Product for efficient use of Energy from Jopasana

The escalating cost of electricity has made it absolutely necessary to use electrical energy most efficiently. However, sufficient data on the consumption and distribution pattern in the plant is necessary before initiating measures to improve efficient use of energy.

To tackle this problem, Pune-based Jopasana Software Systems, a software products and services company, has come out with an Electrical Energy Monitoring System (EEMS). 

EEMS is a PC based system aimed at helping users to acquire, maintain and present such data and use it for real-time monitoring, audit and analysis. Feeder-wise monitoring of energy consumption serves as an excellent aid to faithfully track distribution of power to various sections in the plant to identify potential saving areas.

Availability of real-time data enables supervisors to have an overview of the energy consumption pattern in the plant. The software also allows the user to monitor current status of circuit breakers and helps the user to take corrective actions immediately. 

User defined pop-up messages can be displayed on arrival of alerts or alarms or trip information to suggest action to be taken by the supervisor. Alarms generated are automatically logged and can be used for historical analysis. It is also possible to trigger control actions based on events.

Effectively, EEMS can act as a powerful early warning system. Reports that can be generated include reports for energy consumption, feeder failure and power-factor variation. The system has the capability to export data to any standard specialized data analysis software to perform historical analysis, study payback vis-à-vis investment and to schedule implementation of conservation measures. 

Causes of trips, failures or undesired events can be kept track of. This information is useful for maintenance and preventive maintenance planning.

The data also helps in minimizing losses and as such is a formal basis for preventive maintenance. EEMS is useful to unravel the reasons behind high-energy bills plaguing the plant. 

Although the system is limited to monitoring of Electrical Energy, it can be easily enhanced to a 'Total Energy Management System' with the inclusion of an appropriate strategy for management of thermal energy.

Nanda Kasabe

(CNS)