Wireless Energy Audit

 

Audit & Saving

 

Whether you are a Facilities Manager or an inquiring Home Owner, smart meter plugs provide you with essential data about energy consumption at the point of use - the power socket.

Two-way wireless communication from a PC, PDA or internet connection is available in either Bluetooth or ZigBee protocols. With data logging of intervals between 1 minute and 1 month, the scope for detailed appraisal of the energy performance of connected appliances is eneromous.

If a PAYBACK period of twelve or eighteen months is your target then the savings that can result from installing a plogg are easily realised by actions based on the data that this remarkable device can produce.

Simply reducing the operating time of a 1kW appliance(s) by as little as ONE HOUR per day can give you an 18 month payback and similarly, a one hour reduction of a 3kW hour load will result in a 6 month payback.

The plogg can be left unattended and disconnected wirelessly from the PC. For example, with a set of four to six devices, your energy audit can be conducted on selected areas or appliances in one office whilst you are busy in another location. Returning to site, you can either dowload the logs to a Laptop or to a smart phone/PDA for later transfer to your PC, or you can simply read the instantaneous data values.

 

 

Compare Appliances

 

If you own or operate a number of similar appliances, possibly across many sites, then you can review the relative performance of these assets, first, against each other and second, against specific building conditions. With the Zigbee plogg units installed in offices or bars across multiple sites then, as the faciltiies manager, you can easily review the performance of these key assets, either individually or as a surrogate measure of the larger facilities' perfomance.

Evidence of either good or poor performance can aid in negotiations with your suppliers on pricing and maintenance contracts. A small percentage saving in new supply prices can deliver a fast PAYBACK on your investment in a plogg.

 

Maintenance

 

You are acutely aware of the costs of emergency repairs to critical operation appliances, not least in direct charges but also in lost operating revenue and goodwill. If signals show a worsening or unexplained condition in the connected appliances then scheduled maintenance can be planned, eliminating or reducing the need for emergency call-outs.

Avoiding just one emergency call-out over a two year period can give you a 12 month PAYBACK on your plogg investment, ignoring all other benefits.