ethernet interface, and features various functions such as: measure the power consumption of the devices, energy usage analysis, power demand management and alarm notification functions. The PMC-52xx features a built-in Micro SD card. After it retrieving the power data from the power meter, it will save the power data in data log file, and automatically send back the data log files to the back-end management center for data analysis and statistics.
PMC-52xx offers a user-friendly and intuitive web site interface that allows users to implement the Energy monitoring and management system just a few clicks away; no programming is required. PMC-52xx also supports the Modbus TCP/RTU, SNMP, FTP and MQTT protocols for seamless integration with the back-end SCADA/MES/IT/IoT/Network Management systems. So that the administrator can monitor the status of energy consumption of each device and perform statistics and analysis of the power information, thus improving the overall efficiency in energy consumption to save costs on utility bills. All of these features make PMC-52xx a perfect concentrator of power meter in the Energy monitoring and management application of Industry 4.0 age. -
Main Functions:
◇ No extra software tool, using browsers to perform system operations PMC-52xx features web-based HMI for easy operations, the user could connect to PMC-52xx webpage via browsers to view the power data, set up system parameters, manage power demand and perform logic editing function for alarm notification. ◇ Power data display and power data statistics report provided In addition to display power data of the power meter in text form, the real-time and historical power data can also be displayed in trend chart. PMC-52xx also provide function to display the historical data analysis report inquiry in Bar chart or Pie chart format; so that the users can easily identify the current energy usage of the devices. -
◇ Built-in Micro SD card for power data logging, and data files automatically send back (File recovery mechanism supported) The PMC-52xx features a built-in Micro SD card. After the PMC retrieving the power data from the power meter, the system will save the power data in CSV format in the Micro SD card. The built-in FTP Client of PMC allows regular transmission of the power data log files to the backend management center for data analysis and statistics. The PMC offers a complete file recovery mechanism so that when experiencing network disconnection, the data log files will be recovered after the network is resumed to ensure the system operates properly. ◇ Thought-out power demand management, flexible operation control of the device, and the alarm notification mechanism PMC-52xx is equipped with IF-THEN-ELSE logic engine. The user could edit the logic rule via web page to complete the power demand management, device operation control, and alarm notification mechanisms. By editing the logic rules, the user could include the following information in the IF condition, such as: “power demand management” and “abnormal power data”, etc. In addition, the Schedule setting and channel values of I/O modules that are connected to the PMC can be also included in the IF condition. When the evaluation of the IF condition is matched, the corresponding Action will be executed (such as: Email/SMS alarm message sending or AO/DO channel value of the I/O modules setting). By this way, the user could quickly implement applications for power demand management, operation control of the devices and alarm notification sending. -
◇ Support a variety of I/O modules to flexibility adjust the operation of devices According to the requirements of the application and based on the devices connected, the PMC-52xx is able to connect to M-7000 I/O modules, standard Modbus TCP/RTU Slave modules or DO Relay channel of the ICP DAS power meter for real time I/O control operation of the devices, the abundant selections enable maximum flexibility for system set up, load shedding of the devices and energy saving. -
◇ 3G Wireless data communication & SMS message operation (for PMC-5231M-3GWA only) In addition to Ethernet interface, PMC-5231M-3GWA provides 3G Wireless communication interface. It can send the real-time power data, data log files and Email alarm message back to the control center by 3G Wireless Network. PMC-5231M-3GWA also supports SMS message sending function for real-time message notification. The message sending action can be added to the logic rule as part of logic control to provide real-time message notification to the related personnel when an event occurs. PMC is also equipped with SMS command receiving function. It allows to receive the SMS commands sent by specific phone numbers to perform tasks such as real-time power data monitoring, I/O channel value modification and logic rules execution (triggered by SMS), etc. -
◇ A variety of protocols supported - a cost-effective power meter concentrator in the IoT age PMC-52xx supports various communication protocols to perform real-time energy monitoring and control of the controllers. The Modbus TCP/RTU protocol of PMC allows sharing power data and system information with the SCADA system. PMC also support the SNMP, FTP and MQTT protocols for easy integration with the IT/IoT/Facility management system. The flexible integration ability with the SCADA/IT/IoT system makes PMC the most cost-effective power meter concentrator in the Energy management application of IoT age. - PMC Selection Guide:Product ModelPMC-5151
PMC-5231
PMC-5231M-3GWA
Hardware Spec.CPU32 Bit (520 MHz)32 Bit (1GHz)Network Interface10/100 Base-TX10/100/1000 Base-TXmicroSD InterfaceYes (Max. 16 GB microSD)Yes (Max. 32 GB microSD)Power Meter ConnectionAllow connection to up to 24 ICP DAS Modbus TCP/RTU Power MetersI/O Module ConnectionLocalXW-BoardXV-BoardRemoteAllow connection to up to 8 Modbus TCP/RTU I/O modules.Basic FunctionOperation InterfaceWeb InterfacePower data displayYesPower data logging and data file send backYesHistorical power data reportYesPUE setting and displayYesPower Demand ManagementIF-THEN-ELSE Logic OperationYesAlarm Email SendingYes (Support SSL)Schedule/TimerYesYes (More powerful)I/O Module OperationYesIntegration with SCADA/ IT/IoT/Cloud systemsConnect with SCADAYes (Support Modbus TCP/RTU)FTP Server & ClientYesSNMPYesMQTT ClientNoYes (Support SSL)Connect with public Cloud platformNoYes (Support connection with Microsoft Azure IoT platform and IBM Bluemix IoT platform)Connect with IoTstarNoYesDDNSNoYesWireless data communication & SMS operationNoNo3G Wireless data communication & SMS operation -
Summary:As the energy price is globally on the rise; the effective use and cost control of the electricity are getting important for all kinds of industries. PMC-52xx Industrial IoT Power Meter Concentrator provides flexible integration with the ICP DAS power meter to measure and monitor the energy consumption of the devices and perform statistics and analysis of the power information. In addition, PMC-52xx also provides power demand management and alarm notification functions. With the integration of I/O modules, it can perform logic control or load shedding of the devices based on the power demand in real time. PMC-52xx also supports various communication protocols for seamless integration with the back-end SCADA/IT/IoT systems. So that the administrator can monitor the status of energy consumption of each device and perform statistics and analysis of the information, thus improving the overall efficiency in energy consumption to save costs on utility bills. If you need more detailed information of PMC-52xx, please refer to following link:
● PMC-5231 Web Page:http://pmms.icpdas.com/en/PMC_5231.html
● PMC-5231M-3GWA Web Page:http://pmms.icpdas.com/en/PMC_5231M_3GWA.html
● ICP DAS Web Site:http://www.icpdas.com/index.php -