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Power Monitoring
Understand Your Energy Usage
As a trusted partner of Schneider Electric® and EcoXpert™ certified in Connected Power and Critical Power Master, our energy solutions team will help you collect information about where your energy is going and how that affects your company’s operations.
Power Monitoring Expert (PME) is software utilized by FTI which collects data and displays useful dashboards, diagrams and reports to help drive our customers’ energy efficiency and uptime while protecting their equipment. Developed by Schneider Electric, PME supports a large range of metering devices for water, air, gas, electrical and other energy sources.
Drive Electrical Efficiency
With a PME system, FTI’s energy experts or our customers’ end users can leverage collected information to identify strategies for reducing peak demand charges and overall kWh usage.
This involves tracking day-over-day usage patterns on intuitive dashboards to assess consistency and reviewing trending peaks to identify contributing devices. We also monitor the energy consumption of key processes or building equipment groups to align active periods with energy consumption times.
By analyzing these data points, organizations can make informed decisions to optimize energy efficiency, mitigate costs and enhance overall operational performance.
Similar techniques apply to non-electrical energy sources as well.
Protect Facility & Processing Equipment
Within a PME system, power quality information gives users the ability to address issues that may otherwise jeopardize the integrity or longevity of variable frequency drives (VFDs), motors, power supplies or light fixtures. This includes alerts about excessive harmonics, voltage fluctuations or suboptimal power factors, as well as insights into the origins of power quality issues whether they stem from the site or the utility.
Leveraging this comprehensive power quality data, companies can proactively mitigate risks, optimize equipment performance and ensure the reliability of their electrical systems.
Support Your Company’s Sustainability Goals
Within a PME system, reports and dashboards serve as valuable tools for tracking various metrics. They enable monitoring of facility energy conservation progress and load profile crucial for solar design considerations. The data also facilitates comparison between total energy usage and production output, particularly beneficial when integrated into manufacturing systems.
Companies can track utility usage against solar or other distributed energy resource production, fostering informed decision making and optimization of energy management strategies. Through comprehensive data visualization and analysis, PME systems enhance efficiency, sustainability and performance across an organization’s energy infrastructure.
Comply with New Codes & Expand Confidently in the Future
Metering data that trends electrical panel usage provides multifaceted benefits. It facilitates compliance with new building code regulations by offering insights into energy consumption patterns and efficiencies. The data also aids in identifying optimal locations for connecting newly installed or relocated equipment to existing distribution infrastructure, streamlining deployment processes and minimizing operational disruptions.
PME data enables informed decision-making regarding the installation of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations by assessing available bandwidth and infrastructure capacity. By leveraging these capabilities, organizations can enhance energy efficiency, regulatory compliance and infrastructure planning initiatives.
