Energy Monitoring


Process-aware specific energy optimization

Problem


Legacy EMS solutions focus mainly on tracking the consumption (effect) but ignore the underlying process dynamics (cause) that influence the energy efficiency of a production line. In addition, these solutions lack the analytics capabilities necessary for providing advanced energy insights to help drive higher efficiencies.

Solution



4PointX EMS is a process-aware energy analytics solution that leverages Machine Learning to benchmark the consumption for various production scenarios and uses this knowledge to alert when deviations occur. For e.g., the solution tracks wastage due to equipment idling, tells how consumption varies by product, and gives insights on what process parameters are impacting efficiency the most.

Track consumption patterns

Monitor real-time energy consumption by overall Plant and drill down to function and meter level. View historical trends of energy, power, current and voltage.

  • Shift-wise consumption
  • Track by hour, day, week and month

Track specific energy

Monitor consumption vis-a-vis production. The app auto computes specific energy (kWh/ton) for Plant and function by merging energy data with daily production output.

  • Is consumption aligned with production?
  • Requires daily production data

Track idle energy (wastage)

Quantify energy wastage due to idling of assets between production stops. Easily track cumulative idle hours and trends at various levels down to an individual asset.

  • Enhance stability and life of equipments
  • Reduced CO2 emissions

Product variation & benchmarking

Slice and dice specific energy for various product specs. Identify product-specific benchmarks based on past consumption patterns.

  • Automatically models consumption pattern
  • Better planning to match demand

Alerts & Reports

Configure alerts on various power parameters. Generate reports, export raw data, or use APIs to integrate energy data with other applications.

  • Create custom reports and alerts
  • Threshold-based or aggregation alerts

Easy to deploy and scale

The app integrates with smart meters and SCADA for collecting Energy and Process data. The software can scale to multiple plants and sites for centralised deployment.

  • Supports standard OT protocols
  • Priced per monitoring point (or meter)

Pricing Tiers


4PointX Energy Monitoring


Bronze

Energy monitoring

  • Real-time consumption at Plant, Line and Panel level
  • Power, current and voltage monitoring
  • Historical trends & drill-downs

Alerts

  • Threshold-based custom alerts sent on WhatsApp and Email

Reports

  • Daily & monthly reports
  • Custom dashboards
  • Raw data export

Silver

Everything in Bronze, plus

Specific energy

  • kWh/ton
  • Production vs. consumption trends

Idle energy

  • MWh consumed by idling equipment
  • Idle energy as a % of total energy for each Line and overall Plant

Gold

Everything in Silver, plus

Product variation & benchmarking

  • Specific energy consumption for various product specs — grade, thickness etc
  • Benchmarking (against optimal past consumption)

Advanced alerts

  • Aggregation alerts. E.g., thresholds set on average voltage, daily consumption etc.

Other features

  • APIs for 3rd party integration

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