Sparks Electrical News March 2019

ENERGY MANAGEMENT AND SUPPLY

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COST SAVINGS THROUGH COMPREHENSIVE ENERGY DATA MANAGEMENT SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC has announced enhance- ments to EcoStruxure™ Power, the digital energy management system built on market-leading connected products, edge control software and advisor services. The latest EcoStruxure Power 2.0 architecture is fully certified to ISO energy management standards and compliant with IEC cyber-security standards. New features make low and medium voltage power distribution simpler, safer, and farther reaching for building, industry, and data centre customers. Executive Vice President Building & IT Division. “As the market’s most comprehensive IoT and digital power management architecture, EcoStruxure Power’s frequent system releases continue to deliver more value from sensor-to-edge-to-cloud and improve our customer’s energy performance.” ated cost savings through comprehensive energy data management. Compliance IoT applications for electrical distribution and in- dustrial control systems require IEC cybersecu- rity compliance. EcoStruxure Power’s edge control solutions are leading the field in incorporating IEC 62443-4-2 security assurance. Schneider Electric promotes a holistic security approach to safeguard, assess, monitor and manage customer systems.

AN END-TO-END ENERGY CONDITION MONITORING SOLUTION W eidmuller has introduced a new port- folio of selected energy monitoring components for energy consumption measurement, monitoring and integrated quality analysis of electrical supply networks. Designed for large and small production facilities, Weidmul- ler’s modular and scalable solution provides ener- gy monitoring at all levels from grid connection to production lines and machines, down to individual machine modules. The product portfolio includes the Energy Logger D550, Energy Analysers Series and the Energy Meters Series, all fully integrated with Weidmuller’s ecoExplorer software for visuali- sation, analysis, and remote access and operation. The compact Energy Logger D550 offers a cost-effective solution to simplify and accelerate the collection and transmission of consumption and process data. Unlike devices with a simple S0-interface, Weidmuller’s Energy Logger D550 can collect and save impulse signals from up to 15 measurement devices and forward them via a LAN interface. In addition, Energy Logger D550 can forward measurement values from devices with a Modbus interface over the network. The integrated 32 MB memory ensures long-term measurement data storage. Weidmuller’s Energy Analysers provide comprehensive power quality measurements down to machine level. This includes measurements of consumption, harmonics, frequencies and short-term 230 V ac supply interruptions, as well as recording and storing transient data, all with a single 24 V dc powered device. The energy analysers have PLC functionality for comprehensive programming, and up to 256 MB of integrated flash memory for data storage. Weidmuller’s Energy Meters offer detailed measurement of energy consumption for production facilities. Many of the energy meters feature an integrated display for immediate access to the measurement data that include voltage, current, power and energy demand. Models 610, 750 and D650 feature flash memory for data storage. Weidmuller’s energy monitoring software applications, ecoExplorer and ecoExplorer go provide simple and convenient device configuration and real-time monitoring. ecoExplorer offers users the ability to record and analyse energy data and generate automated rises for MV & LV power systems. The solution is a safer, more cost-effective and reliable alternative to traditional IR thermography. Trends and alerts support predictive maintenance strategies. EcoStruxure Power’s event analysis tools make it easier than ever to get to the root cause faster through user-friendly interfaces. Simpler and deeper data analyses covering all devices and consolidated information improve power system operation reliability. In the new energy landscape, microgrids are critical for facilities with intensifying requirements for resilience, sustainability, and cost savings. The latest EcoStruxure Power architecture uses EcoStruxure Microgrid Operation to manage the network, the Distributed Energy Resources (DER) and the protection systems for increased microgrid stability and efficiency. Such facilities oversee their microgrid control with EcoStruxure Power Monitoring Expert and Power SCADA Operation in both islanded or normal operating mode. Enquiries: +27 (0)11 254 6400

Extension of ISO Certification The latest EcoStruxure Power architecture has obtained ISO50001, ISO50002 and ISO50006 certification making it the first comprehensive digital power management system to receive this internationally-recognised endorsement. Con- formity to these ISO standards supports custom- ers to use energy more efficiently, bringing associ-

“All businesses today are committing to improved efficiency and uptime, while reducing risks, such as electrical fires, by meeting the latest standards and regulations,” said Philippe Delorme,

EcoStruxure Power’s fully integrated sensor- to-edge-to-cloud solution prevents electrical fires by continuously monitoring temperature

SPARKS ELECTRICAL NEWS

MARCH 2019