With the high cost of energy and the need to report and reduce usage through ESG initiatives, energy monitoring has become a hot topic across the enterprise.
There isn’t a one-size-fits all approach, and a range factors need to be considered:
- What’s the purpose? Is consumption data being captured for reporting, or for billing?
- Are there existing ‘dumb’ energy meters that could be read remotely by bridging to the cloud, or are new sub-meters required?
- What’s the electrical layout of the site? Can the metering be concentrated in a single location, or is it widely dispersed across a building or campus? Is it single phase or three phase? What size of circuit or load is being measured?
At Daizy, we’ve been busy expanding the range of energy monitoring hardware available in the Daizy catalogue. So whether you’re looking for MID-certified hardware to provide data for billing, connecting to existing meters or simply monitoring loads across circuits via CT clamps, we’ve got you covered.
MID-certified hardware for billing
Ewattch Squid Pro
The Ewattch Squid Pro can monitor up to 12 circuits – which could be 4 three phase, 12 single phase or any combination between. If all the circuits can be monitored in the same physical location (such as a distribution panel or metering closet), then this device offers MID-certified measurement at a low cost per circuit, reporting over LoRaWAN
RAK 7431 Modbus LoRaWAN Bridge
The RAK7431 is a bi-directional Modbus RS485 to LoRaWAN bridge. This will connect to existing metering infrastructure to deliver data over LoRaWAN.
Acrios RS-485 IoT converter
The Acrios device will take Modbus meter data and transmit it to Daizy over NB-IoT. With wide coverage across the UK and Europe, this provides a flexible distributed solution for wide-area metering.
Efento Pulse Counter
Communicating using NB-IoT, the Efento pulse counter is used to remotely monitor the number of events which may be represented by pulses. The sensor can also simultaneously work with up to three electricity, gas or water meters.
Aduenis Pulse Counter
Like the Efento pulse counter, the Auduenis counter is used to remotely monitor the number of events which may be represented by pulses. LoRaWAN connectivity facilitates data collection.
Fludia FM432e Electricity Sensor
The Fludia sensor provides optical pulse counting, with variants available for electricity, gas and water metering, sending data over LoRaWAN.
Plug and Play
A range of CT-clamp devices provide energy monitoring without requiring electrical certification. Simply clamp the device to the circuit. These don’t provide billing-level accuracy, however they are more than sufficient for ESG and energy optimisation initiatives.
Milesight CT10x
The Milesight CT10x range provides a wide variety of clamp sizes for varying loads. The device is powered through energy harvesting from the cable, and provides continuous current monitoring to measure load.
Vutility Hotdrop
Supporting loads of up to 5000A, Vutility’s Hotdrop is a simple to install LoRaWAN sub-meter. With a form of a ‘CT Clamp’ that harvests energy from the cable to power itself, this self-powering technology reduces the cost associated with battery replacement.
Ewatch Squid
The Ewattch Squid range provides sub-metering of up to 12 phases from a single device. Options for 4 three-phase supplies, 12 single-phase supplies, or any variation of the two.
Power metering with load control
Do you need to switch loads on and off in addition to energy monitoring? A number of devices provide remote relay-control via downlink from the Daizy platform.
MClimate 16A Switch & Power Meter
A compact relay and electricity meter, the MClimate 16A Switch & Power Meter communicates via LoRaWAN. The size of this meter makes it ideal for installations where space is at a premium, with installation behind sockets or light switches.
Milesight WS523 Smart Portable Socket
Perfect for temporary monitoring projects or portable projects, the Milesight WS523 Smart Portable Socket supports a variety of international socket types and can be used to switch electrical devices locally or remotely, to measure power consumption data, and even to send alarms in case of overcurrent events.
You can check out the full range of devices supported in our device catalogue here, or let us know if there’s a device you’d like added – new device additions are included as a standard feature of the Daizy service.
Got an energy monitoring project and not sure how you’re going to capture the data? Please get in touch and we can work through the options.
