Advanced metering and software solutions give facility operators greater control over energy use. However, the variety of meters available and the specific needs of different organizations make it difficult to know what is the best solution for your buildings. This informative webinar featured Harish Raisinghani, Systems Engineer at Pulse Energy. Harish oversees the deployment and configuration of metering hardware systems in a variety of commercial and institutional buildings for Pulse Energy, and in his presentation he: * Explained how the right combination of hardware and software can let you take control of and reduce your facility's energy use * Described the characteristics and differences between analog, digital, and smart meters * Used real life examples to illustrate the typical metering needs of university, healthcare and commercial office buildings

1. Take Control of Your Building’s Energy
Use with the Right Combination of
Hardware and Software
Harish Raisinghani, Systems Engineer
Pulse Energy

2. 3 Things You Want to Know About This
Presentation
1. The presentation will be 45 minutes
including Q&A
2. You can send your questions to us
via the GoToWebinar control panel at
any time
3. We will send out a link to the
recording after the presentation

3. Agenda
• Metering survey results
• 3 types of electrical meters explained
• Typical metering needs of:
– Health care facilities
– Education campuses
– Office buildings
• Advanced software for your advanced meter
• Q&A

4. Your Main Reasons for Looking at an Advanced
Hardware/Software Solution

5. Why meter your building?
• Window into building’s energy performance
• Make better operating decisions
• Reduce peak load and night time base loads
• Detect anomalies

6. Three Types of Electrical Meters
Electromechanical Electronic Smart
(Analog) (Digital) Meters

7. Electrical Meters: Electromechanical (Analog)
• Measure
consumption and
demand values
• Limited
communication
functionality (KYZ
relay)

8. Electrical Meters: Electronic (Digital)
• Measure and calculate
multiple power quality
factors
• Several communication
modes (for remote
monitoring)
• One-way
communication

9. Electrical Meters: Smart Meters
• Measure and calculate
multiple power quality
factors
• Two-way communication
between consumer and
central system
• Real-time power pricing

10. Electrical Meters: Summary
Electromechanical Electronic Smart
• Only consumption • Voltage, Current, • Information
and demand Power factor, recorded at 1 hour
values reactive power granularity or less
• Basic telemetry – • Several telemetry • 2-way
Pulse outputs modes communication
• One-way
communication

11. Advanced Metering in Health Care Facilities
Needs and characteristics:
• Essential services must
remain reliable
• New equipment is
constantly being added
• Determining an accurate
energy baseline

12. Advanced Metering in Health Care Facilities
Value of advanced metering:
• Identify when large equipment is
operating inefficiently
• Establish night-time energy
baseloads
• Find opportunities for more
efficient steam production

13. Advanced Metering on Campus
Needs and characteristics:
• Large, complicated systems
• Different types of buildings
with different requirements
• High sustainability
expectations from students
• Reducing energy while
maintaining occupant
comfort

14. Advanced Metering on Campus
Value of advanced metering:
• Greater public engagement
• Prioritize maintenance
backlog based on energy
efficiency benefits
• Report energy and
greenhouse gas reductions
to stakeholders

15. Advanced Metering in Office Buildings
Needs and characteristics
• Limited number of large
equipment
• Energy is an asset to
manage
• Need high level building
performance over long
periods of time

16. Advanced Metering in Office Buildings
Value of advanced metering
• Continuously identify and
detect anomalies
• Tenant engagement and
empowerment

17. The Landing: An Example of a Smart Building
• 200,000 square feet
• Mixed commercial tenants
• Electrical, water, gas
meters
• Bill tenants individually

18. Connecting Software to Metering Hardware

19. Occupant / Public Engagement

20. Reducing Energy Use Through Contests

21. Anomaly Detection

22. Energy Baselines

23. Energy Baselines

24. Energy Baselines

25. Measuring and Reporting Energy Savings

26. Q&A

27. The Landing: An Example of a Smart Building
• 200,000 square feet
• Mixed commercial tenants
• Electrical, water, gas
meters
• Bill tenants individually

28. Q&A

29. Energy Baselines

30. Q&A

31. Occupant / Public Engagement

32. Q&A

33. Connecting Software to Metering Hardware

34. Q&A

35. Q&A

36. Energy Baselines

37. Q&A

38. Thank you!
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