For companies looking to reduce their energy costs, Jekyll Electronic Technology, a UK designer and manufacturer of modems for a host of M2M industrial applications, is pleased to announce the launch of its new ELMO-IT energy monitoring and targeting solution.
By wirelessly monitoring and logging energy usage over time, this new product allows statistical analysis of the kilowatts consumed and can quickly identify areas of excess usage. By simply modifying usage, significant savings can be achieved within weeks of initial installation and ongoing data can be collected to ensure there is sustained energy reduction over time.
The main advantage of this new Jekyll ELMO-IT system is that it uses radio telemetry. With no additional wiring to be installed and a number of monitoring options available, it is both versatile and reliable. Jekyll’s proven technology has been in use for over a decade to monitor the environmental conditions of warehouses, distribution bases, laboratories and production lines in the pharmaceutical, food preparation and aeronautical industries.
ELMO-IT is ideal for both straightforward current monitoring and more complex utility meter monitoring, working equally well on gas, water and electricity meters.
For simple and straightforward current monitoring, the Elmo transmitters are clamped to the mains power cables and transmit the readings back to an Ethernet enabled receiver – the NRG (Network Radio Gateway). Connected to a LAN or WAN, the NRG is interrogated for data by Jekyll’s Radiolog software and the data is filed on the server.
Both live and logged data can be viewed, not only on site but also
from remote sites.
Multiple NRGs can be included on a single system, allowing data to be collected from multiple sites simultaneously. This system provides a quick and simple overview of energy use based on instantaneous current metering.
For utility meter monitoring and more detailed data, the radio transmitters are connected to the output of the meter itself. The units measure and transmit the cumulative number of pulses output by the meter back to the NRG where the data is collected. This system provides a detailed analysis of the metered usage of utilities and can be used to produce refined energy management strategy.
Now, with the launch of the ELMO-IT energy monitoring range of wireless transmitters and data loggers, organisations have the ability to improve energy efficiency, reduce their carbon footprint and substantially reduce energy costs.
Monitoring energy is the first step to effective management
Paul Boughton