About ICP DAS PMMS

The PMMS energy management solution provided by ICP DAS includes: Power Meter, Power Meter Concentrator(PMC/PMD), and Back-end software (such as: IoTstar Cloud Management Software, InduSoft SCADA Software). In addition to provide users hardware device, ICP DAS is also a complete One-Stop shop solution provider to help user to easily and quickly set up a power monitoring system. Based on PMMS solution, users can review the power consumption status of machine, equipment, and facility, and as the basis for making decision to adjust the operation in real time to effectively achieve the goal of energy saving and carbon reduction and optimize the maximum benefit of system. During the early stage, if the scale of the application is small, user could simply use Power Meter and PMC/PMD to set up a simple power monitoring system, once the scale of the application is expanded, the user could get the back-end software involved and build an easy-to-expand power monitoring system via blocks stacked structure. By this way, the PMMS solution will be highly flexible and could be implemented in phases to meet various requirements, so it is the best energy management solution under the company's ESG sustainable development goals.

Features

• No extra software tool, using browsers to perform system operations

  Featuring web-based interface for easy operations, the user could connect to PMC/PMD webpage via browsers to review the power data, set up system setting, manage power demand and perform logic rule setting for alarm notification.

  

• Display real-time or historical power data

  In addition to display power data of the power meter in text format, the power data can also be displayed in real-time and historical trend chart for user to easily identify the variation of the electricity usage of the devices.

  

• Support power data recording, storage and data fi le send back (provide data file recovery mechanism)

  The PMC/PMD features a built-in Micro SD card to save the power data which PMC/PMD retrieve from power meter and regularly send back the data files to the backend management center for data analysis and statistics. In addition, PMC/PMD also offers a complete data 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.

  

• Provide power data statistics report

  PMC/PMD provides historical data report inquiry and display function, the easy-to-read report of the historical power data would help to understand current electricity usage of the equipment.

  

• Provide “Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE)” calculation operation

  Power usage effectiveness(PUE) is a measure of how efficiently a computer data center uses energy; specifically, how much energy is used by the computing equipment (in contrast to cooling and other overhead). The lower PUE value, means the higher of the greening degree of a data center. Using PMC/PMD with ICP DAS power meter to set up a power monitoring system allows user to review the PUE value through the webpage, thereby evaluate the efficiency of energy usage of the data center.

  

• On-Site Power data viewing and system setting

  PMD (Power Meter Concentrator with Display) series is equipped with TFT LCD (with Touch Panel). It provides an easy way for viewing the power data and set up the system parameters on sites.

  

• Built-in Intelligent logic engine for power demand management and alarm notification

  PMC/PMD is equipped with IF-THEN-ELSE logic engine. The user could complete the control logic via web page and download the logic rules to the PMC/PMD. The logic engine will loop execute the rules in order. By editing the IF-THEN-ELSE logic rules, the user could use "Real time power data", "Historical Statistic power data", "power demand value", "PUE value".... etc in the IF condition setting. In addition, the Schedule setting and channel values of I/O modules connected to the PMC/PMD 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: alarm message sending or adjust the operation of equipment). By this way, the user could quickly implement applications for power usage monitoring, power demand management, and alarm notification sending.

  

• Support a variety of I/O modules to achieve the control operations of the device in real time

  PMC/PMD can connect to ICP DAS M-7000 I/O modules or Modbus TCP/RTU slave modules according to the needs of the applications. With flexible and diversified I/O modules support and IF-THENELSE logic rule, it enables to control the operations of devices in real time, and provides maximum flexibility for system operation and power saving.

  

• Provide Schedule function

  PMC/PMD provides Schedule function that allows to edit logic for applications that requires Schedule operation. The Calendar interface allows to easily set up the schedule for weekdays or weekends so that the user could schedule the operations for the equipments as required for efficient power usage.

  

• Provide instant message notifi cation function

  PMC/PMD can integrate Instant Messaging services such as LINE, Telegram, and WeChat to achieve alarm message notification function. The message sending action can be added to the IF-THEN-ELSE logic edition as part of logic control to provide real-time message notification to the related personnel when an event occurs. The alarm message content could be a preset string with power data or I/O channel data. In addition, the PMC/PMD can also send the alarm notification via SMS or Email.

  

• Support 4G/3G mobile network communication

  In addition to Ethernet communication, PMC-523xM-3GWA/4GE/4GC & PMC-2x4xM(X)-4GE/4GC also supports 4G/3G mobile network communication. It can send the real-time power data, data logger files and alarm messages back to the control center by 4G/3G mobile network.

  

• MQTT Message Publish/Subscribe operation for receiving power data in real-time

  PMC/PMD supports the MQTT protocol. It can publish the power data of the power meters (connected to PMC/PMD) to the MQTT broker. In addition, PMC/PMD can also receive the message of the subscribe MQTT Topics published by others MQTT device and use them in the IF-THEN-ELSE logic rule to trigger the corresponding action.

  

• A variety of protocols supported, the best power meter manager for IoT power monitoring applications

  PMC/PMD provides powerful and flexible integration with the power meters at the field side, and also supports various IoT protocols for seamless integration with the SCADA/MES/MIS/IT/IoT systems to transfer the power data from the front-end to the back-end management systems. It also features reliable thought-out power demand management and data logger functions. All of these features make PMC/PMD a perfect concentrator of power meters in the Energy Management application of the IoT age.

  

• Power data upload operation with Security mechanism

  In the era of IoT and Cloud computing, power data transmission between the power meter and Cloud platform is a prerequisite for maintaining an effective operation of the IoT Cloud system. To ensure the operations of power data uploading from PMC/PMD to Cloud platform to meet the requirements of Security mechanism, PMC/PMD supports Security mechanism such as "MQTT with SSL/TLS" to perform the encryption of real-time Sensor data during the data transmission operation. In addition, PMC-284xM also supports the Security mechanism such as VPN Client (Virtual Private Network), SNMP agent v3 (Enhanced security for SNMP protocol), SFTP(Secure File Transfer Protocol), FTPS(FTP over SSL) and HTTPS. With a variety of Security mechanism and protocols provided by PMC/PMD, it can meet the requirements of information Security when building an IoT Cloud power monitoring system.

  

• Connection with IoT Cloud Platform and ICP DAS IoTstar

  PMC/PMD supports the connection ability with the IoT Cloud Platform as Microsoft Azure, IBM Bluemix and Amazon Web Service etc. It works as the concentrator in the IoT application to connect with power meters, collect and transfer the power data to the cloud platform for future data analysis. PMC/PMD also can receive the message which is published from the cloud platform for the corresponding actions at the field side. In addition, PMC/PMD also supports connections to ICP DAS IoTstar cloud management software. IoTstar enables the Controller Remote Access Service, Power Data Collection Service, Power Data Visualization Service, Power Data Report Service and Bot Service with Mobile Phone on PMC/PMD.

  

Factory

Electricity consumption always plays an important role in factory operations. With the limited availability of the energy sources, countries all over the world all seek to enforce legal regulations in energy saving and carbon reduction; as the cost of energy is getting higher and higher, any factories in the world are paying more attention to energy and resources optimization. For effective usage of the energy not only reduce the electricity cost but also stabilize the power system to maintain the normal operation of the production line.

The PMC/PMD developed by ICP DAS is perfect for building a power monitoring system for factory applications. It will send out real-time notification when there is unusual electricity consumption, and will perform load shedding in real time when the forecast capacity is going to exceed the contract capacity to avoid penalties. And by working with SCADA software, it enables gathering and analysis of the power data to design best power policy to enhance the efficiency of power supply.

Building

In recent years, the rising of the global temperatures resulted in the increase of the air-conditioning usages; the electricity consumption also grew rapidly. Especially during the summer time, the electricity consumption of the air-conditioning always increase highly that reaches to the peak load. Therefore a power monitoring system that is able to efficiently analysis and execute power management (such as: demand monitoring or load shedding) become important to the building. A well-designed system will reduce the electricity bill, in addition, it also helps householders to pursue better behavior in energy saving to achieve more effective power usage.

ICP DAS power monitoring solution is perfect for large-scale power monitoring for buildings. A PMC/PMD can be installed on each floor and connect to ICP DAS smart meters via RS-485 or Ethernet to measure the power information of air conditioning, lighting , drainage or other electrical devices. The power information of the devices such as voltage, current and kilowatt information will be recorded in real-time and the data can be transmitted to back-end control center. With SCADA software, it can perform data gathering and analysis of the power data. By collecting electricity data, analyzing electricity data, identifying the problems and correcting improper behaviors on the electricity usage, the efficiency of power usage can be enhanced and furthermore, ensure stable power supply and energy saving.

Campus

Typically a campus usually involves large scale utilities usages; the total electricity consumption of the buildings and devices is already considerably high. In recent years, due to the increasing use of the air conditioning and various devices, the electricity bills rise even higher especially during the summer time when the frequent use of air conditioning significantly inflates the monthly charges. The school may also need to pay for the penalties when the electricity consumption exceeds the contract capacity. In order to effectively improve the efficiency of energy consumption on campus, a well-designed power monitoring and management system has become a priority.

ICP DAS provides a total solution for campus electricity monitoring and management. The related personnel could set up alarms according to the contract they signed. When the electricity consumption is going to exceed the contract capacity, the PMC/PMD will send SMS or email notifications to related personnel for immediate actions. At the same time, it can perform load shedding to avoid penalties for exceeding contract capacity. By collecting and analyzing the power data of each device, the electricity consumption can be fully tracked and further more is able to establish effective policy to achieve energy saving and carbon reduction.

Commercial Buildings

The energy consumption associated with commercial buildings usually is considerably high. As the energy cost is getting more and more expensive, the demand for energy monitoring is also increasing. ICP DAS PMC/PMD solution can be used to build a power management and monitoring system specifically designed for a certain shopping center according to its requirements. By using ICP DAS PMC/PMD and smart meters, it could measure and record the power data such as electricity consumption for devices, air conditioning, lighting or other electrical information of each store, and is able to send back the data to the management center for further analysis.

The system can perform the following operations according the actual requirements of the stores:

• Time-based air conditioning management: The air conditioning can be turn off or lower the electricity load during non-operating hours, while during the peak hours, the system can adjust the air conditioning to appropriate temperature. And when the electricity consumption is going to exceed the contract capacity, it could perform load shedding to avoid penalties. Based on the actual temperature during the day or night, the system can also adjust the air conditioning to appropriate temperature for energy saving.
• Time-based lighting control: Some lightings may be turn off whenever they are not needed during non-operating hours, while during the peak hours, the system can lower the electricity loading of the lighting when the electricity consumption is going to exceed the contract capacity to avoid penalties. The system could also schedule to turn on or off the lightings (including signage lightings or other devices) during day or night time as required.
• Monitoring & control of electricity consumption & demand: record the power information of the electrical devices (such as: air conditionings, engines, lightings or other devices). The real-time or historical data can be displayed or recorded for further analysis so that the user could establish policy for power management and perform load shedding whenever required to reduce the electricity bills and eliminate penalties due to exceeding the contract capacity.

PMC/PMD Live Demo

Please follow the steps below to experience using the LINE Notify to send the message with snapshot:

LINE Notify

1. Use the Line app to scan the QR code below to join the LINE chat room for demo.
   
   Live demo for the LINE chat room
2. Login the online demo web page of the PMC-5231 and get into the “I/O Information” page; change the Internal Register(LINE)'s status to be “1”, then you will receive the message in the LINE chat room.